We’re proud to honor the hard work of our dedicated volunteers!
At our Spring Member Reception, we were proud to honor several individuals who have helped advance our mission to decarbonize buildings for healthy and resilient communities. This year, we awarded David Hutchinson, Michelle Edwards and Elliott Weinberg for their incredible work in developing a new mentorship program for young adults seeking careers in sustainable building.
Pathways to careers in sustainable building vary widely and can be difficult to navigate from the outside looking in, particularly for students from underserved communities. To address this challenge, David founded the Rising Stars Program, which connects underrepresented youth to training and opportunities in the sustainable building industry. His tireless efforts over the past four years have empowered cohorts of students to become the next generation of sustainable building leaders.
As Urban Green Council Committee members, Elliott and Michelle served as the first mentors in this pilot program. Over the past year, Elliott and Michelle have thoughtfully built relationships with their mentees, shared valuable insight into different career paths and responded to the unique professional needs and interests of each student. Elliott and Michelle also provided insight on how to make future iterations of the mentorship program even more successful. We were proud to recognize and celebrate these recipients for their exceptional work and dedication to our mission.
2024 Service Award winners
David Hutchinson
David Hutchinson is the Director of Deep Energy Retrofit Development at Tremco CPG, Inc. and Founder of Tremco CPG’s Rising Stars Program. David focuses on creating opportunities for diverse workforce development through training, education and networking. Additionally, David is an expert in retrofit solution generation for the constantly aging existing building stock. Leading Tremco CPG’s Deep Energy Retrofit Development program, he works with building owners and architects to bring full turnkey solutions to the market and address the challenges facing carbon reduction.
Michelle Edwards
Michelle Edwards is the Assistant Project Manager of WSP. Michelle Edwards is a sustainability consultant that works with clients to ensure holistic and sustainable approaches are used in planning projects. As a mentor, Michelle hopes to provide her mentee with the guidance and self-assurance to break barriers in the sustainability field. She is a deeply empathetic and encouraging individual and hopes to connect her mentee with opportunities to further their career and educational development.
Elliott Weinberg
Elliott Weinberg is the CEO and founder of BuildAptive. Elliott created the BuildAptive platform to assist building decarbonization consultants in scaling their operations, providing specialized tools for site inspections, retrofit recommendations, and project reporting. Elliott is passionate about empowering young adults to participate in the green economy, and is excited to share his industry experience with the next generation of leaders. He hopes to build strong and long lasting relationships with his future mentees.