Colleagues, both past and present, often know me as a visionary leader on a mission—strategically engineering healthier, more sustainable, and efficient communities. With a background that melds architecture and military tech, I'm a natural problem-solver, magnetically pulled toward tackling grand-scale global issues, particularly those intersecting health and the built environment.
Let's face it: the building sector is a major climate culprit, responsible for nearly a third of global annual greenhouse gas emissions and guzzling almost half of the world's energy supply, according to UNEP's 2007 report (UNEP 2007). Recognizing this, I've made it my life's work to not just be part of the conversation but to be a catalyst for change, propelling our economy into a greener, more sustainable era.
But here's the kicker—I'm not just committed to this work; I'm absolutely jazzed about it! It's not just a job; it's a calling, and one that I relish every single day.
Sustainability, in the practical definition of reducing costs and optimizing assets, gets right to the fulcrum of how to balance growth with innovation to overcome the consequences of compromises made long ago on the path to modern development.