Summer Minchew and Penny Bonda are recognized as thought leaders in the green movement. They have a collective knowledge of the sustainability framework and a proven track record of success.
sUmmer MINCHEW LEED FELLOW, SEED AP, GGP, True Advisor
SUMMER MINCHEW, Managing Partner, has managed the certification of more than one million square feet of green building space. Her expertise in sustainable design and construction is backed by 20 years of experience in green building rating systems, design guides, building product standards and certifications.
Summer specializes in green building certification project management demonstrating exceptional technical proficiency in documentation and submission for LEED, Enterprise Green Communities and Green Globes rating systems. Summer is a LEED Fellow who holds professional credentials as a LEED Accredited Professional with ID+C and O+M specialties. Her recently certified projects include:
Station 3 and 4 at LoSo • LEED v4 BD+C CS Silver; Historic Randle Early Childhood Education Center • LEED v4 BD+C NC Gold; Charlotte Convention Center • LEED v4.1 O+M Gold; 1201 Sycamore Drive • LEED v4 BD+C CS Gold; CMPD South Division Station • LEEDv4 BD+C NC Silver; Albemarle Corp HQ Expansion • LEED ID+C CI Gold; Charlotte Water Zone 4 Field Operations • LEED v4 BD+C NC Silver; Audi Field DC United • LEEDv2009 NC Gold.
Recognized by the Charlotte Business Journal as a 2020 Women In Business Achievement Award winner and a 2018 40 under Forty award recipient and awarded Most Inspiring Individual at Sustain Charlotte’s 2019 Charlotte Sustainability Awards, her career and civic achievements are numerous. As a leader in the industry, Summer serves on the 2024 Greenbuild Advisory Board and the Health Product Declaration Collaborative Social Equity technical subcommittee. Summer’s commitment to the future of green building is also seen in her role as an educator. She is a recognized LEEDuser Expert offering advice to LEED practitioners internationally, and is contributing author of Sustainable Commercial Interiors, Second Edition, published by Wiley & Sons.
PENNY BONDA FASID, LEED FELLOW
PENNY BONDA, Founding Partner (Retired), has been an active participant in the green building industry since its early stages and has pioneered the development of many of the accepted practices and recognized standards that have defined the sustainability movement. Popularly referred to as the “mother of green interiors,” she is the founding chair and primary author of the U.S. Green Building Council committee for LEED Commercial Interiors rating system.
Her published works include Sustainability Matters, written with the General Services Administration and the highly regarded Sustainable Commercial Interiors, 2nd Edition, published by Wiley & Sons. A prolific speaker, Bonda has presented more than 400 self-authored workshops, seminars, webinars and lectures on diverse topics to design professionals, students, businesses and organizations.
Penny is a Fellow of the U.S. Green Building Council and the American Society of Interior Designers. She was named to the National Register of Peer Professionals for GSA’s Design Excellence Program. She is also the recipient of ASID’s 2007 Designer of Distinction award and the 2003 USGBC Leadership Award, the second person to be so honored. Penny received an Honorary Doctorate from the New York School of Interior Design and has received honorary Senior Fellowship from the Design Futures Council. She recently served as Board of Directors chair of the Healthy Building Network.