Carissa Sawyer

Group Manager, LEED Certification Residential at Green Business Certification, Inc.
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Denver Metropolitan Area, US
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Credentials

  • Professional Engineer
    State of Colorado
    Dec, 2012
    - Nov, 2024

Experience

  • Green Business Certification Inc. (GBCI)
    • United States
    • Environmental Services
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Group Manager, LEED Certification Residential
      • Nov 2014 - Present

      Carissa is the Group Manager in LEED Certification Residential with Green Business Certification, Inc. (GBCI) and has been with the organization since November 2014. Carissa reviews LEED Existing Buildings: Operations and Maintenance project submittals and provides technical support for the LEED for Homes Rating System. She leads a team of 4 Certification Reviewers. She has a Masters in Mechanical Engineering and a Masters in Business Administration. She became a Certified Energy Manager in March 2012 and a Colorado Licensed Professional Engineer in October 2012.Carissa has also distinguished herself as one of the USGBC Faculty™ members by being highly trained in both green building practice and instructional methods. She has taught several courses on LEED and LEED for Homes, specifically, she has taught Homes 401 over twenty times.

  • USGBC Colorado
    • United States
    • Non-profit Organizations
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Board of Directors Member
      • May 2014 - Nov 2014

      The U.S. Green Building Council Colorado Chapter (USGBC Colorado) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that established in the state of Colorado in 2003. USGBC Colorado was the 15th chapter to be recognized by U.S. Green Building Council and is part of a nationwide network of local chapter’s that all contribute to the mission of transforming the way buildings and communities are designed, built and operated, enabling an environmentally and socially responsible, healthy, and prosperous environment that improves the quality of life.

  • EnergyLogic, Inc.
    • United States
    • Environmental Services
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Energy Engineer
      • Apr 2014 - Oct 2014

      • Provide Professional Engineering consulting to architects, general contractors and building owners all across the state of Colorado to help them build more energy, water and resource efficient buildings• Provide commercial energy modeling for new and existing buildings, including ASHRAE 90.1 compliance evaluation• Assess existing commercial buildings for both energy and environmental impact and efficiency• Consultation for LEED BD&C, ID&C, O+M, ND, and Homes• Professional Engineering services for ENERGY STAR MFHR and commercial certification• Provide Project Steward services for Earth Advantage Commercial certification

    • Sustainability Program Manager
      • Jul 2006 - Oct 2014

      • Provide green building consulting to architects, builders and homeowners all across the state of Colorado to help them build more energy, water and resource efficient homes.• Energy rater having rated over 500 new homes for code, Energy Star, LEED for Homes, Built Green Colorado, the National Green Building Standard and Environments for Living compliance.• Sustainability Lead managing all new green home building projects including LEED for Homes, Built Green Colorado, and NAHB Standard & Guidelines.

  • Brendle Group
    • United States
    • Environmental Services
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Engineering Intern
      • Jan 2005 - Jul 2006

      • Worked with President and Senior Engineer as a junior engineer.• Project Coordinator to design a resource for energy efficient design and construction for building professionals with a grant from the Governor’s Office of Energy Management and Conservation (now Governor’s Energy Office).• Worked directly with The City of Fort Collins on their Climate Wise project. • Worked with President and Senior Engineer as a junior engineer.• Project Coordinator to design a resource for energy efficient design and construction for building professionals with a grant from the Governor’s Office of Energy Management and Conservation (now Governor’s Energy Office).• Worked directly with The City of Fort Collins on their Climate Wise project.

Education

  • Colorado State University
    Master of Engineering (M.Eng.), Mechanical Engineering
    2004 - 2005
  • University of Colorado at Denver
    Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.)
    2006 - 2008
  • Colorado State University
    Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Mechanical Engineering
    2000 - 2004

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