Kimberly Pexton is an innovative executive level leader that possesses the business skills needed to inform the development of operational programs that yield high performance results. Kimberly is a LEED Fellow and the Director of Paladino and Company. She leverages her experience in developing solutions that meet the challenges of corporate sustainability and social responsibility, environmental management programs, and supply chain transparency. Kimberly Pexton - Exposed to Sustainability Kimberly grew up in Willoughby, Ohio close to Cleveland. Kimberly went to Ohio State University and earned a degree in Journalism. Additionally, Kimberly pursued a graduate degree in Architecture. During her coursework she was exposed to structural engineering and structural design. This sparked her early interest in sustainability. Mentors Kimberly recognizes Sandy Mendler was the head of the sustainability practice at HOK in Washington, D.C. and ended up being one of Kimberly's critics and an influential mentor. Sandy provided support and encouragement to incorporate sustainable design in every project. "[Sandy was] definitely one of those people I looked up to." – Kimberly Pexton Developing Green Programs Kimberly was managing construction projects and presented a business plan on sustainability and was hired into a new position on that focus. Kim grew the company's number of successful LEED projects and eventually moved to another company as a GC to do the same. She built their book of business and got into integrating environmental compliance in the safety department. "I have enough self-motivation to be able to develop programs that address green building needs, specifically on the construction side and be to implement them in a way that was integrated into the process and not bandaid it in." – Kimberly Pexton A Few Current Projects Kimberly is currently running the practice for Paladino practice in Washington, D.C. Her role is to make sure that Paladino is making good on their promise of creating value through a sustainability lens. Kim is currently working on a Hotel and Convention Center in Columbia, South America, with LEED aspirations for Platinum. She is also working on reimagining a fortune brand in NYC and collecting sonar data in various places across the world for the department of state to dictate where they are installing wind turbines. "I think what kind of gets me on a day-to-day basis, especially clients who develop and hold property, it's great to take the sustainability aspect past what they are doing in the real estate space and actually link it to stakeholders." – Kimberly Pexton Pro Tips Kimberly discovered yoga years ago and cannot live a day without it. It helps her re-center. She reads like crazy and encourages everyone to do the same. "I think it is a routine of curiousness and helps you to continue to be creative."– Kimberly Pexton Book Suggestions: It's All For a Sale by James Ridgeway The Celestine Prophecy by James Redfield Advice Have self-awareness. Self-awareness is the key to growth. Continue to be curious and learn your craft. To hear more about Kimberly's journey, download and listen to the episode! Learn more about Kimberly Pexton: LinkedIn Connect with Charlie Cichetti and GBES: Charlie on LinkedIn Green Building Educational Services GBES on Twitter Connect on LinkedIn Like on Facebook Google+ GBES Pinterest Pins GBES on Instagram If you truly enjoyed the show, don't forget to leave a positive rating and review on iTunes. We have prepared more episodes for the upcoming weeks, so come by again next week! Thank you for tuning in to the Green Building Matters Podcast! Copyright © 2018 GBES

Kimberly Pexton is an innovative executive level leader that possesses the business skills needed to inform the development of operational programs that yield high performance results. Kimberly is a LEED Fellow and the Director of Paladino and Company.  She leverages her experience in developing solutions that meet the challenges of corporate sustainability and social responsibility, environmental management programs, and supply chain transparency.

