Brett is a Senior Associate in RMI’s Buildings practice, supporting the REALIZE and Pathways to Zero initiatives. He is currently focused on demonstrating a highly scalable model for zero-carbon retrofits to low-income multifamily buildings. Brett also works on grid-integrated buildings and communities, exploring how distributed energy resources and demand flexibility can provide grid services and support increased renewables integration.
Victor is Costa Rican licensed architect with specialization in sustainable and regenerative design. He is the author of numerous book and papers in the field of sustainability and related areas. Victor is currently the CEO and founder of the Regenerative Built Environment Institute in Costa Rica. He is also on the Board of Directors of Costa Rica's Architects and Engineers Consultants Chamber (CCAI).
Previously, Victor initiated the Living Building Challenge Collaborative in Costa Rica and has contributed to the local community in many ways over the last two decades. He was formerly Urban Planning and Development Director at the Municipalidad de Montes de Oca, from 2003–2006, where he coordinated the technical sessions to approve a new Master Plan for the county. From 1996-1999 he founded PRINSOPAZ, the first interdisciplinary effort to promote sustainability in the University of Costa Rica.
Ethan Heil is an Energy and Sustainability Engineer at the University of Virginia, where he works to promote healthy, high performance, low-energy buildings. He has worked with a range of municipalities, utilities, corporate clients, and institutions of higher education to develop systems-level strategies for decarbonization, climate resilient infrastructure, and sustainability action planning. Ethan is also a Lecturer at the University of Virginia (UVA) and has taught sustainable building and decarbonization courses at UVA, Stanford University, and the PG&E Pacific Energy Center. Ethan holds a B.S. in Civil Engineering, a M.S. in Environmental Sciences from the UVA and a Deg.Eng. in Civil Engineering from Stanford University. He is a licensed professional engineer in the state of California
Brett is a Senior Associate in the Rocky Mountain Institute's Buildings practice, supporting the REALIZE and Pathways to Zero initiatives. He is currently focused on demonstrating a highly scalable model for zero-carbon .... Read more
Victor is Costa Rican licensed architect with specialization in sustainable and regenerative design. He is the author of numerous book and papers in the field of sustainability and related areas. Victor is currently the CEO and founder of .... Read more
Ethan Heil is an Energy and Sustainability Engineer at the University of Virginia where he works to promote healthy, high performance, low-energy buildings. He has worked with a range of municipalities, utilities, corporate clients, and institutions of higher education to develop systems-level strategies for decarbonization, climate resilient infrastructure, and sustainability action planning. Ethan is also a Lecturer at the University of Virginia (UVA) and has taught sustainable building and decarbonization courses at UVA, Stanford University, and the PG&E Pacific Energy Center. Ethan holds a B.S. in Civil Engineering and a M.S. in Environmental Sciences from the UVA and a Deg.Eng. in Civil Engineering from Stanford University. He is a licensed professional engineer in the state of California.
Brett is a Senior Associate in RMI’s Buildings practice, supporting the REALIZE and Pathways to Zero initiatives. He is currently focused on demonstrating a highly scalable model for zero-carbon retrofits to low-income multifamily buildings. Brett also works on grid-integrated buildings and communities, exploring how distributed energy resources and demand flexibility can provide grid services and support increased renewables integration.