Michelle Desiderio
Director, Green Building Programs
Michelle Desiderio leads the national green building certification program based
on the ANSI-approved National Green Building Standard™ (ICC 700-2008). The
program includes training and accreditation of Green Verifiers and
certification of single family, multi-family, renovations, additions, and land
development. As a related service to product manufacturers, the Green Approved
Products program pre-approves certification points for products that meet green
building practices.
Michelle possesses a broad knowledge of the housing industry, and has developed
a unique perspective that addresses the environmental, land use, and financing
issues that confront builders and developers. As a Planner for the New York
City Department of City Planning, she facilitated a multi-year, citywide effort
to site and build transitional housing for homeless families and individuals.
As a Policy Analyst at the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) she
developed comprehensive and innovative policy solutions to achieve
environmental goals while protecting housing affordability.
Interested in how to capture the intrinsic value of high performance homes to
boost homeownership; Michelle transitioned to Fannie Mae to develop their
Housing and Environment Initiative which promoted housing affordability through
energy and location efficient homes. At Fannie Mae, Michelle developed the
Smart Commute Mortgage and revamped the Location Efficient and Energy Efficient
Mortgages. In addition, she developed a patent-winning methodology to calculate
the emissions reductions from energy efficient homes so the reductions could be
sold as energy credits on emerging carbon markets.
Michelle has a Masters in Urban Planning and Environmental Studies from the
University of Virginia and a BS in Environmental Studies from SUNY College of
Environmental Science and Forestry.
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