Ecofutures Team Member Bios

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Eric L. Doub, Founder/President-- After graduating from Stanford University with a combined major in Engineering and Political Science in 1988, Eric returned to Boulder to become active in the Boulder building community. With over 15 years experience in homebuilding, Eric helped formulate the City of Boulder's Green Points Remodeling Program and is a founding member of the Boulder Green Building Guild. Widely acknowledged as an expert in all areas of green building, Eric is a regular contributor to numerous leading green building publications, conferences, and advisory committees.

Jeremiah Mercier, Project Manager -- Licensed in both Denver and Boulder, Jeremy is an experienced carpenter, project estimator and job manager. Over the past 8 years working with Ecofutures, Jeremy has become highly skilled in building custom homes that integrate green materials and complex mechanical, thermal and solar technologies. Jeremy dedicates his time and energy to many tasks including cost estimating, carpentry, assisting client designs, and supervising subcontractors to ensure work is of the highest quality.

Jim Pendergast, Project Manager -- President & Founder of Naked Woods Carpentry, Jim represents the blend of professionalism, skill and knowledge of green building that is Ecofutures' hallmark. Jim manages both new home construction and small remodels, dedicating his time and energy to keeping projects on-time and on-budget. Aside from project management, Jim also assists product and design decisions with clients, engineers and architects.

Daniel Poten, Project Manager -- President & Founder of Hybrid Homes in California, Daniel came to Ecofutures in 2007 and quickly became a critical part of the Ecofutures team. Daniel is skilled all aspects of advanced framing and high performance home construction with a very refined eye for budget and estimating work. At Hybrid Homes Daniel designed all of the remodel and new home work, which he takes with him to every Ecofutures project, giving homeowners a unique perspective into their design-build project.

Eric Keller, Project Manager -- Having recently completed construction of his own home in Golden, Eric returned to Ecofutures in 2007 to take on project management of jobs in the Denver/Golden regions. He expertly manages all aspects of project management from framing to finish carpentry and is well versed in high performance home building science. Eric is also President and Founder of Keller Building Inc. out of Golden.

Michael Luna, Junior Project Manager -- We fondly refer to Michael as "the big tank pro" after he managed the installation of a 5,000 gallon stainless steel big tank for a historic home in Boulder. His work involved coordinating subcontractors and employees to bury and insulate the big tank, mount solar thermal panels and a 10kW PV system, run insulated lines from the tank to two homes, and set up monitoring equipment. A fantastic carpenter and project manager, Michael is a shining example of Ecofutures talent.

Caryn Lerman, Office Manager -- Caryn has lived in the Boulder area for 20 years working and volunteering with a wide range of non-profits and local environmental companies. As a professional organizer she enjoys the challenge of multi-tasking, assisting employees, clients, subcontractors and others with the day to day tasks involved in running a smooth and efficient business.

Alison Ray, Assistant Project Manager -- City of Boulder Green Points Certified Building Professional. As a recent graduate from the School of Natural Resources at the University of Vermont, Ali is exploring ecological design through the lens of residential home construction. Her senior thesis work focused on designing green roof systems unique to Vermont. Here at Ecofutures she provides research and communications assistance for all people involved in developing and in-progress projects.

Ryan Mercier, Carpenter

Jeremy Schick, Carpenter

Clayton Bryant, Carpenter

Pete Chandler, Lead Technician for Energy Star Audits: President & Founder of Living Space, Pete is a certified Bau-biologie, or building biology, environmental inspector and is a long time residential energy analyst. Certified in 2005 as Home Performance with Energy Star (HPwES) auditor, Pete joined Ecofutures as the lead HPwES technician providing home and energy consultations.

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