About Us

Green Building Education Services (GBES) is the leading provider of online LEED Green Associate and LEED AP exam preparation solutions and services. GBES is the top provider of web-based realistic exam simulation and online training for the GBCI's LEED Green Associate and LEED Accredited Professional exams. In a market place crowded with elementary and inadequately developed products, GBES offers sophisticated and powerful exam preparation to meet our customer's needs. Backed by the strongest commitment to client success in the industry, dedicated customer support, unrivaled expertise in accreditation training, and the best technology, GBES is your partner for learning LEED and helping you pass your LEED exam the first time.

GBES is a USGBC Approved Education Provider

Leadership Team

Scott Turner, LEED AP+, President and Co-Founder

Turner has more than fifteen years of technology experience, and eight years of experience in the training and exam industry. Prior to starting GBES he was co-owner of one of the largest IT training and certification programs in the world, with exams delivered to 115 countries and training more than 75% of the Fortune 500. Turner has extensive experience with all aspects of developing high quality training programs, including courseware creation, practice tests, exam creation and delivery, and psychometrics.

Turner was one of the first students of the Southface home building school in the year 2000, where he learned to construct green homes as part of the Earth Craft program.

Christine Cline, LEED AP, Director of Sales and Development and Co-Founder

Cline has more than six years of business development and leadership skills. Previously she was working for Opus South in Atlanta, on various green building projects such as the Social Security building in Alabama. Cline holds a business degree from Texas Christian University, and a MBA with a concentration in Commercial Real Estate from Georgia State University.

Cline recently built a green home in Dallas, Texas that includes green building strategies such as cocoon insulation made from recycled newspaper, 19 SEER HVAC units, tankless water heaters, and radiant barrier roofing.

Charlie Cichetti, LEED AP+, Senior Program Director at Sustainable Options, LLC

Cichetti oversees the sustainable consulting, construction management, facilities extension, and LEED certification services for multiple projects within Sustainable Options, LLC. Cichetti has experience working with multiple rating systems including: LEED-NC, LEED-CS, LEED-CI, LEED-EBOM, Energy Star, and LEED for Schools. Current Sustainable Options project assignments in the southeast include two NC Hotels, an EBO&M convention center, two sets of EBO&M office buildings, and three LEED for Schools. Cichetti holds a business degree from the Georgia Institute of Technology.

Cichetti has more than 8 years of experience in commercial construction, real estate development and project management, and has directed multi-million-dollar office, warehouse, specialty, and condo construction projects. Prior to Sustainable Options, Cichetti worked for Opus Corporation, a $2.2B leading commercial real estate and design-build construction firm. While at Opus, Cichetti coordinated the on-time construction of Suwanee Gateway, a 148-Acre mixed-use park and Suwanee Gateway One, a $14M five-story LEED Silver spec office building.

Jason Kiefer, LEED AP+, Principal of Sustainable Investment Group, LLC

Kiefer is currently involved with several organizations in both the national and local markets of the green building community. Kiefer currently manages and oversees LEED consulting, sustainable business planning, and interactive green building education training throughout the construction industry and renewable energy sectors. Mr. Kiefer holds a degree in Building Construction from the College of Architecture at the Georgia Institute of Technology.

Kiefer has over 9 years of combined construction and development experience in both the commercial and residential sectors. His portfolio includes a spectrum of LEED certified projects that include: LEED-NC, LEED-CS, LEED-CI, and LEED-Homes. Kiefer has successfully completed projects in the commercial building industry ranging from healthcare, office buildings, industrial facilities, mixed-use developments, tenant improvements and existing building retrofits. Prior to establishing Sustainable Investment Group, Kiefer worked for several premier General Contractors and Developers together with Whiting-Turner Contracting Company, JE Dunn Construction Company, Adolfson & Peterson Construction, and Opus Corporation.

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