Mr. Collins is a licensed architect and a LEED Accredited Professional and is currently a Principal at Partner Energy and Director of the Sustainability/Green Certifications team, providing design consulting and project management for projects pursuing green certifications such as LEED, GreenPoint Rated, and others, as well as Zero Net Energy, energy modeling, commissioning, and HERS verifications.
He has more than twenty years of experience in architecture, urban design, and sustainable design consulting. His experience includes design, construction administration, building energy and water benchmarking and analysis, resource conservation measures, and green certification project management. Mr. Collins is also a Certified Sustainable Building Advisor, a Green Globes Professional, a Green Globes Assessor, and an ARC Performance Professional. He has provided design and consulting solutions for a wide variety of building types, including institutional, office, mixed-use, retail, educational, and multifamily residential projects. Mr. Collins has led the completion of more than 50 green-certified projects, including LEED Platinum and Net Zero projects for both new and existing buildings.
In addition to his professional experience, Mr. Collins served as President of the Southern California Chapter of the National Organization of Minority Architects (SoCal NOMA) from January 2018 through December 2021. He also serves on the HomeFree Champions Advisory Board for the Healthy Building Network, is a member of the AIA Los Angeles Committee on Affordable Housing, and was the founding Co-Chair of the U.S. Green Building Council Long Beach Branch. He also serves on the Board of Directors for AIA Long Beach/South Bay and is one of the chapter’s representatives to the AIA California Board. Mr. Collins lectures at the USC Viterbi School of Engineering and serves as a design juror at the USC School of Architecture, SCI-Arc (Southern California Institute of Architecture), and California Baptist University. He has also been an adjunct professor at Long Beach City College and has been a guest speaker at local colleges, professional organizations, and national conferences, teaching green building principles and sustainable design strategies.
His work and writings have been featured in multiple publications, including Metropolis magazine, Sustainable Industries, and Commercial Observer. Mr. Collins was born and raised in Seattle, Washington, and is a graduate of the Cornell University College of Architecture, Art, and Planning and the UCLA School of Architecture and Urban Design. He currently resides in Long Beach, California.