Brad Liljequist

Brad directs the Living Community Challenge and Net Zero Energy Programs for the Institute. The Institute is reinventing the human world to operate comfortably without fossil fuels and also reinventing the city to be a place of ideal human habitat-maximizing human happiness and fruitfulness while benefitting the planet.

As director of the Institute's Net Zero Energy and Living Community programs, Brad is at the forefront of a global transformation toward a carbon-free future. He directed development of the Petal and Net Zero Energy Certified zHome, the first multifamily zero net energy community in the United States, as well as Issaquah Fire Station 72, the world’s most energy efficient fire station and recipient of the international 2012 ASHRAE Technology award. Additionally, he is author of The Power of Zero: Learning From the World's Leading Net Zero Energy Buildings. Brad has nearly three decades of experience catalyzing change in the fields of planning, environmental policy, urban design, construction management and sustainable building. He was educated at Georgetown University, the University of St. Andrews and the University of Washington Evans School.