<div dir="ltr"><p style="background:rgb(255,255,255) none repeat scroll 0% 0%;border-color:currentcolor;border-style:none;border-width:0px;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:helvetica;font-size:13px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial">Happy New Year from the GreenHomeNYC Forums Planning Committee!</p><p style="background:rgb(255,255,255) none repeat scroll 0% 0%;border-color:currentcolor;border-style:none;border-width:0px;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:helvetica;font-size:13px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"> </p><p style="background:rgb(255,255,255) none repeat scroll 0% 0%;border-color:currentcolor;border-style:none;border-width:0px;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:helvetica;font-size:13px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"><a href="http://greenhomenyc.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/January2018GreenCatwalk.jpg" style="background:transparent none repeat scroll 0% 0%;border-color:currentcolor;border-style:none;border-width:0px;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(50,152,180)"><img class="gmail-alignright gmail-wp-image-15182" src="http://greenhomenyc.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/January2018GreenCatwalk-300x150.jpg" alt="" style="background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 0%; border-color: currentcolor; border-style: none; border-width: medium; border-image: none 100% / 1 / 0 stretch; margin: 4px 6px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; float: right;" width="250" height="125"></a></p><p style="background:rgb(255,255,255) none repeat scroll 0% 0%;border-color:currentcolor;border-style:none;border-width:0px;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:helvetica;font-size:13px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial">As 2018 gets going, we’re starting off the year with our classic Green Catwalk forum, where we bring in speakers to present on new, innovative, unheard of, and just plain interesting topics, technologies, trends and organizations within the sustainability space. This year will include presentations on sustainable food, the recently approved VDER order and its potential impact on New York’s solar industry, and health optimization, among other subjects. Join us!</p><p style="background:rgb(255,255,255) none repeat scroll 0% 0%;border-color:currentcolor;border-style:none;border-width:0px;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:helvetica;font-size:13px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"> </p><p style="background:rgb(255,255,255) none repeat scroll 0% 0%;border-color:currentcolor;border-style:none;border-width:0px;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:helvetica;font-size:13px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial">In addition, our first volunteer orientation of the year will take place right before the event, starting at 6 PM. If you’re interested in joining GreenHomeNYC as a volunteer, please sign up at<span> </span><a href="http://greenhomenyc.org/get-involved/" style="background:transparent none repeat scroll 0% 0%;border-color:currentcolor;border-style:none;border-width:0px;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(50,152,180)">http://greenhomenyc.org/get-involved/</a></p><p style="background:rgb(255,255,255) none repeat scroll 0% 0%;border-color:currentcolor;border-style:none;border-width:0px;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:helvetica;font-size:13px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"> </p><p style="background:rgb(255,255,255) none repeat scroll 0% 0%;border-color:currentcolor;border-style:none;border-width:0px;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:helvetica;font-size:13px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"><strong style="background:transparent none repeat scroll 0% 0%;border-color:currentcolor;border-style:none;border-width:0px;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-weight:bold">Date</strong>: Wednesday, January 17th, 2018<br><strong style="background:transparent none repeat scroll 0% 0%;border-color:currentcolor;border-style:none;border-width:0px;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-weight:bold">Time</strong>: 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM</p><p style="background:rgb(255,255,255) none repeat scroll 0% 0%;border-color:currentcolor;border-style:none;border-width:0px;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:helvetica;font-size:13px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"><strong style="background:transparent none repeat scroll 0% 0%;border-color:currentcolor;border-style:none;border-width:0px;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-weight:bold">Place</strong>: Fujitsu Airstage, 1450 Broadway, 42nd floor, New York, NY 10018</p><p style="background:rgb(255,255,255) none repeat scroll 0% 0%;border-color:currentcolor;border-style:none;border-width:0px;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:helvetica;font-size:13px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"> </p><p style="background:rgb(255,255,255) none repeat scroll 0% 0%;border-color:currentcolor;border-style:none;border-width:0px;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:helvetica;font-size:13px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"><a href="https://january-forum-green-catwalk-2018.eventbrite.com/" style="background:transparent none repeat scroll 0% 0%;border-color:currentcolor;border-style:none;border-width:0px;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(50,152,180)">Register here!