Green From New Orleans to India with Daniel Dreher

<p><strong>Daniel Dreher</strong><span style="font-weight: 400;">, Founder and Principal of Tecreation, LLC, joins Charlie Cichetti. Although primarily located at New Orleans, Daniel has projects in regions as far as India. Throughout his career, he has completed multiple projects with great partners and also has been able to overcome the challenges of hurricane Katrina.</span></p> <p><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">"Sustainability is a shift in consciousness. It's an evolution in our consciousness as individuals and as a collective. And when that starts to happen, other things start to follow." - Daniel Dreher</span></em></p> <h2><span style="font-weight: 400;">Daniel Dreher - Sustainability Consultant</span></h2> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Daniel's passion for sustainability traces back to his college years. He was studying Architectural Engineering at the Ohio College of Applied Science when he learned about Frank Lloyd Wright. His innovative architecture inspired him so much.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">"LEED offered to really take a lot of these things that are intangible that I knew were good design principles and formalize them." - Daniel Dreher</span></em></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Daniel later went to pursue a business degree. In 1986, he returned to Phoenix for his practice. By 2009, he became a LEED AP. The Boulders Resort is among the notable projects he completed with his partners.</span></p> <h2><span style="font-weight: 400;">Hurricane Katrina Experience</span></h2> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In 2004, he had another project. It was the renovation of the student campus of Tulane University.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">2005 came and they were right in the middle of the project when Katrina swept over the US. Nonetheless, they completed it in 2006 and was awarded LEED Silver certification at this building.</span></p> <h2><span style="font-weight: 400;">Inspiring Mentors and Partners</span></h2> <p><span style="f