Green Home Expert - Brett Little

<p><strong>Brett Little,</strong> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">is the Executive Director at GreenHome Institute (GHI), a nonprofit whose mission is to empower people to make healthier and more sustainable choices in the renovation and construction of the places we live in. Brett has served as Executive Director since 2011 but originally started his journey with GHI in 2008 as a volunteer. At GHI, Brett helps to instruct or moderate education sessions that are both online and in-person, oftentimes conducting more than 50 per year. In addition, Brett also serves as the LEED for Homes Quality Control Review Admin to ensure 100's of projects are up to LEED standards while locally serving as a LEED for Homes Green Rater on small, affordable housing projects in the Grand Rapids, Michigan area. Additionally, he helps administer Enterprise Green Communities on Low-income Housing Projects across the midwest region. Brett has his Bachelor's Degree from Aquinas College in the Sustainable Business program and previously served as a USGBC West MI board member (6 years). Brett lives in West Michigan with his wife and two young children - in a home that's seeking zero-energy certification via a renovation in a cost-neutral way to show that anyone can do it.</span></p> <h2><strong>Show Highlights</strong></h2> <p> </p> <ul> <li aria-level="1"><strong><span style="font-weight: 400;">How volunteering, the right questions, and Starbuck will open doors and allow you to fail upwards?</span></strong></li> </ul> <ul> <li aria-level="1"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Green Home Institute (GHI</span><span style="font-weight: 400;">) empowers people to make healthier and more sustainable choices. </span></li> </ul> <ul> <li aria-level="1"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Education, training, and awareness on green building practices for new and existing homes. </span></li> </ul> <ul> <li aria-level="1"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Certify homes and multifamily buildings either to LEED standards or Enterprise Green or Southface </sp