</a></p><p style="background:rgb(255,255,255) none repeat scroll 0% 0%;border-color:currentcolor;border-style:none;border-width:0px;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:helvetica;font-size:13px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"> </p><p style="background:rgb(255,255,255) none repeat scroll 0% 0%;border-color:currentcolor;border-style:none;border-width:0px;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:helvetica;font-size:13px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial">We highly encourage attendees to register in advance, as fees increase at the door. If registering at the door, credit/debit card is strongly preferred.</p><p style="background:rgb(255,255,255) none repeat scroll 0% 0%;border-color:currentcolor;border-style:none;border-width:0px;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:helvetica;font-size:13px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"> </p><p style="background:rgb(255,255,255) none repeat scroll 0% 0%;border-color:currentcolor;border-style:none;border-width:0px;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:helvetica;font-size:13px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial">Event speakers include:</p><p style="background:rgb(255,255,255) none repeat scroll 0% 0%;border-color:currentcolor;border-style:none;border-width:0px;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:helvetica;font-size:13px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"> </p><p style="background:rgb(255,255,255) none repeat scroll 0% 0%;border-color:currentcolor;border-style:none;border-width:0px;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:helvetica;font-size:13px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/ricky-stephens-01/" style="background:transparent none repeat scroll 0% 0%;border-color:currentcolor;border-style:none;border-width:0px;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(50,152,180)"><strong style="background:transparent none repeat scroll 0% 0%;border-color:currentcolor;border-style:none;border-width:0px;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-weight:bold">Ricky Stephens</strong></a>,<span> </span><strong style="background:transparent none repeat scroll 0% 0%;border-color:currentcolor;border-style:none;border-width:0px;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-weight:bold">Co-Founder at AgTech X</strong><span> </span>///// Speaking about sustainable food projects in NYC</p><p style="background:rgb(255,255,255) none repeat scroll 0% 0%;border-color:currentcolor;border-style:none;border-width:0px;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:helvetica;font-size:13px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial">Ricky Stephens is a founder of AgTech X, which facilitates learning, collaboration, and inspiration in Urban Agriculture and other forward-looking solutions to urban food system challenges. The startup currently runs NYC’s only AgTech-focused co-working lab in East Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Ricky began his career in digital marketing and sales operations for marketing-tech firm Red Ventures, where he helped to launch and scale their first international office in Brazil.</p><hr style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:helvetica;font-size:13px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"><p style="background:rgb(255,255,255) none repeat scroll 0% 0%;border-color:currentcolor;border-style:none;border-width:0px;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:helvetica;font-size:13px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/alessandro-ciari-7639492a/" style="background:transparent none repeat scroll 0% 0%;border-color:currentcolor;border-style:none;border-width:0px;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(50,152,180)"><strong style="background:transparent none repeat scroll 0% 0%;border-color:currentcolor;border-style:none;border-width:0px;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-weight:bold">Alessandro Ciari</strong></a>,<span> </span><strong style="background:transparent none repeat scroll 0% 0%;border-color:currentcolor;border-style:none;border-width:0px;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-weight:bold">Director of Communications at Movers Not Shakers</strong><em style="background:transparent none repeat scroll 0% 0%;border-color:currentcolor;border-style:none;border-width:0px;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline"><span> </span>///// Speaking about green moving services</em></p><hr style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:helvetica;font-size:13px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"><p style="background:rgb(255,255,255) none repeat scroll 0% 0%;border-color:currentcolor;border-style:none;border-width:0px;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:helvetica;font-size:13px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelabrown1/" style="background:transparent none repeat scroll 0% 0%;border-color:currentcolor;border-style:none;border-width:0px;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(50,152,180)"><strong style="background:transparent none repeat scroll 0% 0%;border-color:currentcolor;border-style:none;border-width:0px;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-weight:bold">Michael Brown</strong></a><em style="background:transparent none repeat scroll 0% 0%;border-color:currentcolor;border-style:none;border-width:0px;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline">,<span> </span></em><strong