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James Scott Brew FCSI, AIA, LEED BD+C, CCS, CCCA, Certified Passivhaus Design Consultant 2860 Kalmia Avenue, 301 Boulder, Colorado 80301 720-***-**** **************@*****.*** PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:Career Rocky Mountain Institute Boulder, Colorado (www.rmi.org)Objective Principal Architect (2007 Present)A sustainability leadership position in an Led the Design & Planning Studio, which focused on sustainable andorganization that can leverage my strengths regenerative solutions for campuses, cities, and communities Thisin sustainable design & consulting, business resulted in creating a Sustainable City Framework and ultimately adevelopment & management, and persuasive spinoff organization: Living City Block. In addition to businesspresentation/teaching skills to help us development and global consulting on high-profile sustainability projects,transcend and adapt to climate change. I am currently leading a Superefficient Housing Initiative focused on transforming the way housing is designed and built at scale fromCore affordable housing to off-site manufacturing--to exceed energy code by 60% or more, with little or no added cost. Oversee and mentor staffCompetencies focused on high impact, sustainable design projects.Personal Areas of Expertise: LHB, Inc. (A/E Consulting Firm) Duluth, Minnesota Energy Efficiency Principal Owner / Vice President (1989-2007) Built Environment Sustainability Over 18 years grew from the youngest LEED/Living Building Challenge shareholder in the firms history to a senior Certification & Rating Systems owner through successful business Professional Speaker & Trainer development, marketing, financial Whole-Systems Design Application management, and projects. Motivated staff Natural Capitalism Principles (the and clients while serving as project principal Business Case for Sustainability) and project manager for large scale, multi-Skills & million dollar, high-profile projects. Environmental Living & Learning Center Developed deep expertise in high- Northland CollegeAchievements performance building, sustainable design, LEED certification, historic preservation, and energy efficiency. Created a Building Performance Team focused on low energy/sustainable design, training, certification, Helped lead and grow my own facility management, and green operations. architecture and engineering firm from a small, single-focused EDUCATION: company to over 165-persons on 7 client-focused teams Lake Superior College - Associate Degree - Architecture Started and led 7 different business University of Wisconsin, Superior - Extended Degree Program focus areas as senior VP of A/E firm University of Minnesota - Duluth - Marketing Certificate Successfully led 5+year technology transfer of an energy & resource- CONTINUING EDUCATION / CERTIFICATIONS: efficient wood housing system from Japan to the US, raising over $5M in Licensed/Registered Architect-USA (AZ, CO, HI, MN, WI) capital, as well as receiving national Certified Passivhaus Design Consultant recognition, builder approval, and LEED Accredited Professional BD+C code acceptance Certified Construction Specifier Successfully delivered sustainability projects, trainings, speeches, and Certified Construction Contract Administrator consulting in North America, Asia, Presented at and attended dozens of conferences Australia and Europe related to green building, energy, and sustainability James Scott Brew 2860 Kalmia Avenue, 301 Boulder, Colorado 80301 720.891.0363Professional Speaking, Mini-PortfolioTraining & TeachingOver the past 10 years, I have designed and delivered hundreds oflectures, keynotes, training sessions, courses and panel talks--nationallyand internationally, around green building, sustainable development,community adaptation and energy. Designed and delivered dozens offull and multi-day LEED training sessions in preparation for taking theLEED AP exams--trained over 1,500 people around the world.Presently teaching an architectural studio on ultra-low energyhousing and a seminar course on energy modeling. Previouslytaught an interdisciplinary course on sustainability in the built andnatural environments at University of Colorado, Boulder.Recent speaking topics include: The Value of Energy Efficiency, The Business Case for Green, Climate Change for Communities, Reinventing Fire BoldBusiness Solutions for a New Energy Era, Deep Retrofits of ExistingBuildings, Passivhaus (Passive House), and Beyond Green Deutsche Bank Greentowers What s Next? [My Speaker Profile] Frankfurt, Germany Principal in Charge Sustainability, Energy, Daylighting and LEED/BREEAM ConsultantPC/Mac software proficiency: MS Office Suite, Keynote, SketchUp, PHPP,WUFI, Climate Consultant, HEED, RET Screen, BEoptA Passion for Success I believe we can successfully transcend the challenges we are St. Mary s Medical Center Newfacing today. We have faced national challenges before and Cancer Center Duluth, Minnesotasucceeded. However, a global challenge, that knows noboundaries, offers a unique opportunity to build more than a Healthy Building/LEED Consultantclean energy economy it offers us the chance to live again as a More Portfolio Projects Herebeneficial species on earth