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Qualifications
Since starting his firm, Mr. White has provided Property Condition Assessments, Green Property Condition Assessments, Environmental Management System Evaluations, LEED Certification Design Reviews, Phase I Environmental Assessments, Structural Inspections, Home Inspections, Expert Witness Reports, and Energy Audits & Studies for over 1200 commercial and residential properties. This includes:
- Property Condition Assessment for eight shopping centers, totaling 942,000 s.f., in Des Moines, Quad Cities, and Dubuque, IA.
- Green Property Condition Assessments and Energy Audits for eight multi-family elderly apartment buildings for the HUD Office of Affordable Housing Preservation (OAHP) Program
- LEED Certification Design Cost Review for the Harvard Allston Science Complex, Boston, MA
- Property Condition Assessment for a 500 unit apartment complex, Minneapolis, MN
- 48 Environmental Site Assessments including 86-acre and 135-acre shopping mall facilities in Madison, WI, four 60-acre shopping malls in St. Louis, MO, nine office, retail, and hotel buildings in Des Moines, IA
- Construction Quality Inspection for 17-story residential building in Des Moines, IA, 66 unit assisted living facility in Panora, IA, new discount store shopping center in Cedar Falls, IA, and retail building in Waukee, IA.
- Energy conservation studies for 75 industrial and commercial facilities in Iowa
- Property Condition Assessment for seven office buildings, totaling 480,000 s.f., in Minneapolis, MN
- FEMA Disaster-damaged housing condition assessments over 200 residential properties in Miami, FL and Oklahoma
- National Flood Insurance Program Damage Assessments for twenty-eight homes in Cedar Rapids and throughout Central Iowa.
License and Certifications
- Professional Engineer (P.E.), State of Iowa, 1985, No. 10708
- Professional Engineer (P.E.), State of Minnesota, 2000, No. 40708
- Certified Energy Manager (CEM), Association of Energy Engineering, 1999, No. 007090
- Certified Green Building Engineer (GBE), Association of Energy Engineering, 2005, No. 107
- American Society of Home Inspectors (ASHI), Standards of Practice National Examination, 2000, No. 92010551
- Home Energy Rating System (HERS), Certified Home Energy Rater, 2002, No. 136
- ISO 14000 Environmental Management Systems Lead Auditor, RAB Certification Course, 2004, No. 53816
- Certified Building Inspection Engineer, The Building Inspection Engineering Certification Institute, 2008, No. 26
- Green Building Certification Institute, LEED Accredited Professional (LEED-AP) 2008
Education and Affiliations
BSME, Kansas State University, 1979
MSME, University of Wisconsin, 1980
Memberships
- American Society of Mechanical Engineering
- National Society of Professional Engineering
- Instrument Society of America
- Association of Energy Engineering
- National Association of Building Inspection Engineering
- Illuminating Engineering Society of North America
- American Society of Heating, Refrigeration, and Air Conditioning Engineering
- Iowa Association for Energy Efficiency
KWhite Engineering specializes in building related consulting services. In addition to our commercial and residential inspection services, we also provide structural, environmental, and energy management services.
