Erik Ring has a breadth of experience in engineering, consulting, design, analysis, and commissioning for green building projects.  Erik is a Principal and the Director of Engineering at LPA, Inc., an integrated design firm specializing in sustainable design for commercial, educational, civic, sports and recreation, and health care projects. Erik has provided MEP systems design, energy modeling, LEED documentation coordination, energy efficiency consulting, and commissioning services to numerous green building projects, including over fifty completed LEED-NC and LEED-CI projects.   Erik Ring - Early Career Erik grew up in a college town named Lawrence in Kansas. He wanted to see another part of the world so he went to Harvey Mudd College and earned a BS in Engineering and then to the University of California, Berkeley where he earned an MS in Architecture.  Erik still lives in California today. “At Berkeley I was able to work with the building science group and learned a lot about thermal comfort and gained a different attitude and approaches as to what makes a building comfortable, healthy, and sustainable.” - Erik Ring   LEED Experiences Erik did some early LEED (version 1.0) work when LEED was just a pilot program. After grad school he was fortunate to work on some brand new LEED projects right when the first public version of LEED was released in 2000-2001. “I was able to cut my teeth on the engineering side of what made those early LEED (version 2.0) projects and that helped me learn a lot about how the industry was approaching green buildings and develop my own kind of attitudes and ideas towards what I thought about green buildings and how I wanted to approach and apply that to the projects I’m working on.” - Erik Ring   Rituals and Routines In Erik’s firm they talk a lot about balance and taking the time for all the other things in your life. He strives to shut down after a hard day and head home to spend time with his family or head to the gym. Taking the dogs on a walk is a time he enjoys reflecting. “I think it is important to find time in your day and in your routine to relax and reflect on the day ahead.” - Erik Ring   Book Recommendations Factfullness by Hans Rosling Wild Ones by John Mooallem Tune into this podcast to listen to the rest of Erik Ring’s journey in this podcast hosted by Charlie.   Connect with Erik Ring: LinkedIn   Connect with Charlie Cichetti and GBES: Charlie on LinkedIn Green Building Educational Services GBES on Twitter Connect on LinkedIn Like on Facebook Google+ GBES Pinterest Pins GBES on Instagram   GBES is excited our membership community is growing.  Consider joining our membership community as members are given access to some of the guests on the podcasts that you can ask project questions. If you are preparing for an exam, there will be more insurances that you will pass your next exam, you will be given cliff notes if you are a member, and so much more. Go to www.gbes.com/join to learn more about the 4 different levels of access to this one-of-a-kind career-advancing green building community! If you truly enjoyed the show, don't forget to leave a positive rating and review on iTunes.  We have prepared more episodes for the upcoming weeks, so come by again next week! Thank you for tuning in to the Green Building Matters Podcast!   Copyright © 2019 GBES