Michael Deane - Environmental Policies and NYC Buildings

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37 min

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Michael Deane is Vice President and Chief Sustainability Officer at Turner Construction Company. He is a LEED BD+C Accredited Professional, and a LEED Fellow. His responsibilities include developing and implementing sustainable policies and procedures for Turner’s national and international operations, green building training, operational oversight and sales. "Focus on the middle distance to see what's coming down the road, so you can say to people, 'Hey, this is going to be important, this can help us build better buildings, this can help our clients.'" - Michael Deane <h2>Start in Green Building</h2> Michael received his BA in History from the University of Colorado in Boulder. He also has an MS in Historic Preservation from Columbia University. "All those early years and those that I was interested in came back and preservation seem to be that put all of the pieces together." - Michael Deane The path led him to work as the Project Manager at the NYC Cultural Preservation Unit. He worked closely with theatres as well as a public library. His career in a construction company later introduced him to green building. <h2>Active LEED Fellow</h2> Michael served for three years from 2012 to 2015 in the Federal GSA Green Building Committee as a member. "It was a recognition of a commitment and of a certain level of achievement." - Michael Deane on getting the LEED Certification At present, he is part of the Board of Directors of the Recycling Certification and of the Board of Governors of

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Michael Deane - Environmental Policies and NYC Buildings

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