Nathan Gauthier is a sustainable real estate professional with global experience in program management and facility design, construction and operations. As Director of FM Integration and Sustainability with Shawmut Design and Construction in Boston. Nathan works to improve the transition of construction projects into the facilities management infrastructure and support efficient and sustainable building operations. Nathan Gauthier - Marine Biology to Sustainability Nathan grew up in very rural Michigan and went Texas A&M at Galveston- Maritime Academy and studied Marine Biology. Going from a midwestern town to Texas was quite a change for Nathan. He was loved the water but became interested in sustainability at a younger age by hiking and the outdoors. "I just really like being outside and have continued throughout whatever I've done; I really wanted to spend time outside whether near the water our mountains."– Nathan Gauthier Mentors Nathan was in South Carolina in grad school and recognizes Trish German as an influential mentor. Trish ran the sustainability university initiative and was the first sustainability professional Nathan had met. Nathan interned there and Trish had him working on influential projects and motivated him to finish his thesis. Dr. Phil Barnes, a professor who managed the Environmental Management Systems Program. Nathan became an auditor with him. "I really liked the explorating nature and problem solving just going into a facility and pulling people aside and asking what their environmental policy was and seeing if they were walking the walk ." – Nathan Gauthier Teaching and Consulting Nathan teaches graduate courses on green building at the Harvard Extension School and MMA. He has consulted on real estate projects across 5 continents, more than 100 of which have become LEED certified (14 Platinum). Nathan has chaired the USGBC Energy and Atmosphere Technical Advisory Group and been a member of their board of directors at the state (MA) and national level. Nathan is a Licensed Residential Builder (MI), Certified Energy Manager, Facilities Manager, Energy Auditor, Construction Document Technologist, Ground Source Heat Pump Installer, Cx Process Provider, Existing Building Cx Professional, LEED AP, Fitwel Ambassador, NCI Charrette System accredited, and more. Nathan was selected as a 2014 LEED Fellow. A Few Current Projects Nathan is currently working on a solar installation as an owner's rep. He is learning a lot through this project. Nathan has done a lot of projects on the roof but this is his first parking lot. They have also been dealing with a lot of net zero energy proposals lately and is excited about seeing this in an RFP. Our group does a lot of integrated product delivery and are co-located once a week for one of their projects. "Construction hasn't gotten more efficient over the years, it is kind of lacking behind the industry, hopefully IPD will address that." – Nathan Gauthier Best Practices Nathan is committed to professional development. He splits his time between technical and managerial to learn and apply more. Nathan also pushes himself to talk at conferences and write case studies. "I like telling my story on my projects-successful and unsuccessful attempts."– Nathan Gauthier Podcast Suggestions: The Weeds Political Gabfest Cultural Gabfest 99% Invisible Malcalm Gladwell To hear more about Nathan's journey, download and listen to the episode! Learn more about Nathan Gauthier: LinkedIn Connect with Charlie Cichetti and GBES: Charlie on LinkedIn Green Building Educational Services GBES on Twitter Connect on LinkedIn Like on Facebook Google+ GBES Pinterest Pins GBES on Instagram If you truly enjoyed the show, don't forget to leave a positive rating and review on iTunes. We have prepared more episodes for the upcoming weeks, so come by again next week! Thank you for tuning in to the Green Building Matters Podcast! Copyright © 2018 GBES

Nathan Gauthier is a sustainable real estate professional with global experience in program management and facility design, construction and operations. As Director of FM Integration and Sustainability with Shawmut Design and Construction in Boston.  Nathan works to improve the transition of construction projects into the facilities management infrastructure and support efficient and sustainable building operations.

