Eric Corey Freed

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Eric Corey Freed

LEED AP BD+C, LEED Fellow, LFA

Architecture, Sustainability Consulting

  • 32 Year Career

(415) 474-7777 eric@organicarchitect.com www.CannonDesign.com LinkedIn

About

WHAT I DO:
I design living, regenerative buildings.
I form connections between ideas to generate new solutions.
I make you think.
I change how you look at the built environment.
I inspire people to take action.
I solve impossible problems.

Eric Corey Freed is an award-winning architect, author, and global speaker. As Principal and Director of Sustainability for CannonDesign, he leads the healthcare, education, and commercial teams toward low-carbon, healthy, regenerative buildings for over 30 million square feet a year. For two decades, he was Founding Principal of organicARCHITECT, a visionary design leader in biophilic and regenerative design. 

Eric is the author of 12 books, including "Green Building & Remodeling for Dummies” and "Circular Economy for Dummies." 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.

Experience

Building Types

  • Assembly
  • Education K-12
  • Education: Higher Ed
  • Healthcare
  • Laboratory / Tech / Science
  • Mixed Use
  • Office
  • Residential: Affordable Multi Family
  • Residential: Multi-family
  • Retail

Achieved Project Certifications

  • CHPS
  • ENERGY STAR
  • LEED
  • LEED ZERO
  • Living Building Challenge
  • Living Building Challenge Petal Certification
  • PHIUS

Awards

New York Green Building of the Year, 2023

San Francisco Magazine "Best Green Architect" in 2005

"Best Visionary" by 7x7 Magazine in 2007

"Green Visionary" by 7x7 Magazine in 2008

2011 Outstanding Book Award from the American Society of Journalists and Authors

25 "Best Green Architecture Firms" in the US

"Top 10 Most Influential Green Architects." 

Build's American Architecture Top 25 

Fixr’s Top 200 Influencers in the Construction Industry

LEED Fellow, US Green Building Council.