Barry Katz, CGP, LEED AP, is one of New England’s leading proponents of sustainability and green building. A veteran home builder with more than twenty years experience in new construction and remodeling, he now devotes himself exclusively to projects with a green focus. He is the recipient of the Connecticut Association of Homebuilders’ 2007 HOBI Award for Best Green House.
Katz’s newest venture, Greenworks Consulting, LLC offers sustainability and green building consulting services to commercial and residential clients nationally.
An increasingly busy public speaking schedule has taken Barry as far afield as San Diego for “Reinvention 2006,” sponsored by Residential Architect magazine, and to the Boston Society of Architects’ Residential Design Conference (2007, 2008, & 2009 - upcoming) where he has participated in panel discussions and presents an annual green building workshop for architects and building professionals.
Barry is a former chairman of the Westport, Connecticut Architectural Review Board. He is a part-time painter and an amateur pianist. His published writings have included newspaper columns on home improvement, and magazine articles on green building, architecture and the arts. He is currently at work on a book, “Practical Green Remodeling: Down-to-Earth Solutions for Everyday Homes,” due out from Taunton Press in early 2010. His blog, “The Future is Green” has attracted a rapidly growing readership since its introduction in November, 2008.
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Publications
- The New Old Green HousePeriod Homes, 2009
- Stealth HouseThe Modern Estate, 2008
- Saving the Planet, One House at a TimeWeston Magazine, 2007
- Practical Green Remodeling: Down-to-Earth Solutions for Everyday HomesTaunton Press, 2010
Fees and Pricing
$500 to $1,000, plus travel expenses. Fees are subject to change.
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Biography
Past Topics
- Spec Homes for the 21st Century Panel Discussion (Reinvention 2006 - San Diego
- CA)
- Green Building: Rocket Science or Common Sense? (Boston Society of Architects Residential Design Conference - April 2007)
- Building High-performance Green Homes (Boston Society of Architects Residential Design Conference - April 2008)
- Turning Green: Sustainable Solutions for the Home and Office: Sustainable or Green Construction in Connecticut (Lorman Educational Services seminar – Connecticut - December 2008)
GC In The News
- 02.24.2010 Bert Drake, PhD Selected as GC Chief Scientist
- 02.24.2010 Drake named as Chief Scientist
- 12.12.2009 Bruns Honored for Baltimore 35 under 35 Award
- 02.27.2009 Maryland Heads to Desert to Debut Green Pitch
- 11.12.2008 GC Wins Green Business of the Year at 2008...
- 11.01.2008 BizMonthly: Getting Companies Green Conn...