Meet the USGBC Members: Michael Jaffe and Rich Manning

Michael Jaffe CPA belongs to the USGBC LI Chapter, is the Chapter Accountant and is a member of its Finance Committee. He has been providing solutions in the area of taxation to business owners for 30 years. Jaffe is an active participant in many accounting organizations and volunteers on his Temple Budget Committee. He loves paddleball and resides in Commack with his wife Debra and their three daughters. Michael Jaffe CPA * Michael B. Jaffe CPA PC 5 Cherokee Lane, Commack, NY 11725 (631) 864-4381 www.MichaelBJaffeCPA.com Rich Manning is a licensed Building Performance Contractor certified by the Building Performance Institute (BPI) in shell and heating, and performs energy audits for existing houses as well as upgrading them to reduce their energy cost by air sealing, insulation and replacing the heating systems. He has helped developed the Long Island Green Homes program for the town of Babylon and is a board member for the Babylon project, a non-profit organization that helps municipalities develop a residential weatherization program similar to the LI Green Homes program. He is also a HERS rater and performs ratings on new construction buildings to Energy Star standards. He has been a home inspector for over 10 years and has inspected over 3000 residential and commercial buildings; and is also a New York State Building Code Enforcement Officer. He is a member of the USGBC who sits on the board of the local chapter, serves on the Education committee and the LEED for Homes committee; and holds the LEED AP certification as well as a green rater certification. Rich is a member of the Building Performance Contractors Association, and sits on the board of the local Long Island chapter. He is a certified Honeywell contractor who weatherizes schools and commercial building envelopes. He also performs moisture evaluations inspections on buildings. Rich has been an instructor for the Board of Cooperative Educational Services (BOCES), a state run vocational school for the last 10 years; and an instructor for the American Real Estate School for 10 years. He is an expert witness, as well an arbitrator in the construction industry for the past 10 years. He holds a certification for infrared inspections. Rich Manning * Energy Master 358 Ridgefield Rd., Hauppauge, NY 11788 (631) 234-0899 [email protected]