Executive Staff James L. Newman - Managing Partner 
Jim Newman, CEM, CSDP, LEED AP, OPMP is Owner and Managing Partner of Newman Consulting Group. Jim is an active member of many technical societies, a published author, and an internationally recognized speaker on energy and sustainable design. He is a certified trainer for the ANSI/ASHRAE Energy Standard 90.1, which forms the basis for the energy codes for most states in the U.S., and has trained hundreds of architects, engineers, building owners, contractors and code officials on the Standard. He is also an ASHRAE Distinguished Lecturer for 2010-2012. Jim is highly versed in the LEED Guidelines for Green and Sustainable buildings and has many LEED-certified projects of all types ranging in levels from Certified to Gold, with several in the offing that could be Platinum. For more information on James L. Newman, click here. Carl L. Di Giacomo - Manager of Green Forward Planning
 Carl Di Giacomo is a Green Consultant and a Green Rater accredited by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC). Carl brings a unique perspective to Newman Consulting Group. He has been in construction as a project manager, consultant, subcontractor, general contractor and developer for residential and commercial construction for more than 35 years. He is a corporate member of USGBC and CaGBC (Canada Green Building Council), Co-Chair of LEED for Homes in the Detroit Regional Chapter and a member of the South Florida Chapter. Carl has developed his own graphic estimating software “The Home Renovator” www.thehomerenovator.com, which is also seen on www.bobvila.com. Carl excels at project development and management from the concept stage through to completion with heavy emphasis on “regionalization” of building systems, and management, usage and conservation of building materials.
For more information on Carl L. Di Giacomo, click here. Charles H. Newman - Manager of Strategic Planning 
Charles Newman has more than 40 years of industry experience – 28 years as part of the Ford Motor Company management team, and more recently as founder of a strategic planning and merger/acquisition consulting company. During the past 12 years, he has provided these services to a broad variety of Fortune 500 manufacturing and service companies. Charlie's business experience includes purchasing, finance, product planning and export planning, as well as strategic and business planning. Recently, Charlie published a book entitled, “Beyond the Chicken Dance” based on his real life experiences. It is a book about alliances: how to forge them, structure them, negotiate them and manage them. On another level, the book is about life itself. For more information on Charles H Newman, click here. >> Back To Top |
