LUKE MORTON joined FGA as the sustainability manager after cultivating years of experience as an environmental engineer working with some of the country’s leading building energy organizations.

Luke’s background includes positions with the U.S. Green Building Council in Washington D.C.; the Rocky Mountain Institute in Boulder; the Southface Energy Institute in Atlanta; and Viron Energy Services in Oakland. During that time, he was instrumental in supporting a carbon-based standard that will be incorporated into the LEED criteria, evaluating the effectiveness of the “smart” thermostat, and serving as a HERS rater inspecting more than 500 new single-family houses for ENERGY STAR and EarthCraft House certifications. He also led the energy audit of the entire Community College District of San Mateo.

Luke is a graduate of Stanford University where he earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Earth Systems and Master of Science degree in Civil and Environmental Engineering. In his free time, he enjoys baking in his solar oven, playing the ukulele in a local bluegrass band, and lecturing about building science to Stanford undergrads.

“Improved sustainability is not a static, intrinsic aspect of any material or process – rather it’s a relationship with the world around it which can take many forms. Among the most important is the ‘culture’ of sustainability fostered at FGA between materials and process and the clients. As an engineer, my greatest strength is optimizing a building’s services while maintaining crucial design elements and aesthetics.

And in the greater service of sustainability, we know that the underlying durability of our projects is not in the life of the materials and systems, but rather in the durability of purpose and form – a home that stands up to the elements indefinitely, as well as withstanding the test of time in the seasons of life for our clients.”