Adaptive Environments/Institute for Human Centered Design - Consultant
The Institute for Human Centered Design (IHCD), formerly known as Adaptive Environments (AE), is a 30 year old international non-profit organization, based in Boston, committed to advancing the role of design in expanding opportunity and enhancing experience for people of all ages and abilities. IHCD’s work balances expertise in legally required accessibility with promotion of best practices in human-centered or universal design.

Alex Carrick - Alex Carrick, Chief Economist
Alex Carrick is Chief Economist for CanaData, Reed Construction Data’s Canadian economic forecasting and statistical service. CanaData’s products include a monthly forecast newsletter, cost indices, regional and custom starts reports and an annual conference. He is a frequent contributor to the Daily Commercial News and the Journal of Commerce. He has delivered presentations throughout North America on the Canadian, United States and world construction outlooks. Mr. Carrick has been with Reed Construction Data Canada since 1985. Previously, he was Secretary-Treasurer and Economist for the Canadian Institute of Steel Construction for thirteen years. A trusted and often-quoted source for the media, Mr. Carrick holds a Masters in Economics.

Alexis Karolides - Architect
Alexis Karolides is a registered architect with Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI), Snowmass, Colorado. Her projects at RMI have included a prototype energy-efficient supermarket for Stop & Shop, a green renovation of a historic building at Hickam Air Force Base, campus-wide energy planning and building retrofit strategies for Berea College, a Hines residential development, the greening of the California State Capitol, and a monastery in Tibet. She is a frequent speaker at national and international conferences and has provided educational seminars and design workshops for communities, businesses, and institutions, including Shell; Perrier; Sherwin Williams; the cities of Milwaukee, Pittsburgh, and Cincinnati; and the Departments of Environmental Protection and Urban Planning in Tianjin, China.

Allen L. Henderson - Assistant Director of Facilities Planning, Design, and Construction
Allen L. Henderson has over 30 years of experience as a contractor and owner’s representative. He is currently assistant director of facilities planning, design, and construction at Texas State University—San Marcos. Mr. Henderson is the founder and president of the Texas State Job Order Contract Conference and represents Texas State as a member of the Center for Job Order Contracting Excellence at Arizona State University.

Alphonse Dell’lsola - Consultant
Alphonse Dell'lsola, PE, HRICS, FSAVE, CVS-Life is an award-winning consultant in LCC, value engineering (VE), project management, and project cost control. He has been a construction management consultant, director of value management for a large A/E firm, and director of VE for both the Naval Facilities Engineering Command and the Corps of Engineers. He has conducted over 1,300 studies valued at over $200 billion, resulting in implemented savings of some $15 Billion. Mr. Dell’Isola has authored several books and conducted workshops, seminars and briefings on LCC, VE, CM and project cost control for over 15,000 professionals.

Andy Walker - Senior Engineer
Andy Walker, PhD, PE, is a senior engineer with the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) and is Task Leader for Design Assistance in the Federal Energy Management Program (FEMP). FEMP Design Assistance includes modeling, monitoring, analysis, and alternative financing assistance to support energy conservation and renewable energy projects in federal buildings. Mr. Walker’s NREL experience includes serving as Technology Manager for the FEMP Program (1997, 1998) and Task Leader for the Residential Homebuilder Program (Building America), and the Exemplary Buildings Program (1993–1997).

Applied Management Engineering, Inc.
Applied Management Engineering, Inc. (AME), headquartered in Virginia, specializes in facility engineering and management. Established in 1980, AME provides services including condition assessment, facility management consulting and training, maintenance and repair cost estimating, preventive and predictive maintenance, and development of maintenance management software. AME's clients include federal, state, and municipal entities, as well as numerous college and university facilities throughout the U.S., including Duke University, Brown University, Carnegie Mellon University, Claremont Colleges, University of California at Berkeley, University of Massachusetts, Northwestern University and the Virginia Community College System.

Arthur Adler - Principal
Arthur Adler, PE, CEM, is principal of Applied Energy Engineering & Commissioning located in Manchester, Massachusetts. He has more than 20 years of experience in operating, analyzing, and optimizing HVAC systems for commercial, high tech, industrial, and institutional clients. His company performs energy analysis and commissioning of building mechanical, electrical, and control systems. Mr. Adler has extensive knowledge of sustainable building design and construction practices and is an accredited professional with the U.S. Green Building Council’s Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) green building rating system.

Association for Facilities Engineering
The Association for Facilities Engineering (AFE) is a professional organization of facilities professionals who ensure the optimal operation of plants, grounds and offices at manufacturers, universities, medical centers, government agencies and small firms from around the world. AFE provides education, certification, and technical information to plant and facility engineering, operation and maintenance professionals worldwide.

Barbara A. Judy - Preservation Architect
Barbara A. Judy is a Preservation Architect in San Francisco, California, specializing in rehabilitation projects. She has been practicing for over 20 years, and her projects include such major institutional buildings as the Department of Public Health Building and Veteran's Building at the San Francisco Civic Center, the Central YMCA in San Francisco, Building 36 and Building 220 at the Presidio of San Francisco, and preservation planning for a number of communities in Northern California.

Barbara Balboni

Barbara Balboni is a Senior Engineer with RSMeans/Reed Construction Data and consults with clients in both the government and corporate sectors. Specializing in custom cost modeling, she has developed a methodology for benchmark studies for major builders involved in multi-year phased projects. Ms. Balboni is Lead Engineer for the U.S. Department of Energy’s electronic cost modeling system, and for the Bureau of Labor Statistic’s new construction cost indices. She serves as Senior Editor for RSMeans’ Square Foot Costs, Assemblies Costs Data, and Interior Cost Data, and as Technical Editor for several RSMeans reference publications. In addition, Ms. Balboni is a training instructor, responsible for teaching Unit Price, Plan Reading and Material Takeoff, and Square Foot Estimating. Her past experiences include Project Manager for Blanchard Architectural Associates and The McKenna Group. Ms. Balboni earned a Master’s Degree in Engineering, with Highest Honors, from Wentworth Institute of Technology. She is a member of the American Institute of Architects and the Boston Society of Architects.

