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Laura Steinbrink

Ms. Steinbrink has over eleven years of experience leading project teams to discover and implement sustainability goals in business and the built environment. She grew Emerald Built Environments over that time to an internationally-sought after partner to owners and their architects and project teams. Ms. Steinbrink excels at facilitating eco-charrettes and strategy sessions that align the owner’s business and financial objectives with their renovation and new construction projects thereby establishing clear goals and strategies for project delivery. Her experience spans heavy industry to retail, housing, commercial, education, medical facilities and roads and bridges.

Core Values Drive Results at Firelands Scientific

We recently connected with Firelands Scientific, a Certified B Corporation and cutting-edge medical cannabis company located in nearby Huron, Ohio. Firelands Scientific lives its values of respect, taking ownership, innovation, and being a force for...

Sparking a Debate on Cannabis and Carbon

In recent years, the cannabis industry has experienced significant growth--21 states and Washington D.C. have legalized marijuana for recreational purposes, and medical use is legal in 39 states. In many ways, momentum appears to be on the side of...

Achieve Net Zero Emissions

With each passing quarter, more companies are responding to the demands of board members, employees, consumers, and the planet by setting goals of carbon neutrality and net zero emissions. As discussed in a recent blog, the 2015 Paris Climate...

The US Rejoined the Paris Agreement! Now What?

The United Nations has declared climate change to be a global emergency. In response to the unprecedented set of challenges posed by climate change, in 2015 UN member nations adopted the Paris Agreement, a legally binding international treaty...

Big Changes: Energy Star Multi-Family New Construction Replaces Energy Star Homes

Energy Star is a rating system available for buildings, issued by the U.S. Department of Energy and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Energy Star provides certification programs based upon building type (homes, multi-family, commercial,...

Mass Timber & INTRO Cleveland [VIDEO]

INTRO Cleveland by Harbor Bay is Cleveland's first, and currently America's largest, mass timber project. This innovative sustainability project was designed with the intent of literally INTROducing Cleveland, and the country, to a new perspective...

Today is Earth Day

“What are we doing to celebrate Earth Day?” is a question we ask ourselves each year. After all, one of our core values is Environmental Sustainability. As we considered potential 2021 themes for Earth Day, our team kept coming back to the idea of...

Spring Is Time for Lights Out to Protect the Birds

One of our core values is environmental stewardship, which means that we demonstrate genuine care for the environment and the opportunity to change. Through this value, we see the reason to talk about protecting birds. While that may seem oddly...

Sustainability in Higher Education: Parent Perspective

There are currently almost 20 million students enrolled in higher education in the US now, according to Statista. I’ve got one child at the University of Dayton and another high-school junior prospecting colleges and universities that excel in...