Brett Little's guest appearances

Brett Little

Building HVAC Science

The Green Building Matters Podcast with Charlie Cichetti

Building the Future: Green Building in the New Millennium

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Brett approaches sustainability with thoughtfulness and enthusiasm.   He is the Program Manager at GreenHome Institute, has been involved in residential sustainability since 2008, and holds a bachelor's in Sustainable Business.    Brett has provided consulting and verification services on thousands of residential green-certified living spaces and certified four projects as a LEED Green Rater. Brett oversees education services providing training or moderations for hundreds of events with thousands of attendees.    Brett lives with his family in West Michigan in a GreenStar certified home targeting zero carbon in 2021. His mission is to help you build, BETTER.   Additionally, he takes personal steps along these lines and share his experiences.   Learn about his radon monitoring experiences here:  https://www.airthings.com/resources/brett-radon-story   He shares is Carbon Zero Home renovation journey here:  https://www.buildwithrise.com/stories/financing-a-carbon-zero-home-renovation   You can find Brett on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brett-little-0b3ab71b/   Brett’s day job is Program Manager at the Green Home Institute: https://greenhomeinstitute.org/   This episode was recorded in January 2022.

Brett approaches sustainability with thoughtfulness and enthusiasm. He is the Program Manager at GreenHome Institute, has been involved in residential sustainability since 2008, and holds a bachelor's in Sustainable Business.  Brett has provided consulting and verification services on thousands of residential green-certified living spaces and certified four projects as a LEED Green Rater. Brett oversees education services providing training or moderations for hundreds of events with thousands of attendees.  Brett lives with his family in West Michigan in a GreenStar certified home targeting zero carbon in 2021. His mission is to help you build, BETTER. Additionally, he takes personal steps along these lines and share his experiences. Learn about his radon monitoring experiences here: <a href="https://www.airthings.com/resources/brett-radon-story" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> https://www.airthings.com/resources/brett-radon-story</a> He shares is Carbon Zero Home renovation journey here: <a href="https://www.buildwithrise.com/stories/financing-a-carbon-zero-home-renovation" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> https://www.buildwithrise.com/stories/financing-a-carbon-zero-home-renovation</a> You can find Brett on LinkedIn: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/brett-little-0b3ab71b/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.linkedin.com/in/brett-little-0b3ab71b/</a> Brett’s day job is Program Manager at the Green Home Institute: <a href="https://greenhomeinstitute.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://greenhomeinstitute.org/</a> This episode was recorded in January 2022.

EP68 Sustainability for homes with Brett Little

Brett Little, is the Program Manager at GreenHome Institute (GHI), a nonprofit whose mission is to empower people to make healthier and more sustainable choices in the renovation and construction of the places we live in. At GHI, Brett oversees their education and certification services such as LEED for homes, enterprise green communities, GreenStar Homes Certification, DOE Home Energy Score and Zero Energy Capable Program. He also runs their Weekly Wednesday webinar series, professional education, annual zero energy conference and the Grand Rapids green affordable housing program.  In addition, he helps administer Enterprise Green Communities on Low-income Housing Projects across the midwest region. Brett has his Bachelor's Degree from Aquinas College in the Sustainable Business program and previously served as a USGBC West MI board member (6 years). Brett lives in West Michigan with his wife and two young children - in a home that's seeking zero-energy certification via a renovation in a cost-neutral way to show that anyone can do it. Show Highlights  How volunteering, the right questions, and Starbuck will open doors and allow you to fail upwards?   Green Home Institute (GHI) empowers people to make healthier and more sustainable choices.    Education, training, and awareness on green building practices for new and existing homes.    Certify homes and multifamily buildings either to LEED standards or Enterprise Green or Southface    Entice developers build low income housing. The Heartland and Middle America is the second hardest place to convince people to support green building.  Incorporating the five pillars of green energy. The bigger conversation about when we're using energy and that it matches when renewables are being produced in our region.  24/7 zero carbon for real-time air quality. Michigan is the “canary in the coalmine.”  “As we start the transition more to our homes and working from home, this is going to become even more important that we deal with sustainability in our housing.” - Brett Little  Brett Little’s Show Resource and Information       Connect with Charlie Cichetti and GBES         GBES is excited our membership community is growing. Consider joining our membership community as members are given access to some of the guests on the podcasts that you can ask project questions. If you are preparing for an exam, there will be more assurance that you will pass your next exam, you will be given cliff notes if you are a member, and so much more. Go to  to learn more about the 4 different levels of access to this one-of-a-kind career-advancing green building community! If you truly enjoyed the show, don't forget to leave a positive rating and review on .  We have prepared more episodes for the upcoming weeks, so come by again next week! Thank you for tuning in to the ! Copyright © 2021 GBES

Green Home Expert - Brett Little

Tune in as Brett Little and I talk innovations in building science, electric heat pump retrofits, building certification programs, and how to be a "sustainability ninja" when it comes to proving cost savings. We also discuss IAQ (indoor air quality) and how we've had the answers for stopping viruses, VOCs, and indoor contaminants for many years...perhaps now the world will choose to listen!   Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/SyNonxPcxMM Episode Sponsor: www.sustainablehomesofthefuture.com Contact Host: info@shfbuild.com   About Brett: Brett Lives with his wife and son in Grand Rapids MI in a GreenStar Bronze Certified remodeled home that is 90 years old. He is passionate about sustainable business and helping people make their lives more sustainable. He has been a volunteer with GHI since 2008 prior to becoming the executive director. He is a Home Energy Magazine entrepreneur 30 under 30 recipient and loves to Kayak and drink craft beer when not greening homes. Credentials: LEED APH, LFA and GHP   Show Notes: GreenHome Institute - https://greenhomeinstitute.org/

Tune in as Brett Little and I talk innovations in building science, electric heat pump retrofits, building certification programs, and how to be a "sustainability ninja" when it comes to proving cost savings. We also discuss IAQ (indoor air quality) and how we've had the answers for stopping viruses, VOCs, and indoor contaminants for many years...perhaps now the world will choose to listen! Watch on YouTube: <a href="https://youtu.be/SyNonxPcxMM" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://youtu.be/SyNonxPcxMM</a> Episode Sponsor: <a href="http://www.sustainablehomesofthefuture.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.sustainablehomesofthefuture.com</a> Contact Host: <a href="mailto:info@shfbuild.com">info@shfbuild.com</a> About Brett: Brett Lives with his wife and son in Grand Rapids MI in a GreenStar Bronze Certified remodeled home that is 90 years old. He is passionate about sustainable business and helping people make their lives more sustainable. He has been a volunteer with GHI since 2008 prior to becoming the executive director. He is a Home Energy Magazine entrepreneur 30 under 30 recipient and loves to Kayak and drink craft beer when not greening homes. Credentials: LEED APH, LFA and GHP Show Notes: GreenHome Institute - <a href="https://greenhomeinstitute.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://greenhomeinstitute.org/</a>