What The Green Engineer does

The Green Engineer is an employee-owned sustainable design consulting firm founded in May 2005 and headquartered in Massachusetts. The firm delivers specialist consulting across the full lifecycle of green building projects, including LEED certification management, building performance energy modeling, whole-building life cycle assessment for embodied carbon, Passive House design and certification, health and wellness certification (WELL, Fitwel, Living Building, ILFI Core), net zero energy planning, daylight analysis, sustainable materials consulting, ASHRAE Level I and II energy audits, regulatory and zoning approvals (Boston Article 37, Cambridge Article 22, Stretch Code), and post-occupancy decarbonization planning. Its senior team includes two LEED Fellows, 22 LEED APs, WELL Faculty, four Certified Passive House Consultants, and registered Professional Engineers; CEO Chris Schaffner is a charter member of USGBC's LEED Faculty with 35 years of building systems experience.

The firm runs on a project-based professional services model with quote-based pricing tailored to project scope, serving higher education institutions, K-12 schools and districts, healthcare and research facilities, municipal governments, and commercial developers. Delivery is split between direct consulting engagements and technical assistance services performed as an approved vendor for Eversource (MA/NH/CT), National Grid (MA), New Jersey's Clean Energy Program, NYSERDA (Upstate and Downstate), Cape Light Compact, and the Massachusetts Clean Energy Center's Green School Works program. Service territory covers New England and the Mid-Atlantic.

The company has operated as a Massachusetts Benefit Corporation and B Corp since 2011, is employee-owned with 18 of 25 staff holding ownership stakes, and has supported more than 300 LEED-certified projects representing roughly 20% of all LEED-certified square footage in Massachusetts. The firm is privately held with no disclosed external funding rounds, parent company, or acquisition activity.

Name

The Green Engineer

Legal name

The Green Engineer, Inc.

Website

https://greenengineer.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2005

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

The Green Engineer is an employee-owned sustainable design consulting firm founded in 2005, serving architects, developers, institutions, and governments with LEED certification, energy modeling, Passive House, embodied carbon, health and wellness, and utility incentive technical assistance across New England and the Mid-Atlantic.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Concord

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Sustainable Design Consulting Services: Professional consulting services for sustainable design including LEED certification, energy modeling, net zero planning, Passive House certification, health and wellness certification, and embodied carbon analysis. Revenue generated through project-based consulting engagements with architects, developers, owners, and institutions.
2. Technical Assistance Services: Technical assistance services related to utility incentive programs as a preferred vendor for Eversource, National Grid, NJCEP, NYSERDA, and Cape Light Compact. Includes facilitating energy charrettes, providing EUI benchmarks, design reviews, and M&V plans for performance verification.
3. Health & Wellness Certification Services: Comprehensive project management services for WELL, Living Building, ILFI Core, and Fitwel certifications. Includes healthy materials consulting and guidance on Health & Wellness Design Guidelines.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

The Green Engineer is a sustainable design consulting firm that provides specialist services to architects, developers, owners, contractors, and institutions across the built environment. Core offerings include LEED certification project management, building performance and energy modeling, embodied carbon and whole-building life cycle assessments, net zero energy planning, Passive House consulting, health and wellness certification support (WELL, Fitwel, Living Building), daylight analysis, materials consulting, and technical assistance for utility incentive programs across New England and the Mid-Atlantic.

