Vote for Brenda for the YWCA Connecting the Community award!

http://www.ywcavan.org/content/Vote_/1147

BRENDA MARTENS

Brenda has worked for more than a decade both professionally and on a volunteer basis to transform the building industry by creating capacity to design and build affordable, resource- and energy-efficient buildings. In 2006 Brenda co-founded Recollective Consulting, the first company in Canada with services devoted to sustainable building consulting. A true trailblazer, Brenda demonstrated vision and innovation by founding Recollective at a time when a “green building consultant” was an unknown profession in Canada. Committed to building industry capacity, Brenda mentors both client firms and upcoming sustainable building consultants.

Connecting the Community Award quote:

“As a business owner in the Downtown Eastside I see the consequences of the lack of safe and affordable housing and services for the homeless every day. We work with BC Housing and are helping to provide over 20 housing facilities with support services throughout the province—I support the YWCA providing housing to women and children at risk of becoming homeless.”