style="background:transparent none repeat scroll 0% 0%;border-color:currentcolor;border-style:none;border-width:0px;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-weight:bold">Co-Founder & CEO at LogCheck</strong><span> </span><em style="background:transparent none repeat scroll 0% 0%;border-color:currentcolor;border-style:none;border-width:0px;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline">///// Speaking about mobile inspection software for building operators</em></p><hr style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:helvetica;font-size:13px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"><p style="background:rgb(255,255,255) none repeat scroll 0% 0%;border-color:currentcolor;border-style:none;border-width:0px;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:helvetica;font-size:13px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/maureen-mahle-803b061/" style="background:transparent none repeat scroll 0% 0%;border-color:currentcolor;border-style:none;border-width:0px;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(50,152,180)"><strong style="background:transparent none repeat scroll 0% 0%;border-color:currentcolor;border-style:none;border-width:0px;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-weight:bold">Maureen Mahle</strong></a>,<span> </span><strong style="background:transparent none repeat scroll 0% 0%;border-color:currentcolor;border-style:none;border-width:0px;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-weight:bold">Managing Director of Sustainable Housing Services at Steven Winter Associates</strong><em style="background:transparent none repeat scroll 0% 0%;border-color:currentcolor;border-style:none;border-width:0px;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline"><span> </span>///// Speaking about ventilation to optimize health</em></p><p style="background:rgb(255,255,255) none repeat scroll 0% 0%;border-color:currentcolor;border-style:none;border-width:0px;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:helvetica;font-size:13px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial">Maureen McGeary Mahle is the Managing Director of Sustainable Housing Services at Steven Winter Associates, Inc. (SWA). Maureen has certified over 10,000 green housing units in 10 states under LEED for Homes and other green rating systems. She works to tie human health to energy efficiency and green building, and she has spent the past dozen years training developers, designers, and builders to think holistically and build meticulously.</p><hr style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:helvetica;font-size:13px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"><p style="background:rgb(255,255,255) none repeat scroll 0% 0%;border-color:currentcolor;border-style:none;border-width:0px;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:helvetica;font-size:13px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/tom-sahagian-42a23a6/" style="background:transparent none repeat scroll 0% 0%;border-color:currentcolor;border-style:none;border-width:0px;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(50,152,180)"><strong style="background:transparent none repeat scroll 0% 0%;border-color:currentcolor;border-style:none;border-width:0px;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-weight:bold">Tom Sahagian</strong></a>,<span> </span><strong style="background:transparent none repeat scroll 0% 0%;border-color:currentcolor;border-style:none;border-width:0px;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-weight:bold">Independent Energy-Efficiency Consultant</strong><span> </span><em style="background:transparent none repeat scroll 0% 0%;border-color:currentcolor;border-style:none;border-width:0px;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline">///// Speaking about heat pumps, insulation and PV</em></p><p style="background:rgb(255,255,255) none repeat scroll 0% 0%;border-color:currentcolor;border-style:none;border-width:0px;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:helvetica;font-size:13px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial">Tom Sahagian began his energy-efficiency career working on a windmill in the South Bronx in the early 1980s. He subsequently spent a lot of time in basements, boiler rooms, electrical closets and rooftops troubleshooting building systems for the USDoE Weatherization program, NYC’s Dept. of Housing Preservation & Development and various engineering firms. He has designed steam and hot water heating systems, cogeneration systems and a control package for a hydro generator. He speaks and teaches widely and served on former mayor Bloomberg’s Green Codes Task Force. Now retired, he continues to work as a consultant and serves on the board of GreenHomeNYC.