ENERGY

BUILDING A GREENER HAWAI‘I THROUGH PARTNERSHIP

Green Building Hawaii (GBH) began from a place of passion and a deep love of the islands that we call home. Our objective is to make the built environment part of the solution and far less of the problem of climate change. The great news is that we (all of us working together in partnership) can make it happen. It takes collaboration and thoughtful approaches that get us to where we need to be in the future while recognizing the realities of today.

Like many things that go well together, boards and waves, for example, GBH and EnergyLogic go great together. Early in 2020, EnergyLogic, acquired GBH to extend and scale its foundational work. GBH founder, John Bendon, and Energy Efficiency Specialist, Austin Van Heusen have joined the EnergyLogic team. However, GBH continues operating under its name, reflecting our commitment to local and regional expertise. Being part of EnergyLogic supports GBH in growing existing services and extending new ones to the Hawaii market. Toward that end, EnergyLogic expert, Senior Energy Rater Zoe LaMantia, relocated to Hawaii, and we have begun growing, welcoming Energy Rater Assistant Estrella Franco to our field team.

EnergyLogic is a Colorado-based B Corporation™ that serves clients in Colorado with direct field services and clients nationwide with software and consulting services. Founded in 2006, EnergyLogic is deeply committed to assisting our clients in reaching their sustainability goals. We’re both a market leader and trailblazer at the national level. We do that with an intense focus on our internal company culture, enabling our “Logicians” to do their absolute best for our client partners. This foundation made an even deeper relationship with GBH so logical. Our shared vision for where we have been, where we are, and where we can go have generated great energy as we grow together.

John Bendon, Founder of Green Building Hawaii and Senior Business Development Manager of EnergyLogic

Zoe LaMantia, Senior Energy Rater

Austin Van Heusen, Energy Efficiency Specialist There’s so much work to be done, and we’re thankful to be engaged in so much of it. GBH has long taken a leadership position on energy and sustainability issues across the islands that support the Hawaii Clean Energy Initiative (HCEI) goals. We do this by helping our clients find the most cost-effective ways to meet the state’s continually evolving energy codes. There are a variety of rebates through Hawaii Energy that we target when working on eligible projects. We work across the spectrum of the built environment. Our clients include some of Hawaii’s largest and most progressive single-family builders. Our everyday work with them begins early in the build process and extends to the home’s completion. As shown on the cover page, Energy Efficiency Specialist Austin Van Heusen illustrates a blower door test to identify air leakage areas to make energy-saving improvements and building performance assessments. We’ve been highly successful in helping our builders achieve the federal builder tax credit, a meaningful incentive for quality builders.

GBH also works extensively in the multi-family housing sector. The dire need for affordable housing is obvious to all of us, and we’re engaged in helping our clients assess and then qualify for Low-Income Housing Tax Credits (source: https://dbedt.hawaii. gov/hhfdc/developers/lihtc_html/). This financing tool is a key driver in developing affordable housing across the nation, and energy-efficient affordable housing is a win-win for everyone involved.

Another exciting area of work for GBH is with resorts and commercial facilities nationwide. There are various programs, most notably, the LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) program, where we help clients achieve certification. Additionally, we work with clients and projects to help them meet their sustainability and operational goals with a catalog of inspection and consulting services.

Whether it is a high-end custom home, a multi-family project, or a military facility, the core of how we work is through a focus on partnership and collaboration. For GBH and EnergyLogic, building and growing strong partnering relationships has been the key to business growth and achieving mutual energy and sustainability goals.

And where we are today is not where we intend to remain. Like every company, we hope to grow. We have done this throughout history by developing long-standing and constructive partnerships that evolve and deepen with time. Our commitment to our team and clients is founded on our commitment to the environment and the communities we live in.

We also think the work we do, while tremendously important, should be fun. A lot of our fun is found in the places in nature that we love. So, for those of us who work in Colorado, you’ll find us in the mountains and on the rivers. For those of us in Hawaii, well, there is so much to love, the beaches, and the ocean, the rainforest, and the volcano. And that really is why we do what we do and why it matters so much. Let’s work together for us all. To learn more about us, please visit greenbuildinghawaii.com and theenergylogic.com.

WHO IS PROTECTING YOUR SOLAR INVESTMENT?

We have been solely dedicated to protecting solar investments in the Hawaiian Islands since 2009.

We do more than just clean panels

• Photovoltaic Inverter Certified Technicians

• PV system communication system experts

• Certified Thermographers - we have published the papers on how to inspect PV systems using thermal imagery!

• Energy Consulting for our clients as we have an in-house Certified

Energy Manager and Energy Auditor

• We provide a written report of all the work done and any recommended course of action with photo documentation

We are a locally owned and operated certified service disabled veteran owned business. Full time crews on Oahu and Maui and we maintain systems on all our neighbor islands.

R G EEN BUILDING HAW A I I

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