Creating and contributing to vibrant communities is a key principle of sustainability. At Hord Coplan Macht, our commitment to community is demonstrated both in our work and in our staff’s participation in many community activities.

HCM employees have been actively involved in Baltimore’s sustainable transformation, working on the Green Task Force, the Sustainability Commission and the Baltimore Chapter of the United States Green Building Council, and have also served as volunteers for the United States Green Building Council.

Here are some of the ways we contribute to Baltimore’s community:

Carol Macht, Landscape Architecture Principal
Carol serves on the Board of Directors for a new non-profit, the Baltimore Tree Trust. The Baltimore Tree Trust is dedicated to supporting and promoting the tree canopy in the City of Baltimore. The Trust serves as a fund-raising umbrella, advocacy and marketing organization for all tree planting in the Baltimore region.

Chris Parts, Principal, LEED AP
Chris serves on the Board of Directors of the Maryland Chapter of the USGBC. He is co- chairing the Green Schools Chapter Committee. Chris recently spoke at Association of Educational Purchasing Agencies meeting event for Maryland School Business Officials and I will be speaking at our local USGBC Maryland Chesapeake Green Building Expo.

Zolna Russell, Director of Sustainability, LEED AP
Zolna serves on the United States Green Building Council’s Sustainable Sites Technical Advisory Group which is currently brainstorming about the 2011 version of LEED. She also volunteers at Roland Park Elementary School helping with the Green School effort and taking care of the gardens.

Lisa Ferretto, Sustainability Coordinator
Lisa is passionate in her support of sustainability.  In the office, she acts as a sustainable resource by providing project consulting and general education.   She is also very active in the local Baltimore Green movement including lecturing and volunteering. She is the author of the monthly “Green Events” which attempts to track all the green events in the Baltimore area.

Laura Dulski, LEED AP
Laura is HCM’s LEED coordinator and the founder of HCM’s “Green Lunch”. She is on the Action and Steering committee for the Baltimore Design Center which promotes design and sustainability throughout the City. She works in HCM’s Education studio where she integrates sustainable practices into our school projects.

Alyson Taylor, Landscape Designer
A former farmer, Alyson served as a Commissioner on the Baltimore Commission for Sustainability and was chair of the Green Infrastructure Committee. She helped develop Baltimore’s newly adopted Baltimore’s Sustainability Plan. She is interested in integrating local food systems into the City’s future.