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DREW SHULA

FOUNDER & CEO
LEED Fellow, Living Future Hero
Assoc. AIA, LEED AP BD+C, ID+C, GGP, ENV SP
 

Connect with Drew: linktr.ee/drewshula

Drew is a social entrepreneur and environmentalist. He is Founder & CEO of Verdical Group, a nationally leading sustainability consulting firm specializing in: green building certifications, engineering services, strategy, and events. Verdical Group is a certified B Corporation and 1% for the Planet member company working on some of the highest profile green building projects in the world with visionary institutions like NASA, Google, Johnson & Johnson, LAX, and Apple. He is also founder of the world’s largest annual net zero event — the Net Zero Conference and Trailblazer Awards.

Shula is one of just six individuals who have been honored as both a LEED Fellow and Living Future Hero. He frequently speaks about the building industry's impact on the climate crisis and net zero building design. He has been featured as a speaker at high-profile events such as the Greenbuild International Conference, Metropolis Magazine DesignTV, Living Future unConference, Cornell University, and the AIA 1.5 Degrees Celsius Symposium on Climate Change. Drew sits on several Advisory Boards, including USGBC-LA (where he is a past Board member), Woodbury University School of Architecture, Living Future LA Collaborative (where he was a member of the Founding Steering Committee), and Environmental Charter High School. Drew has been featured or published in USA Today, Forbes, USGBC+ Magazine, and the International Living Future Institute's Trim Tab. He holds a 5-year professional degree in Architecture from the University of Notre Dame.

EXPERTISE.


- Green Building Consulting
- Net Zero Design
- Project Management
- Sustainable Event Planning
- Business Management

SELECTED PRESENTATIONS.


- 2021: Green Building Matters podcast, “How I Built This” (Apple Podcasts & Spotify)

- 2021: Virtual: "Knoll x Verdical Group: Building a Sustainable Future - Design Excellence in a Carbon-Conscious Era"

- 2021: Digital: Metropolis Magazine DesignTV Live: "Earth Day 2021: Design and the Climate Crisis"

- 2020: Virtual: GBES Town Hall Panel, also released on "Green Building Matters" Podcast (Apple Podcasts & Spotify)

- 2020: Virtual: UL Carbon Roundtable, Greenbuild Conference

- 2020: Virtual: Podcast Appearance on "Build for Impact" with Daniel Huard (Apple Podcasts & Spotify)

- 2020: Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Business Impact Symposium, "Beyond LEED Certification: Revisiting the Concept of Green Building" (completed as a virtual event due to COVID-19 pandemic)

- 2020: Agoura Hills, CA: the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation, "Sustainability, Climate Change, and the Future"

- 2019: Los Angeles, CA: The American Institute of Architects Los Angeles Chapter, 1.5 Degrees Celsius Symposium on Climate Change, "Education + Advocacy Think Conversation"

- 2018 - 2019: Los Angeles, CA: The Robin Hood Gala, "The Homelessness Crisis in Los Angeles County," Opening Keynote and Host.

- 2018: Seattle, WA: The Living Future unConference, "JUST B: Cultivating an Authentic and Impactful Workplace"

- 2017: Los Angeles, CA: The University of Southern California, "LEED Materials"

- 2017: Los Angeles, CA: 1% for the Planet, "Using Business to Give Back to the Environment"

- 2016: Los Angeles, CA: University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) Social Innovation Week, "Future Cities"

- 2014 - 2020: Los Angeles, CA: Net Zero Conference, Opening Keynote and Trailblazer Awards Host.



Publications.


- Forbes.com, "In The Quest For Net Zero, Lessons From A High Performance... Wigwam?" by Drew Shula, 2013.

- Como: La Modernita Della Tradizione / The Modernity Of Tradition. University of Notre Dame Graduate Program in Architecture, Rome Studies Program Publications, 2004.



Education.

2020
LEED Fellow
U.S. Green Building Council
2020
Living Future Hero
International Living Future Institute
2018
Envision Sustainability Professional (ENV SP)
Institute of Sustainable Infrastructure
2014
Green Globes Professional (GGP)
Green Building Initiative
2014
LEED AP ID+C
U.S. Green Building Council
2009
LEED AP BD+C
U.S. Green Building Council
2005
Assoc. AIA
American Institute of Architects
2005
University of Notre Dame
5-Year Bachelor of Architecture / Supplementary Major in Philosophy
2003
University of Notre Dame, Rome Studies Program
Architecture, Urbanism