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Rita Haberman
Senior Consultant
With more than 15 years of experience in sustainability project management, Rita Haberman has deep experience helping public and private clients achieve their green building goals.
As a WELL Building Accredited Professional and Fitwel Technical Advisory Committee Member, she is passionate about leading teams to design and operate buildings for inhabitants’ health, well-being and comfort. She is currently leading the WELL Building certification program for the City of Portland’s Portland Building Reconstruction, an award-winning, post-modern City administration building.
As a seasoned LEED Accredited Professional for Building Design and Construction, Rita is particularly experienced with higher education, recreational facilities, and K-12 schools, including having managed some of the nation’s first LEED Gold certifications for schools. Her other notable projects include the LEED Platinum certification of the historic Pacific Northwest College of Art Schnitzer Center for Art and Design, and the LEED Platinum program for the OHSU Knight Cancer Research Building.
Education
- University of Michigan
Master of Science (Natural Resource Management & Policy) - University of Wisconsin-Madison
Bachelor of Science (Wildlife Ecology)
Technical Credentials & Professional Memberships
- U. S. Green Building Council
LEED AP Building Design + Construction (LEED AP BD+C) - International Well Building Institute
WELL Accredited Professional (WELL AP) - Earth Advantage Commercial
Project Steward - Center for Active Design
Fitwel Advisory Committee, Member - Cascadia Green Building Council
Member - International Living Future Institute
Member - Global Reporting Initiative (GRI)
Certified Trainee - Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education
Member
Selected Experience
- Portland Energy Conservation Inc. (PECI)
- The ReBuilding Center
- Willamette Riverkeeper
- River Network
- 1000 Friends of Oregon
- National Park Service
Service
- Willamette Riverkeeper, Founding Board Member