Geoff can call on a wide range of seasoned professionals – many of whom are on the leading edge of regenerative and sustainable development – to work on collaborative projects. Sustainability requires such a wide range of skills, that a healthy network is really the only way to cover all of the bases.
Julie Gabrielli is the founder of Gabrielli Design Studio and GOforChange and is an award-winning architect – green is no ‘fad’ or ‘trend’ for her. She was instrumental in starting the sustainable design movement in Baltimore over ten years ago, and her expertise is as an industry-changer. Julie now works with small business owners to take their business in a green direction, starting with clear framework and vision, identifying new markets, crafting a green brand and message, developing new products, assessing and reducing their footprint, and giving back.
7group is a collective of core expertise and thought leadership that has come together to advocate for health of place through design, construction, and operation of better buildings and communities.
John Boecker is a Principal of 7Group and never settles for the status quo. Though amassing an impressive body of work during his first 15 years of practice, John saw the vast potential of high performance buildings early on, so 14 years ago he began concentrating his practice exclusively on high performance buildings. He has designed seven LEED certified buildings and has served as a LEED and green building consultant on over 80 additional LEED certified and registered projects.
Regenesis specializes in a living systems, place-based approach to planning, design, development, and education. Their interdisciplinary teams of “expert generalists” are all committed to your success in regenerative planning, land-use and development. Founded in 1995, Regenesis brings years of experience in Permaculture design and education, integrative design and green building, organization development, and process design and management.
Bill Reed is a consultant, design process facilitator, and lecturer and is a world leader in the field of regenerative design and green building. Bill was a founding Board Member of the US Green Building Council and served on the national executive committee of the AIA Committee On The Environment. He has consulted on dozens of LEED projects – achieving many certifications – Certified to Platinum. He is a guest lecturer at Universities from Harvard to University of British Columbia. His objective is to improve the overall quality of the physical, social and spiritual life of our living places.
Over 200 students from 42 different countries have graduated in the first 5 years of the Masters in Strategic Leadership towards Sustainability program at Blekinge Tekniska Högskola in Sweden. As part of a formidable “sustainability virus,” each MSLS alum is a change agent trained in the art and science of systems thinking and understands how to implement a simple, yet powerful approach to sustainability.
