Chris Schaffner
LEED AP BD+C, LEED AP ID+C, LEED AP O+M, LEED Fellow, LFA, USGBC Faculty, ASHRAE BEMP, ASHRAE HBDP
CEO
Sustainability Consulting
- 1.5M GSF
- 12 Projects
- 37 Years Experience
About
It sounds like magic, but it's true. We can build better buildings that are healthy, productive, comfortable, efficient, easier to maintain, cheaper to own and operate, and have a lower environmental impact. And we can do it without increasing construction costs.
Chris Schaffner, PE, LEED Fellow, is the founder and CEO of The Green Engineer, Inc., a sustainable design consulting firm located in Concord, MA. He holds a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from M.I.T. and is a registered professional engineer in Massachusetts, California, and Vermont.
Chris has over 36 years of experience in the design of building systems, with a focus on energy efficiency and sustainability. These projects have been across many building types, ranging from high-rise office buildings to small-scale multi-family residential. His projects include energy-intensive building types such as research laboratories and hospitals. His portfolio includes more than 225 projects that have achieved LEED Certification.
Experience
Building Types
- Assembly
- Education K-12
- Education: Higher Ed
- Healthcare
- Industrial / Warehouse
- Laboratory / Tech / Science
- Lodging
- Office
- Residential: Affordable Multi Family
- Residential: Multi-family
- Retail
- Food Sales & Service
- Mixed Use
- Restaurant
- Senior Living
Achieved Project Certifications
- CHPS
- ENERGY STAR
- LEED
- Living Building Challenge