Barbara C. Lippiatt - Economist
Barbara Lippiatt is an economist with the Office of Applied Economics of the National Institute of Standards and Technology. Her major interest is in developing economic decision methods and tools primarily for efficiently designing and managing buildings. She has applied these decision tools to a wide variety of building problems. In 2003, Barbara was honored for her BEES work with the U.S. Department of Commerce’s silver medal.

Bruce A. Desrosiers - CPA
Bruce A. Desrosiers, CPA, MST, is a tax manager with more than 12 years’ experience in public accounting. He is responsible for tax compliance, planning, and cost segregation services at Sullivan & Company, CPAs, LLP, of Providence, Rhode Island, one of the largest independent public accounting firms in southeastern New England. The company serves industries including health care, real estate, construction, distribution and manufacturing, as well as nonprofit and hospitality organizations.

Carol E. Farren - President
Carol E. Farren, CFM, IFMA Fellow, is President of Facility Management World Wide Ltd., a New York City-based firm that provides facility and administrative management consulting services. The former Director of Facilities at Time-Warner Inc., she has more than 30 years of experience in interior project management and has directed many high-profile design and relocation projects. Ms. Farren is a respected instructor and speaker and a frequent contributor to professional publications. She is past President of the Greater New York chapter of the International Facility Management Association (IFMA). A Certified Facility Manager (CFM) and an (IFMA) Fellow, she is a graduate of Cornell University and holds an M.B.A. from New York University’s Stern School of Business.

Charlie Wing
Charlie Wing has written or co-written more than 20 books on home repair and improvement, including plumbing, painting, and tiling; additions and new home-building; and home energy efficiencies. An MIT graduate, he is the editor of Smart Homeowner magazine and has developed and hosted several television programs on home improvement topics for the Discovery channel and PBS.

Daniel D. Chiras - Green Building Consultant
Daniel D. Chiras, PhD, is an internationally renown author and residential renewable energy and green building consultant. He consults to homeowners, architects, builders, and developers throughout the U.S., Canada, and Central America. Dan has published 24 books and hundreds of articles. In 2009, he founded The Evergreen Institute's Center on Renewable Energy and Green Building where he teaches workshops on solar electricity, wind energy, passive solar design, home energy efficiency, and green building. Dan designed his own green home, which was featured on NBC's "Nightly News."

David Carlson - Chief Technology Officer

David Carlson is a technologist with a deep interest in sustainable living. This interest inspired him to join Interface in 1999 and to help create ecoScorecard starting in 2007. Before ecoScorecard, he developed and managed IT systems for many other companies including IBM, UPS and Nike and co-wrote J2EE Applications ad BEA WebLogic Server 2nd Ed. (Prentice-Hall 2004).

David Carlson currently lives in Richmond, Virginia.

David Cater - Vice President, Finance

David Cater has extensive experience in finance and accounting, and has become a leader in other areas including systems/product development, and management and leadership.

In his current position, David has strategically built and integrated a strong team of product development, customer support and product management personnel, to support and develop RCD’s product portfolio.

David has been with Reed Construction Data and Reed Business Information since 1995.

David D. Owen
David D. Owen is founder of David D. Owen Associates, a facilities management and real estate consulting firm that focuses on development consulting for corporate and personal investment clients. He is experienced in programming design, construction, furnishing, and security system design and implementation.

David J. Lewek

David Lewek, founder and President of TPJ Associates and consultant with RSMeans, is a leader in facilities management with 18 years of experience in the national/international construction environment. He spent three years with the RSMeans Company as Director of Construction Services, five years with Child World as Manager of Construction & Facilities, and ten years with Charles T. Main Engineers as Construction Manager. Mr. Lewek has also been a contributing author of RSMeans Building & Renovating Schools, published in 2004, and has delivered a study for the U.S. Small Business Administration on the cost implications of the new ADA legislation on small businesses. Specific achievements include on-time, under-budget project delivery in 40 states and 11 countries on projects valued to $1.5 billion. Mr. Lewek has managed international projects in the commercial, industrial, power, and retail industries, and recently completed a Facility Inspection Program of four million square feet for property at Brown University. Mr. Lewek holds an MBA from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and a BS Degree in Economics from Siena College. In addition to serving on the faculty at Northeastern University and Johnson & Wales University, he has guest lectured at MIT and NYU and delivered over three hundred seminars in estimating, JOC contracting, project and facilities management, and other construction related topics for Fortune 500 companies, federal and state agencies, school districts, and private businesses. Mr. Lewek was also a featured speaker at “Build Russia” a construction trade show in Moscow, for Russian Cost Engineers and Appraisers in St. Petersburg, Russia and Saudi Projacs, a construction management firm in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

David R. Pierce, Jr. - Consultant
David R. Pierce, Jr. has been involved in construction project management for more than 25 years as a scheduler, project engineer, and consultant on commercial and industrial projects. He was names Professor Emeritus of Construction Management upon retiring from California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, and continues to teach as a professor of Construction at Southern Polytechnic State University, Marietta, GA. His field experience includes operating as a consultant specializing in scheduling commercial projects, and in litigation counseling, particularly cost and delay claims.

Drummey Rosane Anderson, Inc. (DRA) - Architectural Firm
Drummey Rosane Anderson, Inc. (DRA) is a Massachusetts-based architectural firm that has been specializing in the design of educational facilities for over 80 years. Recognized as a leader in the field, DRA is the recipient of numerous design awards and citations and is a regular contributor to educational journals and conferences.

