New York Real Estate Journal

Chris VanderWayden 2011

August 19, 2011 - Green Buildings
Name: Chris VanderWeyden, LEED AP Title: Director Company: CodeGreen Solutions Location: New York, N.Y. Birthplace: Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada Family: Love them! College: Niagara College First job outside of real estate: Working in a revolving restaurant First job in real estate or allied field: Construction management – Vanbots Construction, Toronto, Ontario What do you do now and what are you planning for the future? CodeGreen helps building owners and managers identify and improve energy efficiency at their properties; manage the sustainability certification processes and help maintain exxisting certifications and improvements through our in-house developed sustainability software tool, ProAct. In the future, we plan to continue to expand upon our sustainable services especially in the areas of energy auditing and retro-commissioning. Hobbies: Cycling, motorsports, snowboarding Favorite book: “Atlas Shrugged,” Ayn Rand Favorite movie: “Fight Club” Keys to success: Hard work, calculated risks and thick skin If you had to choose another vocation what would it be? Test driver for Porsche