Joel McKellar
Principal, Director of Building Performance Services at Whole Building Systems- Claim this Profile
Click to upgrade to our gold package
for the full feature experience.
Topline Score
Bio
Credentials
-
LEED Accredited Professional (LEED AP)
Green Building Certification InstituteJun, 2006- Nov, 2024 -
Certified Building Commissioning Professional (CBCP)
Association of Energy EngineersApr, 2013- Nov, 2024 -
Living Future Accredited (LFA)
International Living Future InstituteJun, 2017- Nov, 2024
Experience
-
Whole Building Systems, LLC
-
United States
-
Engineering Services
-
1 - 100 Employee
-
Principal, Director of Building Performance Services
-
Aug 2017 - Present
Provides commissioning services, high performance design consulting and strategic efforts to advance the definition of sustainable buildings to include occupant health, well-being and productivity. Provides commissioning services, high performance design consulting and strategic efforts to advance the definition of sustainable buildings to include occupant health, well-being and productivity.
-
-
-
Harvard University
-
United States
-
Higher Education
-
700 & Above Employee
-
Associate Director - Green Building Services
-
Nov 2013 - Jul 2017
Responsible for management of staff dedicated to capital project sustainability and existing building optimization services while contributing to policy and strategic development efforts at Harvard University. Services include sustainable design consulting, ASHRAE Level II Energy Auditing, facility commissioning, measurement and verification, incentive management, and energy conservation measure (ECM) implementation support.
-
-
Assistant Program Manager - Green Building Services
-
May 2013 - Oct 2013
Green Building Services offers sustainability/LEED consulting on capital projects, building commissioning, and energy auditing services to the Harvard University community.
-
-
High Performance Building Specialist - Green Building Services
-
Jan 2011 - Apr 2013
Led commissioning, energy auditing, and high performance building certification (LEED, WELL, LBC) projects for Harvard University.
-
-
-
Harvard Extension School
-
United States
-
Higher Education
-
100 - 200 Employee
-
Instructor
-
Jan 2014 - May 2014
Co-led course development and instruction for "E119B - Sustainable Buildings: Optimizing Performance of Existing Buildings", which aims to provide students with both classroom and in-the-field experience leading towards the development of ASHRAE Level II Energy Audits of existing buildings. Co-led course development and instruction for "E119B - Sustainable Buildings: Optimizing Performance of Existing Buildings", which aims to provide students with both classroom and in-the-field experience leading towards the development of ASHRAE Level II Energy Audits of existing buildings.
-
-
-
Harvard Extension School
-
United States
-
Higher Education
-
100 - 200 Employee
-
Teaching Fellow
-
Sep 2012 - Dec 2012
Assisting course development, delivery and grading for "Catalyzing Change: Sustainability Leadership for the 21st Century" with Professors Leith Sharp, M.Ed in Human Development and Psychology and John D. Spangler, PhD. Harvard School of Public Health Assisting course development, delivery and grading for "Catalyzing Change: Sustainability Leadership for the 21st Century" with Professors Leith Sharp, M.Ed in Human Development and Psychology and John D. Spangler, PhD. Harvard School of Public Health
-
-
-
-
Founder
-
Mar 2008 - Jan 2011
RealLifeLEED is a website developed to help practicing LEED AP's learn about all the small things that can make the LEED system frustrating. The goal is to make the process more efficient for everyone, thereby reducing costs and making sustainable design more accessible... It's that easy! RealLifeLEED is a website developed to help practicing LEED AP's learn about all the small things that can make the LEED system frustrating. The goal is to make the process more efficient for everyone, thereby reducing costs and making sustainable design more accessible... It's that easy!
-
-
-
LS3P ASSOCIATES LTD.
-
United States
-
Architecture and Planning
-
300 - 400 Employee
-
Associate - Research
-
Nov 2005 - Dec 2010
I led research programs at LS3P, including writing and editing our research blog, the Knowledge Center (http://knowledge.ls3p.com). I also served as the Charleston office representative to our firm's Sustainability Core Competency Board and have led LEED documentation efforts for five certified projects totaling over 800,000 sf of floor space. I led research programs at LS3P, including writing and editing our research blog, the Knowledge Center (http://knowledge.ls3p.com). I also served as the Charleston office representative to our firm's Sustainability Core Competency Board and have led LEED documentation efforts for five certified projects totaling over 800,000 sf of floor space.
-
-
-
Green River Preserve
-
United States
-
Recreational Facilities
-
1 - 100 Employee
-
Counselor
-
May 2002 - Aug 2002
Counselor at a conservation/ecology focused camp on a family owned, 3,400 acre preserve in the mountains of western North Carolina. This was a life changing experience that started my path towards a career in sustainability. Send your kids here if at all possible! Counselor at a conservation/ecology focused camp on a family owned, 3,400 acre preserve in the mountains of western North Carolina. This was a life changing experience that started my path towards a career in sustainability. Send your kids here if at all possible!
-
-
Education
-
2000 - 2004
Clemson University
BA, Architecture -
2003 - 2003
Charles E. Daniel Center for Design
Italian and Classical Architecture
Community