Eugene Spencer

Eugene Spencer is a Senior Engineer with RSMeans/Reed Construction Data. He consults with clients in both government and private sectors. He has over 34 years of experience in private and government construction and facilities maintenance on complex projects such as hospitals, medical research facilities, high-rise buildings, and utilties installations. Mr. Spencer is the Lead Engineer in the development of a facilities maintenance assessment tool for General Motors plants throughout the US. He has participated in developing a model to predict flood damage on highways for the US Army Corps of Engineers. Mr. Spencer’s background as Facilities Manager, Mechanical, Electrical and Plumbing Coordinator, Startup Engineer, and Construction Manager/Engineer enables him to provide solutions to multifaceted problems in design, construction, maintenance, and operations. Mr. Spencer previously served as a Project Manager for Daniel O'Connell Sons Construction, and he has held positions at Bechtel, Morrison Knudsen, Turner Construction and the US Navy’s CEC Corp. He earned a BS degree in Civil Engineering at Arizona State University.

Frederick E. Gould - Professor, PE, CPC

Fred Gould is the Ahlborg Professor of Construction Management at Roger Williams University, where he serves as the Director of the Construction Management Program. He has over 24 years of teaching experience at the university level. His expertise lies in the field of Construction Project Management, Estimating, Scheduling and Project Control. He has authored two textbooks in these fields. Mr. Gould actively consults in the field, having worked with a wide range of public and private clients including the U.S. Air Force, Sears Roebuck, and NASA. He has developed and taught numerous seminar and short courses in both the public and in-house settings. He has served as a training instructor for RSMeans/Reed Construction Data for over 19 years. He has also served as the Director for the Northeast region of the Associated Schools of Construction (ASC), an organization established for the purpose of supporting and disseminating construction knowledge. He is also active in the American Council of Construction Education (ACCE), where he serves on the Board of Directors and as Chair of the Guidance committee.

G. Bradley Guy - Consultant
G. Bradley Guy, AIA, LEED AP, is a building deconstruction and materials reuse consultant and co-founder of Florida Green Building Coalition. His areas of expertise include sustainable community development, building deconstruction, and reuse and recycling of materials. Mr. Guy has consulted on numerous LEED green building projects and presented at conferences of the USGBC, the International Council for Research and Innovation in Building and Construction, and the United Nations Environment Programme Sustainable Building and Construction Group. He has developed long-term partnerships with the U.S. EPA, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Americorps*NCCC, Habitat for Humanity, and many state and local organizations.

Gary Christensen

Gary Christensen has been with RSMeans/Reed Construction Data since 1994. Currently, he holds the position of Seminar Delivery Specialist, teaching RSMeans CostWorks CD and Means CostWorks.com live and online. Beginning his career at RSMeans as a shipping clerk, Mr. Christensen has worked in the Finance, Sales, and Customer Service Departments, but it was within the Software Support Group that Gary found his niche. Working on the CostWorks Help Desk for five years gave him a strong technical knowledge that led to his writing the original CostWorks CD and Means CostWorks.com Help Files and Seminar workbooks. His prior experience with an online professional management organization, with responsibility for providing professional development for teachers, made him a perfect candidate for becoming the number one instructor for RSMeans CostWorks CD and Means CostWorks.com products. Gary was also a key player in the development of the self-paced web training version of CostWorks in 2008, a first of its kind for RSMeans. Mr. Christensen instructs over 30 CostWorks training programs annually.

George Ballard
George Ballard is President of GBG, Inc., Cambridge, England, a leader in state-of-the-art, non-destructive investigation and assessment techniques for existing structures. His innovative company was the first to use Pulsed Radar on historic structures and has performed investigative assessments on significant buildings such as Buckingham Palace and the British Museum in London, and Fallingwater and the Smithsonian Institute in the U.S.

Gersil N. Kay
Gersil N. Kay, AIA, HRC, is Chief Executive Officer of M. Newmark & Bro., Inc., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and the founder of Building Conservation International. She served as the U.S. Chair of Professional Education for ICOMOS (International Council of Monuments and Sites) in 1990, and was the first recipient of the President of the United States' Award for Excellence in Historic Preservation. She has also served as Conservation Systems Engineer on the Executive Board of the Philadelphia section of IESNA (Illuminating Engineering Society of North America). Ms. Kay also has headed Conservation Lighting International and is a member of the AIA Historic Resources Committee.

Iain Melville - CEO

Iain Melville is an accomplished and experienced business leader, who blends natural strategy and innovation skills with a strong focus on execution and delivery of results. He is a specialist in the areas of Internet publishing and in the development and growth of information and data businesses in the B2B sector.

With more than 20 years experience managing the prosperity, growth and development of Internet, data, publication and event businesses, Iain joined Reed Construction Data from sister company Reed Business Information U.K., where he was managing director. His responsibilities included leading the publishing and data businesses for the International Chemical and Aerospace markets in addition to company-wide strategy, M&A and innovation.

Iain is not encumbered by the narrow experience of only one industry sector. By bringing the perspective and experience he has gained internationally and in other industries to the construction information services sector, Iain has overseen significant growth and innovation at Reed Construction Data and is a determined advocate for the adoption of technology within the Architectural, Engineering and Construction (AEC) community. Under Iain’s leadership, Reed Construction Data has applied this experience to improved products and service which has seen the company significantly grow its base of customers. RCD has also emerged as a pioneer in the developing field of Building Information Modeling (BIM) where Iain is working with strategic partners, including the American Institute of Architects, to develop tools, services and practices which both enable BIM adoption and enhance the essential environmental goal of reducing the carbon footprint of buildings.

Jacqueline C. Rast - Environmental Engineer
Jacqueline C. Rast, PE, is an environmental engineer with 20 years experience managing environmental cleanup, compliance, and pollution prevention projects throughout the U.S. and internationally. She has served as vice president of CH2M Hill, senior vice president of Earth Tech, and CEO of Talisman Partners, Ltd. Ms. Rast has overseen the preparation of more than 1,000 cost estimates for environmental projects and has trained more than 500 environmental practitioners in government, private industry and A/E/C firms on environmental cost management procedures.

