James Brew Mentor 2011

Describe yourself briefly.

James Scott Brew is a Principal Architect and urban ecologist with Rocky Mountain Institute where he specializes in creating sustainable homes, buildings, campuses, and communities.

He has over 3 decades of design and construction experience, and has completed hundreds of projects in historic preservation, healthy/high-performance/low-energy homes, buildings, and creating sustainable campus and community plans. His work extends from the U.S. to Asia, Australia and Europe. Before joining RMI, James spent 18 years as a principal owner, vice-president and leader of sustainable design, growing his own Minnesota-based architecture and engineering firm from a small, single-focused team, to over 165 people in 7 client-focused
teams.

James is a Certified Passivhaus Design Consultant and an ambassador for the Living Building Challenge. He is a frequent speaker at national and international conferences on many aspects of sustainability, energy, integrative design, and the business case for going “beyond green”.