Jim Ogden
Jim Ogden is a LEED Accredited Professional with 25 years of experience focused on the environmental design, construction and management of facilities for public and private sector clients. He is currently responsible for multiple projects in various stages of LEED certification utilizing LEED NC, LEED CI, LEED CS, LEED EB and LEED S, and has used other benchmark systems including CHPS and LABS 21. Jim has dedicated his career to building a more sustainable world and is committed to sharing what he has learned with the larger community by speaking regularly at conferences and contributing to publications focused on sustainability, commissioning and resource efficiency. He is currently serving as the Chair of the CHPS Technical Committee working to bring the message about greening schools to the national K-12 education market. He serves as an advisor to the California Division of State Architect where he participated in the development of the new CalGreen Building Code and was a founding member of the California Sustainable Building Task Force participating in development of many of the states current Green Building initiatives. Jim earned his Bachelor in Environmental Design from Texas A&M University.