Jim Armstrong - Energy Engineer
James Armstrong, CPE, CEM, is an energy engineer at Siemens. He has been responsible for commissioning projects as a program manager/account executive for energy and engineering consultants for companies such as Kema and NSTAR Electric & Gas and as senior project/application engineer for Shooshanian Engineering and Trigen Boston Energy Corporation. Mr. Armstrong’s earlier experience includes managing utilities and facilities for MassDevelopment at the Devens Commerce Center (formerly Fort Devens) and for institutions such as Colby Sawyer College and the Boston Museum of Science. He also served on the Green Schools Certification Task Force, which developed MASS CHPS, now part of the school construction legislation in Massachusetts. Mr. Armstrong is a graduate of the Calhoon MEBA Engineering School and a retired marine engineer and lieutenant/engineering officer in the U.S. Navy Reserve.

Jim Haughey - Chief Economist
Jim Haughey has over 30 years experience as a business economist, including 20 plus years research and analysis of the construction industry. He has worked in government, corporate and consulting roles and has taught at the University of Michigan, Ohio University, Michigan State University and the University of Massachusetts. Jim holds a Ph.D. in economics from the University of Michigan.

Joeseph Macaluso - Certified Cost Consultant
Joeseph Macaluso, a Certified Cost Consultant and member of the Association for the Advancement of Cost Engineering International, currently chairs the Government and Public Works Special Interest Group and has been awarded the Technical Excellence Award for 2008. He also chairs the New York Interagency Engineering Council. Mr. Macaluso is currently the construction cost estimator for the Empire State Development Corporation, an agency that provides financial and technical assistance for projects throughout New York State. Over the past 23 years he has prepared and reviewed construction cost estimates, budgets and schedules for major public works projects, negotiated change orders, and worked in the field of contract administration. In addition, he has taught cost estimating at Long Island University and the City University of New York.

John C. Maciha
John C. Maciha of John C. Maciha & Associates in Santa Ana, California, has over 35 years in the multi-family housing field, 22 of which included tenure with one of Southern California's largest developers. His corporate experience ranges from manager, director, and vice president in a growing portfolio that exceeded 10,000 units. As a consultant, his practice has taken him across the United States serving major rental and for-sale housing corporations. Mr. Maciha was the 1998 recipient of the apartment industry's Dorothy Gourley Award. He has written a number of references for real estate property and facilities managers and has been awarded a Lifetime Instructor credential in business and industrial management from the State of California. He was Executive in Residence at Arizona State University in Tempe and is certified as an instructor by the California Department of Real Estate. Mr. Maciha was recently named as a visiting faculty member at the University of Notre Dame.

John Weatherhead - General Manager and Group Publisher

John Weatherhead is a forty-year industry veteran and joined the ACP team in 1966. He was promoted to general manager and group publisher in 2005 and since that time, he has made significant progress in solidifying the publication’s focus and sales team, and has achieved strong revenue performance.

He has been instrumental in the broadening of ACP’s market penetration, forging new and stronger partnerships, leveraging RCD data, and developing new advertising packages. John’s tireless efforts have built a stronger foundation for the publication’s growth moving forward.

John has held several positions within the group as news reporter, Western regional manager and executive vice president, as well as sales manager and director of customer publishing. In addition, from 1989 to 1992, John served as vice president of sales for McGraw Hill’s Construction News Network.

Joseph J. Galeno
Joseph J. Galeno served as CEO of Projex, Inc. a construction management firm in New York City. He has more than 20 years experience in CM claims, cost engineering and scheduling.

Kermit Baker - Chief Economist
Kermit Baker is the Chief Economist for the American Institute of Architects in Washington, D.C. In this capacity, he analyzes business and construction trends in the U.S. economy and examines their impact on AIA members and the architectural profession. Kermit originated the AIA Architecture Billings Index, as well as the AIA Consensus Construction Forecast Panel. He received his Master's degree in Urban Planning from Harvard University and holds a Ph.D. from Massachusetts Institute of Technology in the same field. In 2002, Kermit was named honorary member of the AIA.

Kit Werremeyer - President
Kit Werremeyer is owner and president of Southernstar Consultants LLC, of Valrico, Florida, a provider of training in construction contract negotiations and management and other services for U.S. and international engineering and construction companies. He has more than 30 years’ experience in sales, contracting, claims settlement, dispute resolution, and EPC project development, including work for major companies such as Bechtel, Kellogg Brown & Root, Fluor, J.A. Jones, Black & Veatch, DuPont, Shell Oil, Exxon/Mobil, BP/Amoco/ARCO, and many others.

Lisa Fiondella - Chief Customer Officer
Lisa Fiondella has been a senior executive and business leader for a substantial part of her 20-plus year career in the financial services, technology and information services industries. She is recognized by her colleagues and clients as an insightful business professional dedicated to providing real-world business and technology solutions to solve real-world customer needs. Her primary business focus has historically been in the areas of marketing services and risk management leveraging data, analytics and technology to build and deliver products and services.

Lisa began her career in banking with First Union Bank (now Wells Fargo) which led to a near twenty-year career with Equifax, one of three major U.S. information services providers. During her tenure at Equifax she held numerous positions from sales and sales management, to operations and technology to business unit leadership roles in technology solutions and mortgage services. Lisa led a flagship Equifax product line (Decision Power) for nearly six years and was responsible for its growth from $19M to over $100M. She then moved to product development where she led a high priority project to develop Equifax’s next generation decision platform, InterConnect. During her tenure in product development she established the first formal product management team at Equifax leveraging the disciplines of Pragmatic Marketing to launch the new InterConnect product suite. This was followed by a leadership role in mortgage services where she established a settlement services company.

In early 2007 Lisa joined Fiserv to help establish the company’s presence in Risk Management and evaluate the opportunity to initiate a data and analytics business. She was instrumental in laying the foundation for Fiserv Integrated Risk Management, the company’s first business unit focused primarily on risk management offerings for the financial services market.

Lisa joined Reed Construction Data, a division of Reed Elsevier, in early 2009 as Chief Customer Officer. She is presently responsible for all customer-facing resources in the US including sales, account management, sales support and customer relations. During her tenure with RCD she led the implementation of a new sales system leveraging Salesforce.com while also implementing a new multi-channel go-to-market strategy for the company.

