Consulting – Jon Alexander is available to serve as a green building/sustainability consultant for your residential project. His consultations are of particular value because of:
His broad and deep knowledge of green building and his ability to help prioritize what makes most sense in specific situations;
His extensive experience implementing and pioneering new green building components in the field;
His ability to share practical field experience in a way that helps speed others' learning, regardless of what stage they may be at;
His dedication to green building and to helping each indivual to progress in the field as rapidly as possible;
His knowledge and experience with the suppliers, subcontractors and other important players in the field.
In the past, he has consulted:
Homeowners
Custom builders & remodelers
Production builders & developers
Architects and engineers
Realtors
Government
Tribal housing authority
Built Green™ Verifier – Jon Alexander is a certified Built Green verifier.
He has an extensive knowledge of the Built Green Single-Family and Remodeling Checklists. He chaired the committees that first established the Built Green verification process and the 4th and 5th Star levels. The revisions of the current version of the Built Green Single-Family Checklist are the result of a two-year committee process that Jon also chaired. He currently is an active member of the Remodeling Checklist revision committee.
With 16 years in the field as a contractor specializing in green building and remodeling, Jon has a great deal of practical advice on the most sensible way to use the Checklists and how to implement their specific items. In the Built Green program, he was the first to build a 5th Star home and the first to complete a 5th Star remodel.
Presentations and Training – Jon Alexander has led numerous presentations and workshops focusing on a variety of green building subjects. His presentations both help to inspire and to increase the learning curve for those exploring green building. Jon offers presentations which highlight:
Extensive experience with the practical aspects of implementing green building in the field;
A broad knowledge of the opportunities and trends in the green building field;
The various green building programs and the practical aspects of working with each of them.
Jon has given presentations on subjects that include:
Essential steps to Green Remodeling
Healthy building and quality control on the jobsite to ensure it
Green kitchens
Reducing wood consumption in the building process
Using salvaged materials
Using Green Materials
Making Jobsite Recycling work
Reducing Jobsite Waste
The Sensible House, an award winning home built by Sunshine Construction that was the1st (Seattle area) Built Green home to achieve 5 Star status.
The Luk Residence, done by Sunshine Construction, Built Green’s 1st 5 Star Remodel project
He has given presentations to national, regional & local forums that include:
The National Association of Home Builder's Green Building Conferences
Seattle Area & Whatcom County Built Green Conferences
Washington State Department of Ecology conference on Green Building
The Remodeler Council of the Master Builder's Association
Healthy Home Workshop on Environmental Illness
Northwest EcoBuilding Guild, Seattle & Olympia chapter meetings
Northwest Tribal Housing Conference
City of Seattle's Greening Affordable Housing Conference
Sustainable Ballard
Numerous Architect's offices
Numerous training workshops for employees of Toyku Homes, one of Japan's largest home builders
As an adjunct professor at Bates Technical College, a class on Environmental Building
Sunshine Construction LLC
Seattle, Washington
(206) 782-4619
fax: (206) 782-4102 jonalex315@aol.com
