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ABOUT

AO Consulting is a SBE/WBE. Areas of specialty: climate resiliency, adaptation, sustainability, green building, renewable energy, LEED and cost analysis. We provide cost analysis, Return on Investment (ROI), and understanding of the inter-connection of the various sustainable fields of thought. At AO Consulting we have in depth knowledge related to water, infrastructure, energy, the built environment, ecology, land use, master planning and funding, return on investments, renewable energies; all sustainable strategies and related issues ensuring business continuity and minding the bottom line. 
Amber Keenoy
Founder and Principal

 

Ms. Keenoy's background includes 20+ years of experience in Program Management, Quantity Surveying, Sustainability Consulting, Project Management, and Engineering. She is a LEED AP BD+C, a founding member of the USGBC C4 Chapter, and serves as Director of Sustainable Practices for ANEW foundation, a non-profit dedicated to zero landfill use and social responsibility. Ms. Keenoy consults to clients across the nation and globally on implementation of renewable energy solutions, sustainable design and construction, greening operations and maintenance practices, climate solutions, biomimicry strategies and green building; working as a strategic advisor and owner's representative. Ms. Keenoy is also currently a Certified Renewable Energy Professional IT.

 

Ms. Keenoy has experience with all types of construction, with over 100 LEED® projects and more than 300 non LEED® projects under her belt. Projects have ranged from less than $1Million to over $3Billion. Programs she has managed have ranged from $3Billion to over $9Billion. She began her career working on office buildings and parking garages, then moved her way into FABs and labs, and from there she went into any and all types of construction (residential, commercial, tenant improvements, schools, colleges, universities, and everything in between). She also managed the Sustainability Program for the world’s largest green building program (at the time) $9Billion of bond and state funded monies.

 

Ms. Keenoy has extensive experience in managing sustainability and energy related initiatives and policies. Major focal points throughout her career has included water efficiency, zero storm water runoff, energy efficiency, net zero energy usage, net plus, biomimicry, green building, LEED, renewable technologies, innovative technologies and products, zero waste, cost analysis and program development. 

“If you have built castles in the air, your work need not be lost; that is where they should be. Now put the foundations under them." 

Henry David Thoreau, Walden

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