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Green Building Council Florida solar energy center - Cocoa, FL
Led a 2 day training event focused on Solar Heating and Cooling; Classroom instruction plus field visits to facilities featuring solar thermal, geothermal, absorption cooling and waste to energy infrastructure - Also; provided a report on the market potential of Solar Absorption Cooling to be included in the language of the State of Florida Renewable Portfolio Standard

Green Building Council Eco-Resort / Everglades Big Cypress Seminole Reservation
Feasibility and pre-development consulting for tourism based educational resort destination - Design to LEED Platinum standard - State of the art Renewable Energy and Water Conservation systems - Organic gardens - Eco-friendly excursions and Everglades adventures - Meeting, Education and Resource Center on site.

Green Building Council Long Caye, Belize
650 homesites on a remote and very environmentally sensitive island - Materials, Equipment and Systems Consulting - Each home will be energy and water independent - Designed Solar PV and hot water systems as well as water treatment and re-use - Proposed unique building shell system

Mixed Use Development š Broward County, FL - LEED NC Silver
150 rental apartments plus 20,000 s.f. of commercial space š Organized Charette; part of team who defined scope of project; Consulted MEP (Mechanical Electrical Plumbing) engineering team

Affordable Housing Development š Miami, FL
Energy efficient and disaster resistant green affordable development consisting of 27 single family homes; built to Enterprise Foundation and Florida Green Building Coalition standards š Design consultation š Evaluation of LEED and FGBC programs

Manufacturing / Laboratory Facility š Palm Beach County, FL
Proposed Solar Absorption Cooling system to offset half the cooling load of a 200,000 s.f. facility š Water re-use from rainwater and condensate used in the cooling process š Developed ROI model incorporating State and Federal incentives showing a pay-back in under 5 years; ROI in excess of 100%

Organic Pizza Restaurant š LEED certified stores; National franchise
Implemented creative Renewable Energy features; water heating using waste heat from ovens š Consulted on Interior Finishes and storyboard concept

The Kampong Botanical Gardens š Coconut Grove, FL
Energy efficiency and disaster preparedness improvements to existing buildings š Solar Hot Water and Solar PV with backup system

   News & Current Events

March 2010 Florida Everglades Resort Coming 2012 ....Everglades-Big Cypress, FL
Florida Everglades Resort Coming 2012 ....Everglades-Big Cypress, FL
Everglades EcoResort at Big Cypress (the "Lodge"),(Florida Everglades Resort) will be a full or limited (0ut) service EcoResort complex, designed and operated within thematic, enjoyably outdoor recreation, nature based program within educational and environmentally, entertainment sound parameters. This remarkable resort will be LEED and ISO 14001 Certified... read more


April 2009 Green Jobs - Wind Beats Coal!
Green Jobs - Wind Beats Coal!
In some promising "green jobs" news, the wind industry in the U.S. has now officially surpassed the coal mining industry in the number of people it employs. Wind industry jobs increased to 85,000 in 2008 while the coal industry remained the same at about 81,000 jobs... read more


November 2008 Florida school seeks to harness Gulf Stream's power
Florida school seeks to harness Gulf Stream's power
Florida Atlantic University is getting almost $1.2 million from the federal government to investigate the possibilities of tapping energy from the Gulf Stream... read more