John Sarter

John Sarter has had a long and varied career in the construction and energy efficiency industries. John began their career in 1987 as the President of Sarter Construction & Design, where they designed and constructed custom homes using the highest standards in energy efficiency and sustainability. In 2004, they became a Member of USGBC-REC and a "Build It Green" Certified Green Building Professional. In 2008, they became the Managing Partner of Sol-Lux Alpha, LLC, where they were responsible for design development, team development, systems development, and site supervision for the first Multi-Family Passive House Certified, Net Positive Energy, Nanogrid living and transportation system in California. In 2011, they founded the Micro Grid Development Group, dedicated to the development and expansion of distributed Micro Grid energy systems. John also became Co-Chair and National Liaison for the Passive House Alliance, US San Francisco Chapter, where they were responsible for local and regional planning and advocacy for the Passive House building standard. In 2018, they became the Program Manager for the North Bay Community Resilience Initiative at the Clean Coalition. In 2021, they became the Smart Home Integration Partner Onboarding and Support Lead for California at dcbel.

John Sarter attended Santa Rosa Junior College from 1980 to 2010, where they studied Architecture/ Drafting/ CAD. John then attended Sonoma State University from 1983 to 1984, where they studied Sustainability Studies. From 1984 to 1985, they attended Sonoma State University and obtained a degree in Sustainable Design Studies at the Environmental Technology Center (George Beeler) with a focus on Architecture and energy efficient design and construction techniques. In 2006, they attended Taliesin West and studied Sustainable Design, "Doing More with Less". Finally, they attended Stanford University from 2015 to 2016, where they obtained a degree in Technological Entrepreneurship through Stanford Business School.