James Jenkins

Project Manager

Certifications

Built Green Verifier
Certified Sustainable Building Advisor
ENERGY STAR Verifier and Performance Tester
LEED AP BD+C, Homes
LEED for Homes Rater

Concentrations & Specialties

LEED for Homes, New Construction, Commercial Interiors, and Core and Shell

Bio

James provides technical leadership to a large portfolio of green building projects at O’Brien & Company. He is well versed in green building certification programs such as LEED, Built Green, and Living Building Challenge and facilitates project design and construction teams. James works closely with his clients to provide well-rounded education on green building techniques and practices, and ensures team compliance and proper tracking for LEED Certification projects. He knows how to help designers and contractors achieve their sustainable building goals and he is an expert at resolving technical sustainable building and certification issues. James leads a variety of trainings including Build It LEED and the LEED Study Sessions for BD+C. He is also a guest instructor for the Sustainable Construction session of the Sustainable Building Advisor program in the Puget Sound and the Sustainable Building Module of the Building Commissioning Association’s Certification program.

Books on my nightstand

The Humanure Handbook by Joseph C. Jenkins, and Root Cellaring: Natural Cold Storage of Fruits & Vegetables by Mike Bubel and Nancy Bubel

Best green advice

"Just to play devil's advocate..."

Favorite Green Building

The house I'll someday own