Jennifer Berthelot-Jelovic is the President and CEO of A SustainAble Production, LLC (ASAP). As a Sustainability, LEED AP and Provisional WELL AP Consultant, Jennifer has extensive experience with the USGBC’s various LEED rating systems including LEED for Homes, New Construction, Core & Shell, Commercial Interiors, LEED for Schools, Retail, LEED Volume and more. Jennifer also works in Wellness Real Estate™ as a Provisional WELL AP Consultant, in implementing the various WELL Building Standard certifications. Jennifer is overseeing the LEED certifications for LYFE Kitchen’s entire retail franchise.
She is a Partner with the Ecological and Regenerative Design Collaborative (ERDC), implementing innovative projects all over the World. Many of these projects will be seeking Living Building Challenge certification or Petal recognition through the International Living Future Institute.
Jennifer brings a true passion and commitment to green building and sustainability. In her previous role as Director of Sustainability at Shangri-La Construction, Jennifer was instrumental in securing the world’s first LEED Platinum certification for New Construction for an aviation facility through her work on Hangar 25 in Burbank, CA. Jennifer also successfully facilitated the LEED certification of 302 E Carson located in Las Vegas, NV. This LEED Gold Core & Shell project was Nevada’s first LEED Gold office retrofit, marking an important milestone for the City and State. Jennifer also orchestrated the LEED Platinum certification of Citadel Environmental Services, Inc.’s Corporate Headquarters under LEED for Commercial Interiors.
This was the first LEED Platinum Commercial Interior office space in the Tri-City (Glendale/Pasadena/Burbank) area. Jennifer completed Step Up On Vine, a Platinum certified LEED for Homes permanent supportive housing project for chronically homeless, mentally ill individuals in Hollywood, CA and is currently working on a LEED for Homes Multi-family project that will include housing for 250+ families in Los Angeles, CA.
Jennifer is a LEED AP BD+C, LEED AP Homes, Provisional WELL AP, as well as OSHA 30 certified. She is the Vice Chair of the Board of Directors for the USGBC Los Angeles Chapter and is a member of the Chapter’s Green Schools Committee. Jennifer is also the Chair & Founding Member of the San Fernando Valley Branch of the USGBC-LA Chapter. She received a Bachelor of Arts from Ohio University in Athens, Ohio and a Masters in Applied Social Sciences from Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio.
November 11, 2015
Welcome to another edition of Green is Good Radio! Listen today as host John Shegerian talks with Jennifer Berthelot-Jelovic, President & CEO of SustainAble Production, LLC about green building standards and changes in the green building industry not only over the last several years, but well into the future.