Kevin Pierce

Location: Chicago, IL

About Kevin Pierce    

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Kevin Pierce is Midwest Director of Sustainable Design for Shaw Environmental Inc., a leading provider of environmental solutions world wide as a part of the Shaw Group. Shaw Group is a Fortune 500 Company with approximately 25,000 employees and 300 offices and locations worldwide. Kevin has over 20 years experience in architecture and planning and has spent the past ten exclusively on sustainable design. He's a key player in sustainable projects in throughout the region including the Chicago Center for Green Technology, the City of Chicago's flagship green building and the first LEED Platinum municipal building in the US. As Sustainability Consultant for the Green Exchange he's helping create the country’s first commercial real estate development designed for the advancement of green business. In addition to design and architecture He is involved in projects in city-wide green infrastructure, clean energy, and green building finance. Kevin chairs the board of the Resource Center, a Chicago-based nonprofit focused on urban agriculture and extreme recycling. He has taught at the University of Oregon, the University of Illinois, and the Art Institute of Chicago. A member of the US Green Building Council, the American Institute of Architects, and the American Planning Association, Kevin is regularly invited to speak at national and regional conferences on architecture and sustainability.

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I don't believe in "cold shower" sustainability. Sustainability is a way of thinking, not a thing. While it may be something to aspire to, few of us have the wherewithal to simply "do the right thing". Sustainability, done right, should a tool help us achieve the goals of our organization or ourselves.

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