Alexandra Ramsden, LEED AP, WELL AP
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Marisa Zylkowski
I can unequivocally say that Alexandra is the best manager I’ve ever had (and I’ve had a lot). She’s the optimist in the room, leading with joy, integrity, and persistence. Alexandra lights a fire in every employee to strive for more (& be a better human being). She has a hawk’s eye for exactly what the client needs - and will get creative to solve the most complex challenges. She’s exactly what the sustainability industry needs right now. I look forward to seeing her soar in her next endeavor.
Andi Burnham, PE, HBDP, BEMP, LEED AP BDC
Alexandra is a tremendous asset to the high performance building design and sustainability community - she has both the technical knowledge to understand real world impacts and design considerations, as well as the ability to zoom out and ask the right questions to get teams talking and listening in search of fully integrated and optimized solutions. She has an extraordinary ability to tease out themes and ideas from wide ranging group discussions to focus on actionable outcomes. Alexandra is also the best manager I've ever had. She excels at creating environments for people and projects to thrive through effective communication, consistent and clear results-focused expectations, support without micromanaging, and direct but gentle feedback. She leads by example and inspires those around her to do and be their best, and is incredibly generous with her knowledge.
Marisa Zylkowski
I can unequivocally say that Alexandra is the best manager I’ve ever had (and I’ve had a lot). She’s the optimist in the room, leading with joy, integrity, and persistence. Alexandra lights a fire in every employee to strive for more (& be a better human being). She has a hawk’s eye for exactly what the client needs - and will get creative to solve the most complex challenges. She’s exactly what the sustainability industry needs right now. I look forward to seeing her soar in her next endeavor.
Andi Burnham, PE, HBDP, BEMP, LEED AP BDC
Alexandra is a tremendous asset to the high performance building design and sustainability community - she has both the technical knowledge to understand real world impacts and design considerations, as well as the ability to zoom out and ask the right questions to get teams talking and listening in search of fully integrated and optimized solutions. She has an extraordinary ability to tease out themes and ideas from wide ranging group discussions to focus on actionable outcomes. Alexandra is also the best manager I've ever had. She excels at creating environments for people and projects to thrive through effective communication, consistent and clear results-focused expectations, support without micromanaging, and direct but gentle feedback. She leads by example and inspires those around her to do and be their best, and is incredibly generous with her knowledge.
Marisa Zylkowski
I can unequivocally say that Alexandra is the best manager I’ve ever had (and I’ve had a lot). She’s the optimist in the room, leading with joy, integrity, and persistence. Alexandra lights a fire in every employee to strive for more (& be a better human being). She has a hawk’s eye for exactly what the client needs - and will get creative to solve the most complex challenges. She’s exactly what the sustainability industry needs right now. I look forward to seeing her soar in her next endeavor.
Andi Burnham, PE, HBDP, BEMP, LEED AP BDC
Alexandra is a tremendous asset to the high performance building design and sustainability community - she has both the technical knowledge to understand real world impacts and design considerations, as well as the ability to zoom out and ask the right questions to get teams talking and listening in search of fully integrated and optimized solutions. She has an extraordinary ability to tease out themes and ideas from wide ranging group discussions to focus on actionable outcomes. Alexandra is also the best manager I've ever had. She excels at creating environments for people and projects to thrive through effective communication, consistent and clear results-focused expectations, support without micromanaging, and direct but gentle feedback. She leads by example and inspires those around her to do and be their best, and is incredibly generous with her knowledge.
Marisa Zylkowski
I can unequivocally say that Alexandra is the best manager I’ve ever had (and I’ve had a lot). She’s the optimist in the room, leading with joy, integrity, and persistence. Alexandra lights a fire in every employee to strive for more (& be a better human being). She has a hawk’s eye for exactly what the client needs - and will get creative to solve the most complex challenges. She’s exactly what the sustainability industry needs right now. I look forward to seeing her soar in her next endeavor.
Andi Burnham, PE, HBDP, BEMP, LEED AP BDC
Alexandra is a tremendous asset to the high performance building design and sustainability community - she has both the technical knowledge to understand real world impacts and design considerations, as well as the ability to zoom out and ask the right questions to get teams talking and listening in search of fully integrated and optimized solutions. She has an extraordinary ability to tease out themes and ideas from wide ranging group discussions to focus on actionable outcomes. Alexandra is also the best manager I've ever had. She excels at creating environments for people and projects to thrive through effective communication, consistent and clear results-focused expectations, support without micromanaging, and direct but gentle feedback. She leads by example and inspires those around her to do and be their best, and is incredibly generous with her knowledge.
Experience
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Brightworks Sustainability
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United States
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Environmental Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Director
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May 2022 - Present
Alexandra Ramsden is a Director at Brightworks Sustainability, where she helps lead Brightworks’ consulting operations, project delivery process, firm strategy and business development efforts. With more than 20 years of experience in climate responsive design, Alexandra has developed expertise in Living Building Challenge (LBC), LEED, WELL, and other sustainability frameworks, as well as regenerative design, energy and embodied carbon analysis and optimization. At Brightworks, she leverages this depth of technical knowledge alongside strengths in integrative design, project oversight and team management, to deliver high performance project results and cultivate strong client relationships. Her training in biomimicry allows her to guide project teams to establish mutually beneficial, valuable connections with their local ecosystems and history, enhancing project value, energy efficiency, environmental justice, and occupant health. Show less
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Rushing
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United States
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Principal | Director of Sustainability, Energy & Commissioning
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Jan 2015 - Oct 2021
Provided company leadership and acted as Principal in Charge (PIC) for projects spanning all of Rushing's services - MEP Engineering, Sustainability, Energy, Commissioning, and Lighting Design. Developed and led Rushing’s Energy, Sustainability & Commissioning Studios in providing consulting for sustainability strategy development; workshop facilitation; Living Building Challenge, LEED and Built Green management; carbon analysis - operational & embodied; energy analysis; energy code consulting; energy auditing; post-occupancy verification; commissioning; and training. Show less
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Associate Principal | Director of Sustainability
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Aug 2008 - Jan 2015
Developed, grew and managed Rushing's sustainability studio - grew from 1 to 7 individualsResponsible for consulting, management and certification of:*6 Living Building Challenge Certifications - full & Petal certifications*Over 200 LEED projects*Over 20 Built Green projects *~15 Fitwel and WELL projects
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Callison
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United States
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Architecture and Planning
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100 - 200 Employee
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Designer
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Apr 2005 - Jul 2008
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MulvannyG2 Architecture
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United States
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Construction
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1 - 100 Employee
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Designer
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2002 - 2005
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Education
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University of Iowa
Bachelor's degree, B.A. in Physics + Minor in Art & Design
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