Ben Allanoff, Principal of EcologizeLA
Ben is directly responsible for managing all Ecologize LA projects, including creating and coordinating project teams, property analysis, and client communications. With knowledge, training, and experience in an extensive range of fields, he is able to effectively integrate disparate elements and individuals, keeping an eye on the details as well as the big picture.
Licenses
- California Department of Real Estate
- GreenAdvantage
Certificates
- Benchmarking
- Energy Pro
- Implementing Energy Efficiency Projects
- Life Cycle Cost Analysis
- Sustainable Landscape Design
- Lighting Retrofit Strategies
- Lighting Controls for Energy Management
- Daylighting
- Air Handling Systems Efficiency
- Package Unit Air Conditioning
As a licensed Realtor, Ben brings knowledge and experience in regard to:
- the evaluation, repair, and maintenance of structures, systems, and landscapes
- zoning and land use
- architecture and design
- geotechnical engineering
- permitting
- construction
As longtime Chair of the Topanga Creek Watershed Committee, Ben has helped promote environmental best practices in the public, private, and non-profit sectors, in regard to:
- water quality and conservation
- native plant landscaping
- greywater systems
- irrigation
- rainwater catchment
- bio-engineering
- erosion control
- light pollution
- toxic waste reduction and removal
- non-toxic pest management
- septic system design and maintenance
Ben attended the University of Pennsylvania and Duke University. He received a Bachelor of Arts, cum laude, at Duke.