Kelly M. Kirkland

Marketing & Project Associate

Certifications

Certified Sustainable Building Advisor
LEED AP O+M (Operations + Maintenance)

Concentrations & Specialties

LEED for Existing Buildings, program development, writing

Teaches

LEED Operations + Maintenance (O+M) Study Session
LEED-EB: O&M Lite Bite
Sustainable Building Advisor course

Bio

Kelly has been working on environmental and sustainability issues since 1999. She currently works the development of programs, policies and plans that improve the sustainability of the built environment. Examples include the green building certifications under the LEED for Existing Buildings: Operations and Maintenance rating system, and developing materials and web sites for efforts like the Washington Green Schools program.  She uses her concise communication style to write articles and give presentations for clients on green building topics. She is also involved in O'Brien & Company's educational projects, developing curricula for clients and teaching classes on LEED-EB. She is also a teaching assistant for local offerings of the Sustainable Building Advisor course.

Favorite personal sustainability strategy

Being a pick-up site for a Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) program, which helps my neighbors get fresh, organic produce

How I stay informed

The Sustainable Industries Journal

Favorite green material

The perfect shade of green in a very low-VOC paint I found for the living room of my 98-year-old home