PANELIST

Narada Golden,

Narada Golden

Principal, YRG

Narada is a Principal at YR&G and co-leads the Design and Construction team. He has over 17 years of experience in architectural design and construction, building performance and cost-benefit analysis, human-centric design, integrative project management, and thought leadership in the field of green building. He has worked on a wide range of commercial, educational, institutional, residential, cultural, lab, manufacturing, and master plans projects–both nationally and internationally.
Narada has spoken extensively on sustainability and green building, healthy building environments, integrative design, and building performance. He has also led a variety of sustainability trainings for corporate, government, and educational clients and facilitated large public and private workshops focused on net-zero energy and water neighborhoods, building occupant health and engagement, and green codes.

Narada is engaged in the green building industry as a Living Building Challenge Ambassador for the International Living Future Institute and was a Living Building Challenge Auditory from 2010 to 2013. As an Auditor, Narada certified Living Buildings and net-zero energy buildings by reviewing LBC project documentation and conducting on-site assessments to confirm compliance with all of the LBC requirements. Narada is also trained in the Natural Step and is a trainer and presenter for the Northwest Earth Institute–starting more than 100 courses on personal sustainability in New York, Portland and Denver.

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