Michaella Wittmann is the Director of Sustainability for HDR and leads the Office of Sustainability, which oversees the integration of sustainability into HDR's projects, as well as our own day-to-day business practices. She is A LEED Fellow and Envision Sustainability Professional. Michaella Wittmann - Commitment & Contributions Michaella grew up in Omaha and had a passion for the environment and specifically the ocean very early. She was encouraged by her dad to pursue engineering and marine science did so at the University of San Diego. After college Michaella did some informational interviews, one with HDR where she is today. Influential Mentors Michaella has had many mentors, one that stood out is Ray Anderson, the founder of Interface Carpet. He changed his whole company and set aggressive sustainability goals. He would give career and career advancement advice. Michaella took to heart a lot of the things he did and said. "I have many mentors as you might imagine, some of them were well known." – Michaella Wittmann Proudest Achievements Michaella is has fond memories of and is very proud of the Pentagon project. HDR was responsible for the underground extension to the Pentagon that was the remote delivery facility. It was a LEED pilot project. There was a second project on the Metro Entrance Facility that Michaella has personal memories from 9/11 and had the honor of being part of the team that rebuilt that ledge in a years time. "I was humbled and honored to be a part of that institution and sustainability very early on.." – Michaella Wittmann Inspiration and What's Next? HDR has an annual sustainability summit and they invite outside speaker in and they had a local coffee roaster who is setting some aggressive zero waste goals among other inspiring points. Michaella also pointed to other games created by staff helped jazz up the employees of HDR to think outside the box. "Absolutely looking outside the architecture engineer community often brings ideas we wouldn't have thought of." – Michaella Wittmann Advice Think outside the box, read opinions other than your own, go to conferences and ask people that are doing things in the industry that are really cool. Connect with people and look for opportunities. "Don't be afraid to ask questions and challenge things you are told and challenge yourself."-Michaella Wittmann Michaella suggests the following books: There's No Such Thing As Bad Weather by Linda Akeson McGurk To hear more about Michaella's journey, download and listen to the episode! Learn more about Michaella Wittmann: LinkedIn HDR Website Connect with Charlie Cichetti and GBES: Charlie on LinkedIn Green Building Educational Services GBES on Twitter Connect on LinkedIn Like on Facebook Google+ GBES Pinterest Pins GBES on Instagram If you truly enjoyed the show, don't forget to leave a positive rating and review on iTunes. We have prepared more episodes for the upcoming weeks, so come by again next week! Thank you for tuning in to the Green Building Matters Podcast! Copyright © 2018 GBES

Michaella Wittmann is the Director of Sustainability for HDR and leads the Office of Sustainability, which oversees the integration of sustainability into HDR’s projects, as well as our own day-to-day business practices. She is A LEED Fellow and Envision Sustainability Professional.

"I have many mentors as you might imagine, some of them were well known." – Michaella Wittmann

Jason Kliwinski is a Certified Sustainable Building Advisor (CSBA) 2014, LEED Fellow, Licensed Architect, NJ, NY, PA, LEED AP BD+C, LEED AP O+M, and LEED Faculty. Additionally, Jason is the Co-Founder of USGBC-NJ Chapter founded in 2002. Jason Kliwinski - Commitment & Contributions Jason grew up in Jersey and knew he wanted to be an architect in high school. His high school had an architecture program and his senior year he earned college credit. Jason currently specializes in Sustainable Design, LEED, State and Federal Energy incentives and Grants, Carbon Neutrality planning & design, Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy systems design, and implementation. Aha Moment and Mentors In Jason's second year of college, he took the only class offered on sustainability. The class focused on passive energy and this peaked his interest. Jason's high school architecture teacher Mr. Clayton was his first major influencer. During his first real job, David Gibson gave him a platform and some significant projects to explore sustainability in high performance design. "When LEED came out, I saw it as a way to be a real good organization structure to talk to people about green buildings." – Jason Kliwinski Advice and Words of Encouragement Jason wishes there would have been more green building education in his college years and early in his career. He highly suggests that anyone in the field get as much hands-on experience as they can. He encourages everyone to always look out for the next wave in green buildings. "The way you really learn this stuff is by doing it." – Jason Kliwinski Proudest Achievements & Favorite Books Jason Kliwinski was the first in his family to go to college and pay for it all. He is also proud of getting his architect license, being an early LEED adopter, and a LEED fellow. Another proud achievement is the creation of the Green Building Center. "If you haven't read these 5 books you don't really know the sustainability movement." – Jason Kliwinski Jason suggests the following books: Cradle to Cradle: Remaking the Way We Make Things by Bill McDonough and Michael Braungart Natural Capitalism by Paul Hawken The Green to Gold Business Playbook: How to Implement Sustainability Practices for Bottom-Line Results in Every Business Function by Daniel C. Esty and P.J. Simmons Biomimicry in Architecture by Michael Pawlyn Our Choice by Al Gore To hear more about Jason's journey, download and listen to the episode! Learn more about Jason Kliwinski: LinkedIn Connect with Charlie Cichetti and GBES: Charlie on LinkedIn Green Building Educational Services GBES on Twitter Connect on LinkedIn Like on Facebook Google+ GBES Pinterest Pins GBES on Instagram If you truly enjoyed the show, don't forget to leave a positive rating and review on iTunes. We have prepared more episodes for the upcoming weeks, so come by again next week! Thank you for tuning in to the Green Building Matters Podcast! Copyright © 2018 GBES

Jason Kliwinski is a Certified Sustainable Building Advisor (CSBA) 2014, LEED Fellow, Licensed Architect, NJ, NY, PA, LEED AP BD+C, LEED AP O+M, and LEED Faculty.  Additionally, Jason is the Co-Founder of USGBC-NJ Chapter founded in 2002.

