Greg Franta, FAIA

Greg Franta's Key Accomplishments Include . . .
Since the early 1970s, Greg Franta, FAIA, has pioneered environmentally sustainable architecture around the world.

From materials and construction to lighting, heating, and cooling, the building industry accounts for roughly 40 percent of all the energy used in the United States. Green building is good for the environment. And done correctly, it can also be good for the bottom line. As an international leader in sustainable design, Mr. Franta works with developers, architects, facility managers, and real-estate professionals to create high-performance buildings and communities that are less expensive to build (or retrofit), more profitable to operate, easier to lease, and healthier and more comfortable to occupy—plus, they boost worker productivity

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Mr. Franta has been instrumental in developing new environmental resources and design methodologies for architects. He has served on the National Board of Directors for the American Institute of Architects and is a co-founder (past Chairman) of the AIA Committee on the Environment. Mr. Franta is currently chairman of the Sustainable Buildings Industry Council. He participated in the development of the U.S. Green Building Council's LEED program; he is a LEED Accredited Professional, LEED trainer for USGBC, and part of the LEED certification team for the USGBC.

• Sustainability Integration and Development
• Green Design and Building  
• Lighting and Energy  
• Green Materials
• Ecological Footprint and Capacity Analysis
• LEED Coordination

“Thank you for your hard work on the Greening of the White House. I am delighted that this project has received such widespread accolades... I greatly appreciate your assistance and look forward to your continued efforts to help people save money, protect the environment, and improve the quality of their surroundings.”

--- President Bill Clinton