Magda Lelek - Principal
Magda Lelek, PE, CEM, is a registered mechanical engineer and a principal with Andelman and Lelek Engineering Inc. in Massachusetts. She specializes in building energy modeling, energy efficiency studies, commissioning services for energy efficiency and LEED projects, and sustainable building development as related to mechanical systems. Ms. Lelek has over 13 years of professional experience on commercial, institutional, and industrial projects. She has been a member of the Green Schools Task Force, where she was involved in the development of green guidelines for the Massachusetts CHPS High Performance Green School initiative. Currently, Ms. Lelek serves on the MA Sustainable Design Roundtable in the Metrics Working Group. She a LEED-accredited professional and certified energy manager. She holds a master’s degree in mechanical engineering with a specialty in HVAC and environmental sciences.

Mark Casaletto - Managing Director, RCD Canada

Mark Casaletto is a highly strategic and results-oriented executive with prominent experience in sales management, sales forecasting, business/product development, and several other key areas.

Prior to joining Reed Construction Data, Mark served as director of sales and marketing for Embanet Corporation, where he was responsible for an annual budget of $20 million and expansion into the U.S. and global markets. He also held a position as the Canadian director for sales and marketing with McGraw-Hill Construction in Canada where he was the leading force in relaunching and repositioning several key products in the Canadian market.

Since joining Reed Construction Data Canada in 2005, Mark has enhanced our web presence to a respected and popular Canadian source for construction news, project data, and building product information. Mark’s goal to reach out to the industry resulted in several key partnerships within the professional design and trade organizations. These partnerships ensure that Reed Construction Data Canada’s products and services continue to meet the highest standards of excellence and that Reed reaches the key decision makers in every sector of the industry.

Mark Kalin - Certified Construction Specifier
Mark Kalin, FAIA, FCSI, LEED AP is a registered architect, certified construction specifier, and author of the original GreenSpec and Kalin Associates’ Master Specifications. Kalin Associates is one of the nation’s leading independent specifications consultants, and has prepared specifications for over 45 projects seeking USGBC LEED certification. Mr. Kalin also teaches architectural specifications at Harvard University Graduate School of Design.

Martin Flaherty - President

Martin has been involved in the green building industry since 2000, and has deep corporate experience with such companies as The Coca-Cola Company, Aflac, GM, The US Green Building Council, Mohawk Commercial, Shaw Industries, Armstrong Floors and others. He is a specialist in communications and strategy centering around the environment. He helped develop the ecolabel FloorScore for the hard-flooring industry, an international labeling system now in use and has worked with the business and institutional furniture manufacturers industry (BIFMA) to develop the level sustainability standard.

Martin is a board member of the Freedom Park Conservancy in Atlanta, GA. He received his BA in 1984 from Mt. St. Mary’s College. He is a member of the US Green Building Council.

Michael A. Pugliese - Certified Mold Remediator and Technician
Michael A. Pugliese is a Certified Mold Remediator (CMR, Indoor Air Quality Association) and a Certified Mold Technician (CMT, Association of Specialists in Cleaning and Restoration). He has spent thousands of hours over the past several years successfully cleaning up mold-contaminated environments. Many of his customers contracted his services after another remediator failed to get the job done right. He has performed mold remediation work for homeowners, corporate facility owners, major real estate companies, and insurance companies, including Wachovia Bank, Old Navy, and Remax Realty. His work has spanned eight states along the Gulf Coast and Eastern Seaboard, including major projects in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. Prior to his career as a mold remediator, Michael spent several years as a general contractor, where he acquired the skills needed to disassemble and rebuild components of a home contaminated with mold. He also has 13 years’ experience working in the insurance industry, giving him a valuable perspective on the handling of mold claims.

Michael D. Binette - Vice President and Principal-in-charge
Michael D. Binette, AIA, is Vice President and Principal-in-charge of constructuction at The Architectural Team, Inc. in Boston, Massachusetts. His expertise encompasses the areas of rehabilitation/adaptive reuse and new construction, and his project experience includes work on a variety of building types such as residential, retail, office, assembly, and health care. He is a registered architect in Washington, DC and a member of organizations including the National Trust for Historic Preservation, National Fire Protection Association, and the Boston Society of Architects.

Nancy M. Wilks - Preservation Architect
Nancy M. Wilks, RA, is a Preservation Architect, for Swanke Hayden Connell Architects, New York, N.Y. She has over 15 years of experience with commercial, institutional, and residential projects including the restoration and renovation of existing structures and new construction. She has been responsible for technical and preservation work on the Candler Building in New York City, several historic New York City Fire Department structures, and several public schools in Brooklyn, NY, and has prepared restoration guidelines for 65 historic bridges on the Merritt Parkway for the State of Connecticut. Ms. Wilks holds a Master of Architecture degree from Columbia University.

Nick Ganaway - Construction Business Consultant

Nick Ganaway, author of Construction Business Management: What Every Construction Contractor, Builder & Subcontractor Needs to Know, started and then operated his own light-commercial construction firm for 25 years. Ganaway earned a BS engineering degree from the University of Texas at Arlington, and his experience includes several years of managerial positions in commercial construction, including for Shell Oil, prior to starting his own construction business in Atlanta. Like most startup contractors, he solicited, estimated, and directly managed his early projects, and eventually grew the business into a regional firm providing services across a dozen Southeastern states. After selling his company a few years ago, he wrote Construction Business Management to provide contractors and builders with a toolbox of sound management ideas and practices, based on his own experiences in both good times and bad. His book is spiced with anecdotes that contractors will find useful, as well as his hard-earned opinions.

Nick has published articles in appeared in “Construction Business Owner,” “Entrepreneur” magazines and in “Construction Executive,” the magazine published by industry advocate Associated Builders and Contractors, Inc. He lives in Atlanta, Georgia, where he currently offers consulting services to contractors and other small-business owners.

Paul Shahriari - CEO

Paul has been a consultant and technology-solutions entrepreneur to the green building industry since graduating in 1998 from the University of Florida with a Masters Degree in Engineering.

Paul has consulted with leading organizations around the world on the successful organizational application of sustainability, and has helped build world-class green building programs at such organizations as Capital One Financial, Duke University, Steelcase, Bosch Appliances, Lennar and DPR Construction. Paul has served as a member of the USGBC faculty.

