Greg Watkins

GENERAL
Greg combines 30 years experience in international Master Planning work, and Architecture practice in Texas, Mexico, and California with an even longer commitment to renewable energy and environmentally sensitive projects. Specific additional education in renewable energy from conferences, speaking engagements and experience in carbon credits includes;

RENEWABLE ENERGY, CARBON

2010 – INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE FOR EDUCATION AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT (ICEED) – PANELIST / SPEAKER (Anaheim & Mexico City)
2010 – CALIFORNIA BUILDING OFFICIALS CONFERENCE(CALBO) – Keynote speaker
2009 – GLOBAL RENEWABLE ENERGY FORUM – attendee, Leon, Guanajuato, Mexico
2009 – SECOND CALIFORNIA MAYORS SUMMIT – Keynote speaker
2008 – FIRST CALIFORNIA MAYORS SUMMIT – Keynote speaker, co-sponsored
2008 – INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS COUNCIL – Keynote speaker
2007 – SECOND CARBON CREDIT CONFERENCE – attendee, Mexico City
2007 – 2nd CARBON FINANCE FORUM – New York City – attendee, Co-sponsor
2006 – FIRST CONFERENCE ON CARBON CREDITS (BONOS DE CARBON)– Mexico City - Co-sponsored and speaker
2005 – CONVERTING CATALINA ISLAND TO A HYDROGEN ECONOMY - White Paper
1983 – Williams solar farm house, convective loop house
1981 – Reck Passive solar house- 1.9M lb. convective loop house, grey water, tuned overhangs, earth air heat exchangers, hyper-ventilation, gardens, orchards, won city Award.
1980 – finalist – MITCHELL PRIZE – TOWARDS A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE
finalist – NATIONAL ENDOWMENT OF THE ARTS – URBAN DESIGN INTEGRATION.
1979 – Master’s Thesis – URBAN DESIGN INTEGRATION OF SOLAR AND CONSERVATION TECHNOLOGIES. – Became the basis of the renewable energy program still in place today at the University of Texas, Irvine. Thesis advisor Pliny Fisk & wife Gail Vitorre founded the Green building Council (LEEDS).
1975 – ECOFAIR – created and directed a weeklong state wide symposium to study the future of ecology, renewable energy, food technology, design, and more; Paul Rudolf, Paolo Soleri, Robert Irwin, Buckminster Fuller, Athelston Spilhous, Dudley Watkins, Pliny Fisk.

EXPERIENCE

2008- Present

CEO, EQUINOX CARBON DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
Costa Mesa
ECDC produces carbon credits through the development of renewable energy projects. We buy/sell/trade carbon, and manage environmental assets. Current projects include; the EcoPowerPark, trash/ag waste to energy, methane destruction, fuel additives, solar PV, solar concentrating Stirling engine, wind farms, efficiency, LED Street lighting, and carbon sequestration. Projects are located in California, Mexico, Europe, Caribbean, and South America.

Director, THE CARBON CREDIT FOUNDATION
The Carbon Credit Foundation is a 501c6 that supports businesses in the carbon credit industry, and promotes social carbon and carbon credit projects that promote social well being and renewable energy integration. The foundation will also work with other non-profits to develop carbon projects that promote their existing work while also selling co-branded credits to their constituencies. The foundation will also work closely with PDI (Project Development International)

Principal, EQUINOX CARBON EQUITIES, LLC.
Costa Mesa
Formed an early carbon credit company to pursue carbon credit projects, trades, and to process other renewable developers credits as consultants and investors. Sponsored several conferences, invested in methane destruction, wind, solar, other projects. Purchased by AEEI, then they defaulted, currently in negotiations to pursue 3 projects in Europe as work out.

2009- Present
Principal, BCW LLP, Architecture & Master Planning.

BCW LLP incorporates our 25 years experience in commercial architecture and planning to provide project design and delivery services to a variety of clients. BCW LLP

Silliker Laboratories
Ontario Master plan – 11M sf. mixed use
El Monte Transit Village – 4M sf. Mixed use
McCarthy building company TI
Mark IV Capital

Mustangs & Fast Fords OC
HealthSmart Medical offices
Ivy Place office building – shell and TI
Birch Bayview Plaza I, II Shells and TI
Acacia Business Center, Shell and TI

1992 - 2008
Principal, Watkins / Baile & Associates, Architecture & Master Planning.
Newport Beach, CA

Law Offices of Satin & Russell – Npt. Beach
Maravilla Resort - Todos Santos, Baja
La Ventana al Mar resort – Ensenada,
Birch Heights Office Complex – Npt.Beach,
3rd & Broadway- Artist/retail, Santa Ana
Chapin Medical / Industrial / helicopter hangar complex, Corona
Birch Bayview Plaza, Newport Beach
Acacia office Park, Newport Beach
Brabus Mercedes US, Newport Beach
Punta San Basilio Resort, Loretto, BCS
Wonderland Bakery, Newport Beach
Acacia Office Park – Newport Beach
KDG Industrial Park – Corona, CA
CenterPointe – hotel, medical, housing, Palm Desert, CA

1985-1992
President, Watkins & Associates, Architects and
The Watkins Company, General Contractors

Chapin Medical- Corona, California
McKinley Commercial Center- Corona, Ca.
Sampson Industrial Park- Corona, Ca
Pulliam Industrial Multi tenant- Corona
Birch Heights Office Park- Npt. Beach, Ca.
California Chemical Specialties- Corona,
Many other T. I.’s and commercial projects

1971-1985

3 years teaching Architecture and drawing @ The University of Texas
Worked with the following firms as designer;
HARWOOD TAYLOR/HKS –hi-rise & mixed use
TAYLOR/LUNDY/HKS,–hi-rise & mixed use
SOBEL/ROTH, – Asian hi-rise & mixed use
BARR/WHITE/DOLCE – commercial / institutional
SHEFFELMAN & NIX – commercial / custom residential