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Green
Builder’s® highly skilled management team provides clients
with the expertise necessary to develop usable, successful solutions.
Green Builder® team members include:
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Ron Jones is the owner of Sierra Custom Builders,
a design/build company located in Placitas, New Mexico. His national
award winning company specializes in challenging site projects and
environmentally appropriate construction. His firm offers design,
construction management and consulting services throughout North
America and the Caribbean.
Ron is the only person ever to serve as a member of the Board of
Directors of both the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB)
and the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC). He served as charter
chairman of the NAHB Green Building Subcommittee and is an original
member of the LEED Homes committee for USGBC.
He has served as a speaker and consultant to a variety of organizations
including the American Solar Energy Society, National Recycling
Association, Sustainable Buildings Industry Council, NAHB, USGBC,
International Housing Conference of the Americas, Fannie Mae Partnership
Foundation, National Arbor Day Foundation, and many others in the
private and public sectors.
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Sara
Gutterman is an experienced entrepreneur, investor, and
sustainability consultant. Her main areas of expertise include
business development, strategic planning, product positioning,
deal structuring and financing, and fund raising. For the past
several years, she has focused primarily on consulting corporations
and communities on becoming simultaneously more sustainable and
profitable. She assists organizations in developing strategies
for sustainability-related issues including "greening"
product lines, resource conservation, green building, and environmental
protection and conservation strategies.
Sara is a former venture capitalist with Boulder Ventures, a national
venture capital firm that manages $250 million, where she evaluated
and structured technology deals; assisted portfolio companies
in their growth process; managed relationships with co-investors
and Limited Partners; and performed fundraising. Sara participated
in a portion of the life cycle (from funding to exit) of over
20 companies, including LeftHand Networks, Cogent Communications,
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augment the expertise of the Founding Partners, Green Builder®
draws upon a rich network of leading green building and sustainability
industry experts to assist in consulting and development projects
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