"When LEED came out, I saw it as a way to be a real good organization structure to talk to people about green buildings." – Jason Kliwinski

Marc Mondor has been a licensed architect for over a decade and has been an influential voice in sustainability since the early 1990's. As Managing Principal and Cofounder of evolveEA, Marc works with greening design and construction projects in order to leverage organizational and operational sustainability. His consulting work has led to many notable and innovative firsts, including the first LEED certified project in Africa, the oldest LEED EB certified project (1869) and the first LEED certified supermarket. Marc Mondor - Commitment & Contributions In 2015, Marc was selected as a LEED Fellow for his service, commitment and contributions to the green building and sustainability field. Marc has lectured nationally, is one of several dozen international professionals to be named US Green Building Council LEED Faculty and is a trained facilitator. Prior to co-founding evolveEA, Marc was Project Manager for the Pittsburgh Green Building Alliance, where he consulted for organizations, managed the Green Building Fund and helped chair the USGBC Greenbuild Conference. Marc received his Bachelor's of Architecture from California Polytechnic State University at San Luis Obispo and studied sustainable design in Scandinavia and Denmark and this is what kindled his interest. He is a Registered Architect and a LEED O+M BD+C and ID+C Accredited Professional. "There was really no name for the type of work that we wanted to do back then." – Marc Mondor Studying Abroad and Mentors Marc studied in France, Scandinavia and Denmark. This opportunity did spark his interest in sustainable design. Marc had several mentors along his journey. Bill Browning was one of the mentors later in his studies that provided much needed validation to ensure this was the career for him. "You look far beyond the components of the building, you are looking at all the systems that impact the building." – Marc Mondor Projects with Impact Marc notes that the work done on supermarkets is one of the projects he feels is making an impact still today. Additionally, they did a project in Egypt for HSBC which was a global concern and they were mandated to do a LEED project without being fully aware of what it was. Ended up with the Regional Headquarters and was the first LEED project in Africa. "We had to create a lot of communications graphics for them in regards to what LEED is and why should they care about this rating system that is from the United States." – Marc Mondor Around the Corner, Routines & Favorite Books Marc believes technology is going to cause massive efficiency at all levels in the future. This will allow people to be engaged and contribute in a way they haven't been able to before with sustainability. Marc and his partner try to empower their employees and personally works out to keep a balance. He would like to begin writing books in the next decade. "90% of being successful is showing up." – Marc Mondor Marc suggests the following books: Commonwealth by Jeffrey D. Sachs Behavioral Economic books by Dr. Dan Ariely Biographies: Steve Jobs and Leonardo Divinchi by Walter Isaacson The Agony and the Ecstasy: A Biographical Novel of Michelangelo by Irving Stone To hear more about Marc's journey, download and listen to the episode! Learn more about Marc Mondor: LinkedIn Connect with Charlie Cichetti and GBES: Charlie on LinkedIn Green Building Educational Services GBES on Twitter Connect on LinkedIn Like on Facebook Google+ GBES Pinterest Pins GBES on Instagram If you truly enjoyed the show, don't forget to leave a positive rating and review on iTunes. We have prepared more episodes for the upcoming weeks, so come by again next week! Thank you for tuning in to the Green Building Matters Podcast! Copyright © 2018 GBES

Marc Monder has been a licensed architect for over a decade and has been an influential voice in sustainability since the early 1990’s. As Managing Principal and Cofounder of evolveEA, Marc works with greening design and construction projects in order to leverage organizational and operational sustainability.  

"There was really no name for the type of work that we wanted to do back then." – Marc Monder