LEED Fellow: Steven Guttmann, PE

<p><strong>Steve Guttmann</strong> is a Principal and the Director of Quality Assurance at Guttmann & Blaevoet (G&B). With more than two decades of leadership in integrated building design, energy conservation, and sustainable and healthy building design, he has been a Principal since 1991. G&B is a mid-sized consulting engineering firm in California that has received national and regional ASHRAE awards for innovation in sustainable design. The firm’s Sacramento office was named Sacramento Sustainable Business of the Year in 2007, and again in 2012.</p> <h2><strong>Engineer and Environmental Studies</strong></h2> <p>Steve is a native San Franciscan.  He is a 1983 graduate of the University of California, Santa Barbara, with a B.S. with Honors in Mechanical Engineering; and a B.A. with Honors in Environmental Studies.  As a 4th generation engineer, Steve didn’t start done this avenue in college but discovered it was in his blood and after 6 years embarked on this journey with the family business.</p> <p>“<em>I graduated with a double engineering and environmental studies and had an idea that I wanted to combine the 2 but wasn’t sure how to do that.  I decided I didn’t want to go to work for my dad right out of college so I figured I better find out what I could do and what I could offer this industry.</em>” - Steve Guttmann</p> <h2><strong>Areas of Expertise</strong></h2> <p>Steve has extensive experience in the energy analysis, design and construction of complex projects, including higher education facilities, libraries, hospitals and medical centers, laboratories, museums and aquariums, and performing arts/media facilities. Steve serves on national committees that developed guidelines and best practices for sustainability in our nation’s healthcare facilities.</p> <p>“<em>I quickly realized when I joined my dad that the old style engineering was dying and we need to rethink how we approached delivering our products and services.</em>” - Steve Guttmann</p> <h2><strong>Mentors</strong></h2> <p>Some of Steve’s cont