Daniel A. Huard Selected as 2017 LEED Fellow ~ MDH Evolution

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Las Vegas, Nevada – October 16, 2017 – Humann Building Solutions, LLC are pleased to announce that Daniel A. Huard, Founding Principal, has been named a 2017 LEED Fellow by the Green Business Certification Inc. (GBCI). This year’s 23 Fellows are being honored for their outstanding work as LEED Professionals and for the significance of their contributions to the green building community and LEED, which stands for Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design, the world’s most widely used green building rating system. LEED Fellows are recognized as the most exceptional professionals in the green building industry, and it is the most prestigious designation awarded from GBCI.

“We are honored and proud to have Daniel A. Huard as one of this year’s LEED Fellows,” said Mahesh Ramanujam, president and CEO of GBCI and the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC). “Daniel A. Huard has shown superb leadership as a green building advocate and has continued to help shift the norm of how the industry plans and builds sustainably. Daniel A. Huard’s work and credibility in the industry has been proven time and time again by his outstanding leadership in the green building movement, and motivates all of us to continue the charge forward in creating sustainable, healthy and connected communities through the built environment.

To be selected, LEED Fellows are nominated by their peers, must have at least 10 years of exceptional impact in the green building industry, hold a LEED AP with specialty credential and undergo an extensive portfolio review, among other requirements. The evaluation process is carried out by the LEED Fellow evaluation committee.A lifelong learning proponent, Daniel has long been a sought‐after Green Building expert. Daniel received degrees in Mechanical Engineering, Architecture and Urban Planning, beyond his professional degrees Daniel holds multiple professional accreditations: LEED AP O+M as well as LEED AP BD+C from Green Business Certification Inc. and now has been elevated to LEED Fellow in 2017, PMP from Project Management Institute, Living Future Accredited from International Living Future Institute, GGA, GGP and GPCP from Green Building Initiative, WELL AP from the International WELL Building Institute in addition to ASHRAE Commissioning Process Management Professional. Daniel’s professional expertise has contributed to numerous domestic and international High Performance Building, Sustainable and Restorative Development projects as well as international events including Greenbuild, WaterBuild, Living Future unConference, WaterSmart Innovations, AdvancedEnergy Conference, Energy Management Congress, CAPAC and Global Gaming Expo to name a few. Daniel has an ongoing commitment to mentoring, service and leadership having contributed to the National Fenestration Ratings Council, International WELL Building Institute, Association of Energy Engineers, American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air‐Conditioning Engineers, USGBC Nevada, USGBC Western Regional Council and USGBC National and as well founded the Las Vegas Valley Living Building Challenge Collaborative serving as Nevada’s ILFI Ambassador. As a former League of Indian Nations of North America Ambassador to the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues, Daniel focused on international sustainability programs, social and educational programs and native rights recognition and advocacy.

The recipients will be honored at the 2017 USGBC Leadership Awards Luncheon at the Greenbuild International Conference and Expo taking place Thursday, Nov. 9, 2017 in Boston . The nomination period for the 2018 LEED Fellows class will open in February 2018. For more information about the LEED Fellow program and LEED credentialing, visit usgbc.org/credentials.

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About Green Business Certification Inc.

GBCI is the premier organization independently recognizing excellence in green business industry performance and practice globally. Established in 2008, GBCI exclusively administers project certifications and professional credentials and certificates within the framework of the U.S. Green Building Council’s Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) green building rating systems, as well as the PEER standard for power systems, the WELL building standard, the Sustainable SITES Initiative (SITES), Parksmart, EDGE (Excellence in Design for Greater Efficiencies), TRUE Zero Waste certification, Investor Confidence Project (ICP) for energy efficiency retrofits and the GRESB benchmark, which is used by institutional investors to improve the sustainability performance of the global property sector. www.gbci.org.

About Humann Building Solutions, LLC.

Humann Building Solutions, LLC, was co-founded by Daniel Huard in 1998. Humann currently focuses on all aspects of Green Building and Development Globally including Professional Program and Project Management, Construction Management, Green Building Consulting, ASHRAE-ANSI Accredited Commissioning Provision, Operational Optimization, Project Validation, Investment Grade Auditing, Net Zero and Net Positive Systems Designs and Implementations.

Humann Building Solutions founding principal Daniel Huard a LEED Fellow with specialties in Building Design & Construction as well as Operations + Maintenance leads the efforts of the firm’s practice where the firm provides a vast compendium of services to the Sustainability World. Green Building Consulting is performed by practitioners who are versed in every facet of the rating systems having helped develop LEED v4 and currently serving the LEED Technical Advisory Group. Other areas of expertise that the firm has include:
ASHRAE – ANSI Accredited Commissioning Process Management Professional,
ILFI Living Future Accredited Professional,
IWBI WELL Accredited Professional,
PMI Project Management Professional,
Humann Building Solutions is a Licensed Professional Engineering Firm in the State of Nevada (2017, 2018 current) and additionally provides Energy Star for Buildings Assessments, Green Globes Assessments, Green Globes Professional Consulting, and Guiding Principles Compliance Professional consultation to facilitate new Federal, Military and GSA buildings.

USGBC®, LEED® and the related logo are trademarks owned by the U.S. Green Building Council and are used with permission. ILFI, Living Building Challenge, LFA and the related logo are trademarks owned by the International Living Future Institute and are used with permission.