</p><hr style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:helvetica;font-size:13px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"><p style="background:rgb(255,255,255) none repeat scroll 0% 0%;border-color:currentcolor;border-style:none;border-width:0px;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:helvetica;font-size:13px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/celeste-mcmickle-leed-homes-ap-gr-4094127/" style="background:transparent none repeat scroll 0% 0%;border-color:currentcolor;border-style:none;border-width:0px;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(50,152,180)"><strong style="background:transparent none repeat scroll 0% 0%;border-color:currentcolor;border-style:none;border-width:0px;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-weight:bold">Celeste McMickle</strong></a>,<span> </span><strong style="background:transparent none repeat scroll 0% 0%;border-color:currentcolor;border-style:none;border-width:0px;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-weight:bold">Founder at Celestial Solutions</strong><em style="background:transparent none repeat scroll 0% 0%;border-color:currentcolor;border-style:none;border-width:0px;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline"><span> </span>///// Speaking about holistic sustainability solutions for businesses</em></p><p style="background:rgb(255,255,255) none repeat scroll 0% 0%;border-color:currentcolor;border-style:none;border-width:0px;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:helvetica;font-size:13px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial">Celestial Solutions was founded and is run by Celeste McMickle. Celeste’s has been using her energy and enthusiasm to support people and the environment for as long as she can remember and has been working in the sustainability industry for more than a decade. She received her B. Arch from Syracuse University and her Masters in Green Building from the San Francisco Institute of Architecture. She is a certified permaculture designer, master composter, Green Rater, LEED-H AP, and gardener. Celeste uses her mixed background of architecture, permaculture, composting, and recycling knowledge to make a positive impact on the environment wherever possible. She has published articles on the role of community involvement in recycling diversion programs and building certifications. Her projects have received national and international recognition for green building and sustainability goals.</p><hr style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:helvetica;font-size:13px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"><p style="background:rgb(255,255,255) none repeat scroll 0% 0%;border-color:currentcolor;border-style:none;border-width:0px;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:helvetica;font-size:13px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/nealinnea/" style="background:transparent none repeat scroll 0% 0%;border-color:currentcolor;border-style:none;border-width:0px;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(50,152,180)"><strong style="background:transparent none repeat scroll 0% 0%;border-color:currentcolor;border-style:none;border-width:0px;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-weight:bold">Linnea Paton</strong></a>,<span> </span><strong style="background:transparent none repeat scroll 0% 0%;border-color:currentcolor;border-style:none;border-width:0px;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-weight:bold">Senior Energy Analyst at Jones Lang LaSalle</strong><em style="background:transparent none repeat scroll 0% 0%;border-color:currentcolor;border-style:none;border-width:0px;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline"><span> </span>///// Speaking about the Value of Distributed Energy Resources (VDER)</em></p><br><br><br clear="all"><div><div class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div><div dir="ltr"><div><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:small;border-collapse:separate"><span style="border-collapse:collapse;font-family:"trebuchet ms",sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><span style="border-collapse:collapse"><span style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:10pt;color:rgb(106,159,58)">________________________________________________________________________________</span></span></span></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:small;border-collapse:separate"><span style="border-collapse:collapse;font-family:"trebuchet ms",sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><span style="border-collapse:collapse"><span style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:10pt;color:rgb(106,159,58)"><a href="http://www.linkedin.com/in/gregorynathanielthomas" target="_blank">Gregory Thomas</a> </span><span style="font-size:10pt;color:gray">|</span><span style="font-size:10pt;color:rgb(106,159,58)"> Monthly Forums Planning Committee </span><span style="color:gray">| </span><span style="color:rgb(106,159,58)">GreenHomeNYC<span> </span></span><span style="color:gray">| </span><span style="color:rgb(2,30,170)"><a href="mailto:gregory@GreenHomeNYC.org" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">gregory@greenhomenyc.org</a></span></span><br><span style="font-size:13px"> </span><br><span style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:9pt;color:rgb(146,146,146)">Visit us online: </span><span style="font-size:9pt;color:rgb(2,30,170)"><a href="http://www.greenhomenyc.org/" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(2,30,170)">www.greenhomenyc.org</span></a></span></span><br><span style="color:rgb(146,146,146);font-size:12px">Like us on Facebook: <a href="http://www.facebook.com/GreenHomeNYC" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(2,30,170)">www.facebook.com/GreenHomeNYC</span></a></span><br><span style="color:rgb(146,146,146);font-size:12px">Follow us on Twitter: <a href="http://twitter.com/greenhomenyc" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(2,30,170)">@GreenHomeNYC</span></a> </span></span><span style="border-collapse:collapse;color:rgb(146,146,146);font-size:12px">Connect: <a href="http://www.linkedin.com/groups/GreenHomeNYC-4328298" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank"><span sty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