Brooke V. Best

Project Assistant

Certifications

LEED AP
Certified Sustainable Building Advisor

Concentrations & Specialties

Commercial interiors, historic preservation

Bio

Brooke’s background combines historic preservation and sustainability. She has over ten years of professional experience in project management, research and writing. She spent five years as a preservation consultant before shifting careers into the commercial interiors sector with a focus on sustainability. At O’Brien & Company, she works on a variety of projects including Built Green program development, creating innovation credits for LEED certifications, and assisting with LEED for Existing Building projects. Brooke holds a BS in Environmental Studies and a MS in Historic Preservation

Professional accomplishment I'm most proud of

Publishing a book on the architectural history of my neighborhood

Favorite green buildings

North Cascades Institute and the Mercer Slough Environmental Education Center

Books on my nightstand

The Four Agreements by Don Miguel Ruiz, and Square Foot Gardening by Mel Bartholomew