The H Trust

David Secan, CSBA, MS Organizational Sustainability Consultant Certified Sustainable Building Advisor   Principal of The H Trust   Contact David

Born with a WHY chromosome in his DNA, several questions guide David:   Why get up in the morning if not to change the world?   How can I help merge the sustainable path with the path of least resistance?   How can I engage and accelerate the GREEN SHIFT toward holistic success in organizational cultures?   Where can I position myself to accomplish the most good?   David is a Sustainability Consultant and Certified Sustainable Building Advisor. He employs a broad multi-disciplinary perspective integrating considerations of Purpose, People, and Place to facilitate holistic success. David helps organization leaders direct and sustain mission integrity, whereas homeowners consider him a sustainable lifestyle coach, trusted advisor, and friend. Consulting with organizations, David helps leadership engage in culture shifts to connect their visions, values, and strategies with their physical presence, impact, and performance. He believes that Healthy people and Healthful organizational cultures inhabiting Healthy buildings contribute to Healthful communities and Holistic sustainable success, as embraced by a Triple Line vision – where integrated benefits to Community, Ecology, and Economy are not only essential, but practical. David consults with homeowners to assess and address their lifestyles holistically with an emphasis on healthful intent and renewability. Intent encourages conscious lifestyle design that ensures mindful decision-making. Renewability encompasses personal health, revitalization, and space design, as well as building systems, energy and water efficiency, safe material choices, and community impact. David enhances the relationship between home and inhabitant. He helps clients understand how their homes can better support their envisioned lifestyles. As an educator, David feels his purpose involves inspiring people to connect Heart with Home, in other words, connecting who they are with how they live every day. David's consultancy is built on an academic foundation including a Masters Degree in Human-Environment Relations and a BA in Psychology. David augmented his initial career in Facilities Planning and Management with education in Organization Development, Sustainable Building and Ecological Design, and Gerontology.