Paul created, ecologic3 the world’s first software platform designed to analyze LEED projects for financial impacts and benefits. After he built several customized environmental applications for manufacturers in the building industry, Paul set about building a more turnkey version of an environmental rating sorting system affordable by thousands of companies. Paul currently serves as Co-Chair of the USGBC’s Greenbuild Steering Committee.

Peter H. Emmons - President
Peter H. Emmons is President of Structural Preservation Systems, Inc. the nation's largest dedicated concrete repair contractor, which is headquartered in Baltimore, MD. Mr. Emmons has over twenty years experience in structural concrete repair, and has been involved with over 3,000 concrete repair projects. He has provided industry leadership through the International Association of Concrete Repair Specialists (IACRS), serving as a member of the Board of Directors and as Chairman of the Technical Guideline Committee and 364 Rehabilitation Committee of the American Concrete (ACI).

Phillip R. Waier - PE

Phillip Waier joined RSMeans/Reed Construction Data 20 years ago as a Principal Engineer. Mr. Waier specializes in advising clients in government and legal sectors. He is currently Program Manager for the US Army Corps of Engineers’ electronic global cost estimating database and Lead Consultant for Pentagon and General Services Adminsitration engagements. As a commercial cost construction authority, he examines material and local cost facotrs and recently completed a study to determine national asphalt and cement usage for the Portland Cement Association. He has technical responsibility for RSMeans cost estimating data guides, including RSMeans Building Construction Cost Data and RSMeans Facilities Maintenance & Repair Cost Data. Mr. Waier serves as an expert witness in class action suits involving commercial and residential building products. He previously held engineering and management positions with Mobil Oil Corporation, Janus Inc. and Charles T Main/Metcalf and Eddy, Inc. Mr Waier earned an MS degree in Civil Engineering at Villanova University and is a Registered Professional Engineer in Massachusetts and Rhode Island.

Rex Miller

Rex Miller is the author of two groundbreaking books, The Commercial Real Estate Revolution and The Millennium Matrix. He currently writes a popular blog for the commercial real estate and construction industry, as well as a provocative blog on innovation and the future. Rex speaks to large groups on the new rules for a digital era, innovation, leadership, and mapping the future. He leads organizations and industries through an innovation process called Mindshift. Rex is an expert in building strategic partner alliances and creator of SWARM (smart work and referral marketing). He also provides executive coaching and strategic advice to business leaders.

Rex Miller can be found at www.rexmiller.net.

Richard R. Rast
Richard R. Rast has served as President of Azimuth Group, Ltd., in Castle Rock, Colorado, as well as President of Talisman Partners, Ltd., and former vice president and director of federal programs for CH2M Hill. He has specialized for 25 years in cost containment methods, proven in over $250 billion in environmental cleanup projects.

Richard Remington -

Chief Technology Officer, Reed Business Information

Vice President of Product and Development, Reed Construction Data

Richard Remington serves as the Chief Technology Officer for the Reed Business Information US divisions and the VP of Product and Development for Reed Construction Data with responsibility for the product management teams for US Data and RSMeans, together with the Product Development, QA and Project Management teams.

Richard is a skilled product development and management executive, with over 15 years in the information industry. He has global experience launching software and information solutions for a variety of industries. Richard has a background in product management, data strategy, pricing, and marketing. He has led cross functional teams to deliver double digit revenue growth and is skilled at driving operational and profit efficiencies. Richard joins Reed Construction Data from Equifax where he was the Assistant Vice President of Product Management. Prior to Equifax, he spent 14 years in various positions at Dun & Bradstreet.

Richard Sievert, Jr. - President
Richard Sievert, Jr., is President of Sievert Corporation, Schaumberg, Illinois, an 80 year old firm that specializes in facility planning and design, engineering and construction, project management, and mechanical services for industrial, institutional and commercial facilities. He has over 20 years of experience in the industry. He has lectured and conducted workshops for numerous professional and educational organizations, and has published articles on facilities and project management in Facility Management Journal, Project Management Journal, AIPE Facilities, Plant Services, and Architectural & Engineering Systems magazines.

Robert J. Verrier - Principal-in-charge
Robert J. Verrier, AIA, is Principal-in-charge of The Architectural Team, Inc., Boston, Massachusetts. He has more than 35 years of experience in design and construction management and is licensed to practice in 12 states. Mr. Verrier has been Architect-of-Record on hundreds of national projects. Under his direction, his firm has received over 30 design awards, including National Trust for Historic Preservation awards, Massachusetts Historical Commission Preservation awards, Build Massachusetts awards for Historic Restoration, and The Boston Society of Architects Housing Award.

Robert Kuchta

Robert Kuchta is an Engineer with RSMeans/Reed Construction Data. He holds a BS in Civil Engineering from Wentworth Institute of Technology. Mr. Kuchta is responsible for the technical editing of the RSMeans Cost Database-Insurance Claims and Division 8 in RSMeans Cost Data books. He has been a training instructor since 2003. He served in the U.S. Navy as a CONUS Seabees, Operations Chief, and has worked with Ralph M. Parsons, Brown & Root Government Services, and the Shaw Group/Beneco Enterprises. He is a licensed Construction Supervisor in Massachusetts and a Surveyor in training.

Robert Vail Cole - Preservation Architect
Robert Vail Cole, AIA, is Senior Associate and Director of Preservation of Swanke Hayden Connell Architects, New York, N.Y. A Preservation Architect specializing in research, building evaluation, construction documentation, and construction management on historic structures, Mr. Cole has gained expertise in the restoration and adaptive reuse of commercial, civic, and residential buildings. His work includes San Francisco City Hall, the San Francisco War Memorial Opera House, San Francisco's Spreckels Temple of Music, Oakland City Hall, Oakland's Lakeside Park Bandstand, the Shell Building in San Francisco, Fort Totten in Queens, NY, the West Virginia State Capitol, and the Federal Triangle's IRS Building in Washington, DC. Mr. Cole's work has received numerous awards, including NEA Presidential Design awards, and those from the National Trust for Historic Preservation, California Preservation Foundation, and Foundation for San Francisco's Architectural Heritage.

