Eric Corey Freed
RA, LEED Fellow, Living Future Accredited, EcoDistricts AP, ActiveScore AP
Principal, Director of Sustainability
CannonDesign
BIO
Eric Corey Freed is an award-winning architect, author, and global speaker. As Director of Sustainability for CannonDesign, he identifies creative solutions to problems most teams didn't know were holding them back. He was Founding Principal of organicARCHITECT, a visionary design leader in biophilic and regenerative design.
His past roles include Vice President of the International Living Future Institute and Chief Community Officer of EcoDistricts, both nonprofits pushing innovative new paradigms for deep green buildings and communities.
Eric is the author of 12 books, including "Green Building & Remodeling for Dummies.” His latest book will be released in 2021 and focuses on the Circular Economy. In 2012, he was named one of the 25 "Best Green Architecture Firms" in the US, and one of the "Top 10 Most Influential Green Architects." In 2017, he was named one of Build's American Architecture Top 25. He holds a prestigious LEED Fellow award from the US Green Building Council.