Green Building Projects

The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, Menlo Park, CA

Project Manager and Environmental Consultant
(B. H. Bocook/Hawley Peterson & Snyder Architects/Vance Brown Builders)

A 48,000 sq ft office building completed 5/02 for non-profit philanthropic organization. First LEED® Gold certified building in California, 9/02.

Services included interface between owner and architects and general contractor; drove LEED® certification process.

More Information:

• Turning green with environmentalism: Hewlett Foundation and Jasper Ridge field station are among the most 'sustainable' buildings in the state
• The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation Case Study [PDF]
• The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation LEED® Scorecard [PDF]

Knoll Inc., San Francisco, CA

LEED® Consultant
(IA/DPR Construction)

Furniture showroom renovation, 8,500 sq ft. Certified Silver in LEED-CI pilot, 12/04.

Design consulting services include eco-charrette with project team, design review vs. LEED scorecard, budget review, materials recommendations, LEED documentation and submittal.

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• Project Overview

Presentation Center, Los Gatos, CA

LEED® Consultant
(Daniel Smith & Associates Architect/Swinerton Builders)

New 9,500 sq ft straw bale welcome center and dining facility for retreat/conference center.

Services included project review vs. LEED scorecard and response to technical review and audit by USGBC. Certified Gold under LEED-NC v. 2.1 in 03/06.

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• Project Overview

Los Paseos Elementary School Joint-Use Multipurpose Building, San Jose, CA

LEED® Consultant
(Weston Miles Architects/TBI Construction)

New joint-use multipurpose building includes gym with stage, library, food prep/cafeteria, teen community center - 15,000 sq ft.

Consulting services include project review vs. LEED guidelines, materials recommendations, greening of specs, LEED documentation and submittal. Registered for LEED certification.

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• Project Overview

The Granary, Morgan Hill, CA

LEED® Consultant
(Weston Miles Architects/Weston Construction)

Renovation of 1920s granary to new commercial office and retail space.

Services include design review vs. LEED guidelines, materials recommendations, greening of specs, LEED documentation and submittal. Registered for LEED certification.

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• Project Overview

1030 Bond Street, Bend, OR

LEED® Consultant
(DKA Architects/Sunwest Builders)

Downtown redevelopment project — 4-story mixed use building including restaurant and retail on ground floor, commercial office space on second, and condominiums on third and fourth floors.

Consulting services include project review vs. LEED guidelines, materials recommendations, greening of specs, LEED documentation and submittal. Registered for LEED certification under LEED-CS (Core & Shell) pilot.

The City of San Jose, San Jose, CA

LEED® Consultant

Consultation on green building design per LEED guidelines for multiple municipal projects in conjunction with Hawley Peterson & Snyder Architects.

Chartwell School, Seaside, CA

LEED® Consultant
(EHDD Architects/Ausonio, Inc.)

Private K-12 elementary school for children with learning disabilities, 34,000 sq ft.

Consulting services include project review vs. LEED guidelines, materials recommendations, greening of specifications. Registered for LEED Certification - Platinum rating targeted.

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• Project Overview

UC Berkeley - University Village Albany, Berkeley, CA

LEED® Consultant
(Christiani Johnson Architects/J.R. Roberts Corp.)

Married student housing project, 550 units.

Consulting services include project review vs. LEED guidelines, materials recommendations, greening of specifications.

Mijita Taqueria, San Francisco, CA

Environmental Consultant
(BCV Architects/Terra Nova Industries)

Consultation on green build-out of new restaurant space at S.F. Ferry Building.

Gap Inc., San Francisco, CA

Environmental Consultant

Consulting Services included review and analysis of construction documents for Gap, Banana Republic and Old Navy stores and recommendations on how Gap Inc. can incorporate additional environmental features in future construction projects.

Oak Grove Unified School District, San Jose, CA

Environmental Consultant
(Weston Miles Architects)

Consultation on development of new District mechanical standards and commissioning criteria (per LEED guidelines).

Leslie Shao-Ming Biological Field Station at Jasper Ridge, Stanford University, Stanford, CA

LEED® Consultant
(Rob Wellington Quigley Architect)

Winner of San Mateo County's first Green Building Award, completed 6/02.

Consulting services included project review relative to LEED 2.1 vs. LEED-EB.

More Information:

• Turning green with environmentalism: Hewlett Foundation and Jasper Ridge field station are among the most 'sustainable' buildings in the state

Ann Sobrato High School, Morgan Hill, CA

LEED® Consultant
(HMC Architects/Turner Construction)

Analysis of project plans and specs relative to LEED requirements. Registered for LEED certification.

Clif Bar Childcare Center, Berkeley, CA

LEED® Consultant
(Daniel Stebbins Park Architect)

Designed to serve children of employees and the neighborhood; to be independently operated; 8,500 sq ft interior, 6,300 sq ft playground.

Design consulting services included review of plans vs. LEED guidelines.

Youth Science Institute (YSI), Los Gatos, CA

LEED® Consultant
(Ahearn & Kwock Architects/Blach Construction)

A non-profit educational organization that works with the Santa Clara County Board of Education; operating in County parks, YSI strives to educate K-12 children on the delicate interrelationship of people with the natural world. Expansion and remodeling of existing facility.

Design consulting services included eco-charrette with project team and design review vs. LEED guidelines.