Jason is your "Sustainability A.C.E. - Architect, Consultant, Educator" with 30 years of experience. As an Architect, Jason is a thorough, experienced, and responsible licensed Architect and Project Executive/Manager focused on integrating sustainability into every project. He has extensive expertise in all phases of the profession including proposal preparation & presentation, contract preparation & negotiation, programming, schematic design, design development, construction document preparation (including full Interior design), bidding & negotiating, and construction administration including project close out. As a key team member, Mr. Kliwinski has been integrally involved in the restoration, preservation, and adaptive reuse/renovation of existing facilities as well as design and construction of major new green buildings in a variety of market sectors such as residential, multifamily, hospitality, corporate/commercial, retail, and educational facilities across the Country.
As a sustainability consultant, beyond architecture, Jason is skilled at being able to see the big picture vision, create stakeholder buy-in, and successfully create and execute plans as small as a net zero energy house or as large as an entire organization's long term ESG, Carbon or sustainability master plan. In addition to being responsible for the design and oversight of construction of many buildings, Jason has also been a pioneer in carbon neutrality and net zero energy master planning. His collaborative, the Green Building Center, provides a comprehensive suite of sustainable consulting services that include decarbonization benchmarking & planning, energy modeling, net zero energy/water/waste consulting, LEED/WELL third party certification oversight, MEP/Building Envelope commissioning, renewable energy consulting and design, indoor air quality plan development, implementation and testing, life cycle assessment, sustainable material specification and procurement.
As a passionate Educator, Jason regularly speaks at International, national and regional conferences, teached LEED, WELL, GPro and Energy Code courses as LEED and GPro Faculty and is a frequent gues lecturer at Universities such as Princeton, NJIT, Montclair State in sustainable design. Jason's educational efforts are based on hands-on experience. He uses his many successful green building projects and master plans as case studies in courses to demonstrate real world opportunities and challenges to achieving sustainable results.
Whether you are seeking to improve what you have through a renovation or addition or looking to build something new for your home, office, school or business, we are here to help you from concept to keys. We provide a comprehensive suite of design services that include architecture, interior design, all engineering disciplines, owner representation/project management, and construction administration. Our firm was established in 2003 by Architect and LEED Fellow, Jason Kliwinski, with the belief that it shouldn't have to cost more to build green. After dozens of built projects in the Residential, Commercial, Higher Education, K-12, and Hospitality markets, we've proven this to be true. Our focus over the last two decades has been on incorporating the principles of sustainable design in to every project, no matter the size or scope, on time and within your budget. When working with a client we utilize an integrative project delivery approach that fosters a collaborative environment and brings all members of the team, including the contractor, architect, engineers, product suppliers, owner, and specialty consultants, to the table early in the design process and often throughtout to project completion. This helps ensure goals are understood and communicated to the entire team, budgets & schedules are maintained, and responsibilities are defined clearly. Integrating sustainability to me means creating spaces that are healthy, environmentally responsible, cost effective to build & operate, resilient, beautiful and highly functional for the intended purposes created. This is also known as the triple bottom line of sustainable/green architecture, People, Planet & Prosperity.
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American Institute of Architects, NJ Chapter - Board of Trustees
Rutgers University Center for Urban Policy Research - Senior Energy Code Advisor
US Green Building Council MLAB - Board of Advisors
Climate Reality Project - Certified Leader
Urban Green Council - GPro & Energy Code Instructor
Building Owner/Tenant, property manager, construction or real estate attorney, realtors, contractors, business administrators, facility managers