Jennifer Roberts, a freelance writer, lecturer and consultant, has worked as a green building and green living expert for two decades. In addition to her own writing and reporting, she writes and edits technical, business and consumer publications for clients in the fields of energy efficiency, green design and construction, and sustainable living. Contact Jennifer at info@jenniferroberts.com.
Jennifer frequently lectures on green building and green living topics. Find out how to book her for a speaking engagement.
APPOINTMENTS
- Advisory Board Member, National Geographic’s The Green Guide (2008)
- Juror, Royal Institute of British Architects — California Chapter, “A Sustainable World: Life in the Balance” international design competition (2007)
PUBLICATIONS (partial list)
Books authored:
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Good Green Kitchens: The Ultimate Resource for Creating a Beautiful, Healthy, Eco-Friendly Kitchen
- Redux: Designs That Reuse, Recycle, and Reveal
- Good Green Homes: Creating Better Homes for a Healthier Planet
Articles authored:
- San Francisco Business Times: “Oakland Goes Platinum,” “Downtown Living: Oakland’s Green Scene Grows Up,” “Green Design a Hallmark of Building Quality,” “Where the Pros Are”
- Dwell: “Conversation: The Sim,” “Solar 101: My Place in the Sun,” “A New Standard of Living,” “The Thin Green Line,” “Green Ways and Means,” “Dwell Labs: Greener Cleaners,” “Dwell Labs: Top 10 Strategies for Green Adaptive Reuse”
- Financial Times: “When Luxury and Conscience Combine”
- Body + Soul: “Green Living: Fresh Coat,” “Is Your Cookware Safe?”
- ArchNewsNow: “Infill in Green”
- Diablo: “Living Green”
- Professional Builder: “The State of Green Building”
- California Planner: “Gap Inc. Builds Solutions to Business Challenges”
Publications edited or contributed to (partial list):
- New Home Construction Green Building Guidelines, 2005 & 2007 editions, www.StopWaste.org
- Home Remodeling Green Building Guidelines, 2007 edition, www.StopWaste.org
- Multifamily Green Building Guidelines, 2004 & 2008 editions, www.StopWaste.org
- Build It Green’s Green Home Tour Books, 2005 to 2007, www.builditgreen.org
- The State of the Paper Industry: Monitoring the Indicators of Environmental Performance, www.environmentalpaper.org
- Green Rehabilitation of Multifamily Rental Properties, www.bayarealisc.org
- e-News, Energy Design Resources’ newsletter on energy-efficient design and construction of new commercial buildings, 2004 to 2007
- GreenClips, editor, 1999 to 2004
- Website and other communications for the Green Dollhouse design competition and museum exhibition
- Advanced Buildings’ Benefits Guide, www.poweryourdesign.com
- Public Interest Energy Research reports, “Integrated Building Systems: Productivity and Building Science,” California Energy Commission, www.energy.ca.gov/pier/final_project_reports/500-03-082.html
- “Energy-Efficient Windows” and “Solar Electricity and Solar Hot Water” for County of San Mateo RecycleWorks
- Advanced Lighting Guidelines, 2001 edition, www.newbuildings.org/lighting.htm
- Collaborative for High Performance Schools, Best Practices Manual, first edition, www.CHPS.net
- ASHRAE/IESNA Standard 90.1-1999 Energy Standard for Buildings Except Low-Rise Residential Buildings, User’s Manual, www.ashrae.org
- Chilled Water Plant Design and Performance Specification Guide, www.pge.com/003_save_energy/003c_edu_train/pec/
toolbox/hvac/index.shtml
CLIENTS (partial list)
Architectural Energy Corp.
Bay Area Local Initiatives Support Corp. (LISC)
Build It Green
Business for Social Responsibility
California Lighting Technology Center
County of San Mateo RecycleWorks
Decorative Center Dallas
Dwell
Eley Associates
Energy Design Resources
Environmental Paper Network
Gap Inc.
GreenClips
Heschong Mahone Group
Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia
New Buildings Institute
Oceanside Glasstile
Resource Media
Sierra Club Green Home
Signature Custom Cabinetry
StopWaste.Org
Sustainable Design Resources
This Old House
