From Architecture to Construction with John Ambert

John M. Ambert RA, NCARB, LEED Fellow, GPRO, LFA | Architect & Green Building Specialist.?

John Ambert is a licensed architect, LEED Fellow, and sustainability subject matter expert with DPR Construction .

Since 2006, John has worked to integrate sustainability solutions for more than 100 of the highest performance residential, commercial, mixed-use, office, higher education, health care, and corporate projects in the US.

With a deep background in high-performance materials, healthy indoor environments, and low carbon design, John works to implement sustainable construction approaches to minimize the environmental impact of the construction process. A graduate of California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo , John holds a Bachelors of Architect with a focus in Sustainable Environments.

Speaker & Presentation Experience

• 2014: NAVFAC “Wounded Warrior Campus – The first LEED Platinum buildings for the US Military”
• 2016: SDGE: High Performance Water Solutions for Buildings in So Cal
• 2017: Designing for High Performance & Zero Energy
• 2019: Net Zero 2019: “Murph Zero”
• 2019: SDGBC Conference: “Murph Zero”
• 2021: SD Living Future Collaborative: Webinar Series – 8 total
• 2022: San Diego Green Building Conference + Expo: DPR + JUST label

SHOW HIGHLIGHT

• John shares the evolution of his unique sustainability career and the fellowship that comes with being a LEED Fellow.
• DPR’s influence in quality sustainability to make zero harm to people and the planet.
• Pathways for people to explore natural building materials not typically found to create different building types that minimize harm from the traditional ways of building.
• Tips to overlap green values as a team, as a state, a nation, as a world.
• Flow state at work – explained.
• Avoid getting pigeonholed by a narrow perspective in your education and/or career. Understanding the various routes and opportunities to a prosperous career.
• Policy support of sustainability will be the environmental catalysts for the industry.
• COVID forced health to the forefront of design criteria to rethink how we live and work in buildings.

SHOW RESOURCE AND INFORMATION

• Clarity & Connection
• Inward
• Atomic Habits
• LinkedIn
• Twitter

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