The House That Saved The World is coming to Television, DVD and the Web.

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The Advisory Board

Thor Peterson -Synthesis Consultants

Thor Peterson believes that design, defined broadly, sits at the center of both the opportunity and challenges that humanity faces. He has nearly a decade’s worth of experience researching, educating, and developing and managing programs related to green building and resource conservation. Thor’s eight-year tenure with the City of Seattle green building program focused on providing resources and information on residential green building design and products. While at the City of Seattle, he developed and served as primary author of the Green Home Remodel series of guides, as well as managing the residential green building programming for Seattle Public Utilities and the Seattle Department of Planning and Development. He is also a former chair of the Built Green Steering Committee, and volunteered for several years as Education Chair of the Central Puget Sound Chapter of the Northwest Ecobuilding Guild. Most recently, he served as Research Director at the Cascadia Region Green Building Council. Thor owns Synthesis Consultants, focusing on green building research, education and outreach.

 

Cate O’dahl -ESP Services Specializing in Green Building Education and Outreach

Serving as promoter, organizer and educator since 1990, Cate is an early-adopter of Green Building in Washington State. Working with private enterprise, non-profits and governments, she designs, supports, and promotes Green Building initiatives and project promotions throughout the Northwest, primarily in the Seattle metropolitan area. Notable projects include the Green Pages for the Northwest EcoBuilding Guild since 2002, the Built Green® manuals for King and Snohomish Counties, and most recently, editorial manager for the Nisqually Watershed Building Guide in collaboration with the Stewardship Partners. Cate served for three years as the Education and Outreach Coordinator for the Sustainable Development Task Force in Snohomish County, increasing awareness and opportunities for sustainable development in this rural and growing county, especially for low impact development. Bringing green education to the real estate market has been Cate’s focus for the last few years: creating curriculum for deep green Real Estate education classes in association with GreenWorks Realty and O’Brien and Company, and providing an even more thorough examination of green building, bydeveloping several classes for the North Seattle Community College’s Green Real Estate Certificate program. According to Cate, teaching green real estate classes to aspiring green professionals “is a fantastic feeling after all these years of talking to the choir.” When Cate is not doing something 'green,' she’s playing with her dogs. “My practically-perfect Golden Retriever, Brooklyn, and her pals keep me and my husband/business partner busy, happy, and full of joy."

 

Ben Kaufman -GreenWorks Realty

Ben is the Founder and Designated Broker of GreenWorks Realty managing over $60 Million in real estate transactions. Ben uses his vision and passion to promote GreenWorks Realty’s mission to improve the livability and sustainability of our community. Ben holds a BA in Urban Planning from the University of Washington, a Professional Commercial Real Estate Certificate from the University of Washington, a Permaculture Design Certificate from Crystal Waters, Australia, a Certified New Home Sales Professional Certificate, and co-instructs a 14 clock hour Washington State approved Green Agent Essentials for Real Estate Agents. Prior to founding GreenWorks, Ben was co-founder of Co-Opportunities Northwest, a 2001 public conference to identify and advance emerging trends in sustainable community development in Puget Sound.Ben has been active in low impact land development and marketing and selling real estate for 15 years and is the current Treasurer of the Northwest Eco-Building Guild and Executive Team member of the Seattle/King County Built Green program. Ben is also a manager and investor recently permitting a proposed 32 unit Built Green cottage housing development in Newcastle, WA. Ben's recent achievements include drafting the Environmental Certification checkbox additions to the local MLS and authoring the first study using MLS data to compare certified homes to non-certified homes in the United States. Master Builders Association of King and Snohomish County awarded Ben with a "Built Green™ Pioneer Award" at the 2009 Built Green Conference in Seattle. Ben's other passions are ski mountaineering, rock climbing, and enjoying nature with his wife Heather.