Product overview

The Green Engineer is a sustainable design consulting firm offering a comprehensive portfolio of specialized services for the built environment. The service portfolio is organized as a unified consulting practice with distinct but interconnected service lines spanning the full project lifecycle. Core offerings include LEED Certification (managing projects through all phases of green building certification), Energy Modeling (building performance analysis using industry-standard tools), Embodied Carbon Analysis (whole-building life cycle assessment), Net Zero Energy Planning, Daylight Analysis, Materials Consulting, Health & Wellness Certification (WELL, Fitwel, Living Building), Passive House Certification, Campus Sustainability Master Planning, Regulatory & Zoning Approvals, Portfolio Decarbonization & Post-Occupancy Planning, and Technical Assistance Services (utility incentive navigation). The firm's expertise integrates across these services to deliver comprehensive sustainable design consulting from early visioning through construction completion and post-occupancy operations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• LEED Certification Comprehensive LEED certification consulting supporting projects through all phases of certification, from registration to final submittal. The firm has helped more than 300 projects achieve LEED Certification since 2005 across all rating systems and levels from Silver to Platinum.
• Energy Modeling Building Performance Analysis and energy modeling using eQuest, DesignBuilder, Trane Trace, and OpenStudio. Services range from early-stage thermal and daylight modeling to whole-building energy compliance for code compliance, utility incentives, and LEED certification.
• Embodied Carbon Analysis Whole-Building Life Cycle Assessment (wbLCA) implemented through Athena Impact Estimator and OneClick LCA, providing consulting on structure, envelope, and finish materials to reduce embodied carbon in support of LEED credits, ILFI Zero Carbon Certification, and local green building regulations.
• Net Zero Energy Planning Zero Net Energy (ZNE) building planning and development including design assistance, regulatory navigation, and the firm's commitment to the 2030 Commitment for NZE buildings, supported by leadership roles on the MA Zero Net Energy Buildings Advisory Council and related working groups.
• Daylight Analysis Detailed daylight modeling for design assistance and LEED/WELL credit compliance, evaluating daylighting strategies, exterior shading options, and facade design under varying conditions throughout the year, including daylight autonomy and glare assessment.
• Materials Consulting Sustainable materials guidance and consulting including development of renovation and new construction materials standards and policies, providing direction on identifying and sourcing compliant, environmentally sensitive, low-impact interior finish materials aligned with LEED and Living Building Challenge requirements.
• Health and Wellness Certification Comprehensive project management for WELL, Living Building, ILFI Core, and Fitwel certifications, including LEED for Healthcare, Healthy Materials Consulting, and guidance on Health & Wellness Design Guidelines, supported by WELL Faculty on staff for educational workshops.
• Passive House Certification Passive House design consulting and certification with four Certified Passive House Consultants (CPHCs) on staff, including WUFI modeling for design assistance, feasibility studies, and full certification support across more than 20 Passive House projects.
• Campus Sustainability Master Planning Energy benchmarking for campuses, climate action plan development, and ASHRAE Level I and II energy audits using Energy Star Portfolio Manager for energy tracking, benchmarking, and data sharing. The firm has served as Licensed Professional for 174 Energy Star Certifications over 17 years.
• Regulatory and Zoning Approvals Navigation assistance for local authority requirements and regulations including Boston's Article 80/sub-article 37 and Cambridge's Article 22, supporting projects in meeting sustainable design requirements for regulatory and zoning approvals.
• Portfolio Decarbonization and Post-Occupancy Planning Post-occupancy planning services helping developers, owners, and property managers address future regulations and eliminate fossil fuel use as part of building operations and planning.
• Technical Assistance Services Utility incentive program navigation and technical assistance as an approved vendor for Eversource (MA, NH, CT), National Grid (MA), NJCEP, NYSERDA (Upstate and Downstate NY), Cape Light Compact, and MassCEC Green School Works Program, including energy charrettes, EUI benchmarking, and M&V plan development.

Quantifiable outcome

• 300+ LEED-certified projects supported since 2005
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers20 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles6 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

13 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• New Jersey's Clean Energy Program (NJCEP)coreGTM or Marketing Partner · 20 November 2025Approved Partner for NJCEP which encourages energy efficiency and utilization of clean, renewable energy technologies. NJCEP provides incentives, programs, and services to residential, commercial, and municipal customers.
• Massachusetts Clean Energy Center (MassCEC)coreGTM or Marketing Partner · 30 July 2025Approved vendor for MassCEC's Green School Works Technical Assistance Program providing eligible public K-12 schools, districts, and educational collaboratives with expert support to reduce fossil fuel reliance and improve energy efficiency.
• ASHRAE SSPC 90.1 CommitteecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 28 July 2025Chris Schaffner appointed to four-year term as voting member of ASHRAE SSPC 90.1 (Standing Standard Project Committee) responsible for maintaining and updating ASHRAE Standard 90.1, the comprehensive energy efficiency standard for buildings.
• EversourcecoreGTM or Marketing PartnerPreferred vendor for technical assistance services throughout Eversource territory (Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Connecticut). Provides energy modeling services related to incentives on multiple projects. Recognized as ZNE Experts under Eversource's Path-1 Net Zero and Low EUI Buildings program since July 2020.
• National GridcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerApproved TA vendor for National Grid territory in Massachusetts. Provides technical assistance for both new construction and existing building services.
• NYSERDAcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerApproved TA vendor for NYSERDA in both Upstate and Downstate New York territories for new construction and existing building services.
• Cape Light CompactminorGTM or Marketing PartnerApproved TA vendor for Cape Light Compact territory for both new construction and existing building services.
• Zero Energy Codes Technical Working Group (NEEP)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerChris Schaffner serves on this technical working group through Northeast Energy Efficiency Partnerships (NEEP), contributing to the development of zero energy building codes and standards.
• MAZE (Mass Zero Energy) Schools Working GroupcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerChris Schaffner serves on this group through NEEP, contributing to zero energy building efforts for schools in Massachusetts.
• 2030 Commitment for NZE buildingscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Green Engineer is a signer of the 2030 Commitment for Net Zero Energy buildings by 2030, demonstrating commitment to advancing high-performance building standards.
• USGBC LEED FacultycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerChris Schaffner is a charter member of USGBC's LEED Faculty, having trained more than 10,000 building industry professionals in LEED since 2001. Has served on LEED Steering Committee (2019 LSC Chair), USGBC Board of Directors, Advisory Council, and various Technical Advisory Groups.
• USGBC Sustainable Sites Technical Advisory GroupcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCarrie Havey serves as chair of USGBC's Sustainable Sites Technical Advisory Group. Previously served on Location and Planning TAG. Also on Collaborative for High Performance Schools (CHPS) Operations and Maintenance Technical Subcommittee.
• MA Zero Net Energy Buildings Advisory CouncilcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerChris Schaffner is a member of the MA Zero Net Energy Buildings Advisory Council, contributing to state-level zero net energy building policy and standards.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Market position

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/thegreeneng
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Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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