Greg Reitz
Greg Reitz is a development expert focused on sustainable, LEED-certified projects. He applies his knowledge of cost-effective green building strategies to all of his projects. In 2009, Greg was selected as a Green Leader by the California Real Estate Journal.
Greg was responsible for ensuring projects such as the Cherokee Studios mixed use development project in Hollywood was designed to achieve LEED Platinum. He has also consulted for the first LEED for Existing Buildings hotel in the country, The Ambrose, in Santa Monica, and for the Walt Disney Company’s new 56-acre, $500 million green soundstage project.
As the former Green Building Advisor for the City of Santa Monica, he was responsible for overseeing all green building activities and programs including authoring the Residential Green Building Guide. During his tenure there, Santa Monica went from having no LEED-certified buildings to having more LEED buildings per capita than any other city in the country.
A LEED Accredited Professional and an emeritus board member of the Los Angeles chapter of the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), Greg was the founding chair of the Southern California Public Agencies Council for Green Building and was elected to the national USGBC Green Codes Committee. He has supported the efforts of many cities across the state – including Los Angeles, West Hollywood and Culver City – in developing green building programs. Mr. Reitz is frequently called on as a speaker on green building and sustainability topics.
Greg got his start in the green building world working for world-renowned green building consultant, John Picard, after a career in management consulting with Andersen Consulting and internet strategy consulting with Velodea. He has a degree in Cybernetics from UCLA.
Greg was responsible for ensuring projects such as the Cherokee Studios mixed use development project in Hollywood was designed to achieve LEED Platinum. He has also consulted for the first LEED for Existing Buildings hotel in the country, The Ambrose, in Santa Monica, and for the Walt Disney Company’s new 56-acre, $500 million green soundstage project.
As the former Green Building Advisor for the City of Santa Monica, he was responsible for overseeing all green building activities and programs including authoring the Residential Green Building Guide. During his tenure there, Santa Monica went from having no LEED-certified buildings to having more LEED buildings per capita than any other city in the country.
A LEED Accredited Professional and an emeritus board member of the Los Angeles chapter of the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), Greg was the founding chair of the Southern California Public Agencies Council for Green Building and was elected to the national USGBC Green Codes Committee. He has supported the efforts of many cities across the state – including Los Angeles, West Hollywood and Culver City – in developing green building programs. Mr. Reitz is frequently called on as a speaker on green building and sustainability topics.
Greg got his start in the green building world working for world-renowned green building consultant, John Picard, after a career in management consulting with Andersen Consulting and internet strategy consulting with Velodea. He has a degree in Cybernetics from UCLA.