Paul R. Bertram, JR FCSI, DCT, LEED AP

Director, Environment & Sustainability for Kingspan Insulated Panels North American.

Paul is a Fellow of the Construction Specifications Institute and current President the Institute with a focus on climate change, building product environmental impacts, and Net Zero Energy strategies. Paul’s current work as Director, Enviornment & Sustainability for Kingspan Insulated Panels includes Envelope First Energy Efficiency strategies. Recent projects include energy modeling, first cost analysis, and integrated design utilizing BIM technology. He is also responsible for coordinating Kingspan’s LCA development, improvements and sustainable reporting on 5 North American Plants and has completed an ISO compliant Cradle to Grave LCA. He represents Kingspan Insulated Panels with: the US Green Building Council, ASHRAE monitoring 189 and 90.1, ASTM E60 Sustainability, ICC, National Institute of Building Science serving on Building Enclosure Technology and Environment Council Board of Direction, and Board liaison for The Construction Specifications Institute , member of American Center for Life Cycle Assessment. Prior to joining Kingspan Paul was with the North American Insulation Manufacturers Association - NAIMA, and he was president of his Orlando based design firm of 30 years designing specification programs for various manufacturers. He began his career in Design and Development at Walt Disney World in Orlando, FL.


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