Austin Van Heusen

Sustainability Projects Manager
With EnergyLogic since March 2021
Professional Experience
Austin is the Energy Efficiency Specialist for EnergyLogic's newest division, Green Building Hawaii (GBH), and a graduate of the University of Hawaii-Maui College (UHMC) Liberal Arts program. He is one of two Certified Building Commissioning Professionals (CBCP) in the state and a RESNET® certified HERS Rater. Both certifications are through the well-respected Association of Energy Engineers (AEE). Austin has LEED AP accreditation and is the only Certified Energy Auditor (CEA) in the County of Maui.
When attending UHMC, Austin also had the opportunity to work with the HTDC/Innovate Program via SLIM as an instructor and coordinator for the manufacturing energy auditing internship program. He taught students to audit manufacturing companies and develop recommendations to reduce energy and resource use in the local manufacturing business.
Through years of collaboration with Hawaii Energy, Austin has a great relationship with our local representative Walter Enomoto and representatives State-wide. Austin has processed over $250,000 worth of Hawaii Energy rebates for our satisfied customers in the last few years. He has performed financial grade audits on over 250 buildings covering over 3 million square feet of building area, managed the installation of over 45,000 LED lamps or fixtures in over 20 different facilities, and worked with over 30 interns in green training programs.
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Who & what makes up your home?
I live with my mom, Deb Brigley, and my best friend, Aaron Holmes, on our one acre flower farm in Haiku Maui.
My sister Katrice also lives right down the road.
We have 9 chickens and two dogs, Hunter (my dog) and Zipper (my mom's dog). We have a very productive property with 5 avocados, 3 mangos, 1 starfruit, 1 lime, 1 breadfruit, 1 jaboticaba and some sornum cherry trees as well as a vegetable garden and a lot of tropical flowers.
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