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Heath Blount
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Heath Blount manages Brightworks’ Northern California practice and its existing buildings practice. Heath is a distinguished project leader in the San Francisco Bay Area, leading the implementation of sustainability programs for some of the most recognized developments in the region.
As a designer at Mazria Odems Dzurec earlier in his career, Heath worked closely with Ed Mazria during the establishment of the Architecture 2030 program. Heath was also a member of the core team authoring Local Energy Santa Fe’s fuel source feasibility study for the Santa Fe Biomass-Fired District Energy Project.
Heath is an alumnus of the Arcosanti Urban Laboratory, architect Paolo Soleri’s renowned experimental community in Arizona where residents explore new forms of urban design and development that minimize destructive impacts on the earth. In addition to serving as an Arcosanti field engineer and construction crew leader, Heath also helped develop a small-scale solar and wind energy installation at Arcosanti.
Education
- University of New Mexico
Bachelor of Arts (Architecture and Environmental Design) - University of Miami
Architecture
Technical Credentials & Professional Memberships
- U.S. Green Building Council
LEED AP Building Design + Construction (LEED AP BD+C)
LEED AP Operations + Maintenance (LEED AP O+M)
Member - Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education
Member - Permaculture Institute
Certified in Permaculture Design - Arcosanti Urban Laboratory
Alumnus
Selected Experience
- Forum Design
- Mazria Odems Dzurec
- Local Energy
- Rebuild America
- Green Edge Landscape Architects
Publications
- Local Energy (In collaboration with Bios Bioenergysysteme GmbH)
“Biomass-Fired District Energy for Santa Fe, New Mexico.” A report for the United States Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service. August 2004.