Associates
Heather Swift -
Principal & Founder
Scott Brainard - Principal Wetland Ecologist, Wetland Resouces,
LLC
Ben Kaufman -
Owner, GreenWorks
Development Group
Jason Knight- Wildlife Biologist & Founder of Alderleaf Wilderness
College
Kimberly
Leeper - Landscape Designer, Mariposa Naturescapes
Ben J.Z.
Kaufman
Managing Partner & Founder
Greenworks Development
Group
Ben is the co-founder of GreenWorks Realty, a
real estate brokerage and land development firm specializing in
environmentally friendly homes and community focused real estate
developments. Ben holds an urban planning degree from the University of
Washington and a Certificate in Permaculture Design from Crystal Waters,
Australia.
Ben recently graduated from the University of
Washington’s
Commercial Real Estate Certificate program. Ben studied
innovative community development and green building internationally and is
the author of several published articles on marketing and selling green
realty. Current projects include a 34 unit courtyard housing project in
the permitting phase incorporating the latest Low Impact Development
standards available. Ben is an avid backcountry skier, mountaineer, and
traveler.