Robert W. Mewis - CCC

Robert Mewis is a Senior Engineer/Editor with RSMeans/Reed Construction Data. His background includes hands-on construction experience, professional estimating and project management. Mr. Mewis graduated from Fitchburg State College with a degree in industrial education, and attained a Certificate of Professional Achievement in Construction Supervision from Northeastern University. He has worked for construction consulting firms, general contractors, and subcontractors, performing construction estimating from the conceptual stage to hard bidding. Mr. Mewis holds the designation of “Certified Cost Consultant” from the Association for the Advancement of Cost Engineering and is a member of the American Society of Professional Estimators.

Rolf Jensen & Associates, Inc. - Fire Protection Consultants
Rolf Jensen & Associates, Inc (RJA) is a subsidiary of The RJA Group, Inc., a global fire and security consulting firm. The RJA Group provides clients with a variety of fire protection, life safety, security, code consulting, and construction management services, from the development of master plans to the design and on-site evaluation of fire protection and security system installation and testing. Projects range from high-rise buildings, colleges, mixed-use complexes, and industrial plants, to convention centers, health care facilities, production processes, and transportation systems. As part of their professional endeavors, RJA actively participates in the building and fire code development process. RJA professionals have maintained membership in the three U.S. model code groups and the National Fire Protection Association International since 1969. Their participation in the model code groups has included regular submittal and presentation of code changes, as well as serving on code development committees and panels. RJA's technical staff serves on over 40 of NFPA's technical standard committees including the NFPA 101® Life Safety Code®, NFPA 13 - Installation of Sprinkler Systems, NFPA 72 - National Fire Alarm Code®, NFPA 90A - Installation of Air-Conditioning and Ventilating Systems, and many other commonly referred-to codes, standards, and guides for fire safety-related topics. They have also participated in the development of the International Building Code® (IBC) through submittal and presentation of code changes, and have served on code development committees of the ICC.

RSMeans Engineering

RSMeans Engineering staff consists of a team of more than 20 specialized engineers, estimators, statisticians, cost researchers, educators, and technical support professionals. Over the past 68 years, RSMeans has developed the most comprehensive construction database in North America, consisting of more than 90,000 unit prices, 25,000 systems/assemblies, and 100+ building models covering all types of construction. In addition, the company offers nearly 100 cost and reference publications, as well as consulting services, educational seminars, CD titles, and custom databases that integrate into virtually any software application. More than a quarter of a million construction professionals turn to RSMeans each year for this cost advice.

RSMeans Engineering professionals also actively participate in industry and academic associations as well as with an extensive network of North American contractors, manufacturers, and distributors. This industry-wide collaboration enables the RSMeans Engineering team to keep pace with the latest trends and technology, uncovering construction material price shifts as well as changes in the cost of labor and equipment.

Saleh Mubarak
Dr. Saleh Mubarak, PE, holds a Ph.D. in civil engineering, with specialization in construction management. He has over a decade of experience as a structural engineer, cost estimator, field engineer, scheduler, project manager, and instructor. Dr. Mubarak is an active university instructor and continuing education lecturer in the U.S., Canada, the U.K., and the Middle East.

Scot Simpson
Scot Simpson has been framing houses, schools, and commercial buildings for 30 years – and has owned a construction firm for 25 years. He developed and refined the methods in this book and uses it to train his crews. Scot is the author of 2 other construction books and many articles for construction magazines, such as Fine Homebuilding and the Journal of Light Construction. Scot is a member of the International Code Council, Associated General Contractors, and Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC), and was 2006 Chairman of the ABC Framers Council.

Sheldon T. Greene - Consultant
Sheldon T. Greene is a construction consultant in plumbing/mechanical estimating, CM and value engineering for Projex, Inc. He has 40 years experience in construction cost control, contract negotiations, and field supervision.

Sieglinde K. Fuller - Economist
Sieglinde K. Fuller, PhD, is an economist with the Office of Applied Economics of the National Institute of Standards and Technology, a non-regulatory federal agency within the U.S. Commerce Department’s Technology Administration. Her areas of expertise include benefit-cost analysis, economic impact studies, and the pricing of publicly supplied goods and services. As project leader of the NIST/DOE collaborative effort to promote the use of economic analysis for energy and water conservation and renewable energy projects, Ms. Fuller has been involved in developing techniques, workshops, instructional materials, and computer software for calculating the life-cycle costs and benefits of such projects in accordance with federal legislation.

Simone Tapp - Human Resources Director

Simone is a human resources professional with extensive experience partnering with management and employees to maximize the potential of the workforce. She has more than 10 years experience in human resources, most recently as HR Director for an international software development and database management firm servicing the telecommunications directory assistance market.

Simone’s human resource management expertise includes program development, recruitment and selection, performance management, compensation, rewards and recognition, complex employee relations issues, international human resources, merger integration, and administering all human resource functions to support the organization.

Stephen C. Plotner

Steve Plotner is a Senior Engineer with RSMeans/Reed Construction Data and a consultant with clients in the government and corporate sectors. He is RSMeans’ Product Development Team Leader for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers electronic global cost estimating database, as well as lead project manager for other Army Corps engagements including international area cost factors. Recently, Mr. Plotner developed cost models for Hunt Building Company, Clark Realty Builders, and Hawaii Military Communities, all large residential builders, whereby their multi-year-fixed-price contracts for military housing upgrades can be escalated in a fair manner. Other clients include the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Columbia Healthcare, the U.S. Department of Energy, Owens-Corning, and Sodexho-Marriott. Mr. Plotner teaches RSMeans training programs around the world on such subjects as construction cost estimating and facilities maintenance. At RSMeans, Mr. Plotner has technical responsibility as Senior Editor for RSMeans cost estimating data guides, including RSMeans Facilities Construction Cost Data, RSMeans Facilities Maintenance & Repair Cost Data, RSMeans Metric Construction Cost Data, and RSMeans Concrete & Masonry Cost Data. Mr. Plotner was formerly with Payless Cashways (Northeast Regional Facilities Administrator), Financial Construction Inc. (owner and President), Financial Building Corporation (construction project manager), and Veitas & Veitas Engineers (structural engineer, construction superintendent). Mr. Plotner holds a Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering from Northeastern University.

