Nicole Haynes
Nicole is a sustainability professional focused on high-performance buildings and zero waste, with a passion for building materials including embodied carbon, deconstruction, material reuse, and construction waste management. She brings her experience working in local government on climate action planning, greenhouse gas accounting, and green building strategy to her clients’ LEED, GreenPoint Rated, and other certification projects at Stok. Nicole has held multiple roles in zero waste, from grassroots organizing to policy writing to infrastructure implementation, and was instrumental in leading UC Berkeley to commit to the strongest plastic ban in the country and founding a coalition at the university to better improve zero waste efforts.
Credentials
- LEED AP BD+C
- TRUE Advisor
- Fitwel Ambassador
- GreenPoint Rater
ON REIMAGINING THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT:
“I’m reimagining the built environment by transitioning buildings from being resource-intensive to having a positive impact on the climate. I’m also thinking about the social and human impacts of real estate, from the building materials’ health impacts on occupants to how the space is perceived and used by all groups of people.”
ON A FUTURE THEY WANT TO LIVE IN:
“I want to live in a truly sustainable world. One where there is equity, justice, and opportunity for all. A world that has mitigated most of climate change’s worst impacts and has become resilient to those that couldn’t be stopped. A regenerative and circular world that mimics Earth’s natural cycles. One where everyone is happy and free to be their whole selves.”