Speakers
Jennifer L. Languell, Ph. D.
Founder and President of Trifecta Construction Solutions, Dr. Jennifer Languell is a nationally recognized leader in educating the development and construction industries, as well as homebuyers, about the benefits of green building and sustainable development. She holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Materials Science and Engineering, a Master’s in Civil Engineering and Construction Management, and a Ph.D. in Civil Engineering and Sustainable Construction.
For over a decade, Dr. Languell has been one of the country’s preeminent consultants in the creation of healthy, efficient and sustainable projects such as single-family residential homes,
commercial and multi-family residential construction, land development and green building education and demonstration centers. She conducts approximately 100 educational trainings, seminars and workshops annually for the building and development industries. As a renowned authority on green building, she regularly appears as a speaker at national and international industry conferences.
Dr. Languell was named the National Association of Home Builders’ Green Advocate of the
Year in 2006, and also won the Council for Sustainable Florida Leadership Award that same
year. In 2007, Trifecta received the Small Business Award from the Council for Sustainable
Florida. Dr. Languell is an award-winning author, and has been featured in numerous
publications such as BusinessWeek, and on television programs including: CNN Headline
News, HGTV, and CNBC’s “Bullseye” and is a co-host on the Discovery Channel “Project Earth.”
Since founding Trifecta, Dr. Languell has consulted different businesses and organizations on the subject of green building and sustainability. During this period she has also certified
approximately two-thirds of the green homes in the state of Florida using the existing Florida Green Building Coalition (FGBC) Green Home Certification Standards. In addition, she has worked on more than 250,000 square feet of ongoing U.S. Green Building Council Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) and FGBC commercial projects, and more than 30,000 acres of FGBC Green Development projects.
Dr. Languell also devotes her time to serving on non-profit Boards in the sustainability field.
She currently serves on the Board of the Florida Green Building Coalition. She is also a LEED
Accredited Professional of the United States Green Building Council, and a Certifying Agent
with the Florida Green Building Coalition and is a certified trainer for the National Association
of Home Builders. Dr. Languell and Trifecta are also affiliated with numerous organizations in
the environmental, construction and development fields including the National Association of
Home Builders, Urban Land Institute, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, U.S
Department of Energy and Green Globe.