# Metrics-Driven Design and the Future of Green Infrastructure with Umesh Atre Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-green-building-matters-podcast-with-charlie-cichetti-559336/metrics-driven-design-and-the-future-of-green-infrastructure-with-umesh-atre Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-green-building-matters-podcast-with-charlie-cichetti-559336/metrics-driven-design-and-the-future-of-green-infrastructure-with-umesh-atre.md Podcast: [The Green Building Matters Podcast with Charlie Cichetti](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-green-building-matters-podcast-with-charlie-cichetti-559336) Published: 2026-02-11T17:00:00+00:00 Episode link: https://gbespodcast.libsyn.com/metrics-driven-design-and-the-future-of-green-infrastructure-with-umesh-atre Audio file: https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/gbespodcast/GBES_With_Umesh_Atre.mp3?dest-id=583595 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-green-building-matters-podcast-with-charlie-cichetti-559336/episodes/metrics-driven-design-and-the-future-of-green-infrastructure-with-umesh-atre Duration seconds: 2882 ## Resource 🎯 The Green Impact Report Quick take: Umesh Atre shares a powerful journey from India to becoming a LEED Fellow and a sustainability leader at Parkhill. In this episode, he dives into how metrics-driven design, embodied carbon strategies, and infrastructure-focused sustainability are changing the green building landscape β€” especially in challenging regions like West Texas. πŸ™‹β€β™‚οΈ Meet Your Fellow Sustainability Champion Umesh Atre, LEED Fellow, WELL AP, Fitwel Ambassador, is a seasoned sustainability professional with over two decades of experience working across various building sectors in India, the United States, and Canada. A LEED AP since 2004, he is a highly regarded LEED expert in Texas. Prior to joining Parkhill, a 650-person interdisciplinary firm as 'Sustainability Lead', he held the position of 'Director of Sustainability' at Studio8 Architects, where he managed the firm's extensive green building consulting portfolio (LEED/WELL/Fitwel/AEGB/Green Globes), while also guiding the firm's in-house projects, AIA 2030 and JUST label efforts. Umesh has managed over 150 green building certification projects and has directed sustainability efforts on award-winning developments, including multiple LEED Platinum and Gold projects. Umesh is a USGBC Mentor, is an Advisor for the GNFZ (Global Network for Zero) led by past USGBC President & CEO Mahesh Ramanujam, has served as a judge on the prestigious Austin Green Awards, and proudly serves on the USGBC Central TX Regional Council. Technically proficient in various green rating systems & versions, he has presented extensively on LEED and other sustainable design topics at local and national conferences. He is based in Austin, TX. 🌱 Breaking Ground on Better Building In this episode, Umesh Atre revolutionizes traditional con… ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-green-building-matters-podcast-with-charlie-cichetti-559336/episodes/metrics-driven-design-and-the-future-of-green-infrastructure-with-umesh-atre/transcription-requests` β€” Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-green-building-matters-podcast-with-charlie-cichetti-559336/metrics-driven-design-and-the-future-of-green-infrastructure-with-umesh-atre.md` β€” Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.