Martha G. VanGeem, PE, LEED AP BD+C, FACI is a self-employed principal engineer in the Chicago area with 45 years of experience. She serves as a project principal investigator and specialized consultant in the areas of green buildings and infrastructure, energy use in buildings, energy codes, thermal mass, and moisture mitigation. Her accumulated experience during her career has included over 500 large and small consulting, testing, and research projects. Ms. VanGeem has investigated moisture problems and performed energy analyses and testing for numerous concrete, steel, and wood framed buildings. •She has performed numerous analyses to predict heat flow, heat dissipation, energy use, condensation potential, temperature gradients and thermal resistance for building components. In the area of energy efficiency, she performs analysis and measurements to determine R-values, effects of thermal mass and energy use in buildings. Services Martha VanGeem provides a variety of services in the areas of green technologies, energy efficiency, building science, and materials science including: Greening your material, product, or structure • Reducing the impact of the materials on the environment • Reducing the energy for manufacturing and construction • Reducing the energy use during the life of the building or structure • Increasing service life, durability, and disaster resistance • Reducing impact on the building site • Reducing water usage • Environmentally preferable products Green building code and standard advocacy • LEED, the IgCC, and others Green infrastructure code and standard advocacy • Envision and others Energy code advocacy • International Energy Conservation Code (IECC) Energy calculations: • R-value of materials, components, and systems • Thermal properties • Thermal mass effects • Whole building energy analysis Life cycle assessment (LCA): • Life cycle inventory (LCI) • Product category rules (PCRs) • Environmental product declarations (EPDs) • Third-party review Life cycle cost (LCC) Moisture mitigation • Investigation • Analyses • Placement of vapor retarder and air barrier Training, education, and seminars • Green buildings • Energy efficiency • Moisture control