Steve Ritchie - Vice President, Marketing and Business Development

Steve Ritchie is a highly capable business-strategy and development executive, with over ten years of hands-on experience in the development, planning and execution of marketing and business strategy, mergers and acquisitions, sales and operations improvement. At Reed Construction Data, Steve is responsible for marketing, partnerships and alliances, web development, and strategic planning.

Steve has led, managed and worked directly with teams to create growth strategies for companies ranging from multi-billion dollar insurance companies to 100 year-old steam turbine manufacturers and is well versed in the needs and role of data businesses. He has led a sales team that won a $12 million contract for database marketing services and has also managed over $250 million in acquisitions and alliances.

Before joining Reed Construction Data, Steve served as senior vice president at Patrick Davis Partners; a brand consulting firm that helps companies develop brand and media strategies. Other prior positions include vice president of business development for ChoicePoint Inc., and a consultant for Diamond Technology Partners and Bain & Company. Steve has an MBA from the Amos Tuck School of Business Administration at Dartmouth College and a BA in Sociology and Economics from Duke University.

Steven Kirk - Consultant
Dr. Steven Kirk, AIA, CVA, is a consultant in facility economics, including LCC, VE, program management, and cost estimating. He has led more than 400 economic studies for national and international clients and trained more than 2,000 people in LCC. Dr. Kirk is the recipient of numerous awards, including the Society of American Value Engineers’ Distinguished Fellow Award and Senior Fulbright Scholar. He is the coauthor of eight books on facility economics, an instructor at Harvard Design School, and former President of the Society of American Value Engineers.

Swanke Hayden Connell Architects - Architects
Swanke Hayden Connell Architects (SHCA) is an international, award-winning design practice with principal offices in New York and London and additional offices in Miami, Washington DC, Sheffield, Paris, Instanbul and Moscow.

Sylvia H. Fee - Landscape Designer and Contractor
Sylvia H. Fee is an award-winning landscape designer and contractor whose experience includes many high-profile commercial and industrial projects in New England and the Southwest . She is a licensed construction superintendent and the author of numerous articles for professional landscaping and construction journals. Ms. Fee is a past president of the Association of Professional Landscape Designers. Her company, Gardens by Design, is based in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

The International Code Council
The International Code Council, a membership association dedicated to building safety and fire prevention, develops the codes used to construct residential and commercial buildings, including homes and schools. Most U.S. cities, counties and states that adopt codes choose the International Codes developed by the International Code Council.

Thomas Frisby - Attorney
Thomas Frisby is an attorney with an engineering, financial, and teaching background who has consulted with contractors across the nation. He specializes in assisting contractors to become more successful and profitable, and his management concepts are widely used. Mr. Frisby has taught courses including contract law and management, dispute resolution, strategic planning, human resources management, and workplace environment at the Texas A & M Construction Education Program and Clemson University Division of Building Science.

Todd T. Breck
President Todd T. Breck, AIA, is President of The Breckstone Group, Inc., Wilmington, Delaware, an architectural, engineering, interior design, and construction management firm that specializes in historic restoration and preservation projects and provides other services for institutional, industrial, commercial, and residential projects. Mr. Breck has been a presenter at many historic restoration forums, and a contributor to numerous publications on related subjects.

USG
For more than 100 years, Chicago-based USG has been a leader in producing innovative construction products and systems, including gypsum wallboard, joint compound, ceiling suspension systems, and acoustical panels. As the inventor of wallboard and mineral wool ceiling tile, USG products are used in everything from major commercial developments and residential housing to simple home improvements.

Waller S. Poage - Architect
Waller S. Poage, AIA, CSI, CVS, is a practicing architect with offices in Alexandria, Virginia. Over the past 35 years, he has gained national recognition for his work in regional and urban planning and corrections, architecture, cellular telecommunications, and value engineering. He has served as a member of the faculty of the School of Art and Design at the University of Texas at San Antonio, and is the recipient of numerous professional awards.

Wayne J. DelPico

Wayne DelPico is President of W.J. DelPico, Inc. where he provides consulting services for commercial and residential construction and development projects nationally. He has more than 29 years of experience in construction project management and estimating throughout most of the United States. His professional experience includes: private commercial construction, public construction, retail construction and residential/commercial land development and construction. Mr. DelPico holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Civil Engineering from Northeastern University of Boston. He also teaches construction related curriculum in Cost Estimating, Project Management, and Project Scheduling at Northeastern University. In addition, Mr. DelPico is a member of the adjunct faculty at Wentworth Institute of Technology in Boston, where he teaches programs in Construction Cost Analysis, Construction Project Finance, Project Control and Project Scheduling Programs. Mr. DelPico has authored RSMeans Plan Reading & Material Takeoff, Estimating Building Costs, and co-authored The Practice of Cost Segregation Analysis. He has been teaching seminars for RSMeans/Reed Construction for over 10 years as well as developed the seminar Practical Project Management for Construction Professionals in 2008. His construction experience and knowledge of the industry has qualified him to sit on the Executive Committee for the Builders Association of Greater Boston as First Vice President. He also serves as a practicing Neutral for the American Arbitration Association where he hears construction related matters.

Wayne Robertson - President, PE, LEED AP
Wayne Robertson has 30+ years of energy efficiency expertise, including performance contracting, facility condition assessment and retrofit design engineering. Registered mechanical engineer, LEED AP since 2001, MBA, and CEM, Wayne is a nationally-recognized writer and speaker on energy topics. In 2002, he founded Energy Ace, Inc., now one of the fastest growing companies in Atlanta, offering LEED consulting and energy cost reduction programs to help clients effectively and efficiently meet sustainability goals.