Consulting Services

LEED Proven Provider

LEED Proven Provider is designed to encourage and reward high-quality LEED project submissions to minimize the need for additional work during the project review process.

As one of the few firms with 20-plus years of LEED experience, KW+A is known for helping clients who have diverse and challenging projects.

WELL Building Standard

WELL Building Standard, as a performance-based tool for the built environment, focuses on advancing human health and well-being.

We are pleased to be able to serve as WELL Accredited Professional and lead teams through the WELL Building Standard process- from registration through certification.

Fitwel Ambassador On The Team!

As noted on Fitwel website...and we have experienced...

"Certification — for new or existing buildings — doesn't have to be a painful process. Fitwel makes it easy, affordable, and efficient thanks to the cloud-based Fitwel Platform. The Fitwel Platform allows you to register, benchmark, and submit a single project or an entire real estate portfolio for Fitwel Certification."

Contact Juan Carlos@kathwilliams.com to get started!

Living Building Mentorship

Kath Williams was named a "Living Building Hero in 2014".  Let her and the KW+A team be your mentors as you choose to take on the Living Building Challenge and identify the "petals" that fit your special projects.

Contact kath@kathwilliams.com today!

Specialized Resources

Beyond rating systems, the world of sustainbility offers challenges and opportunities for all. Better sustainibility decisions through better insight.

We provide specialized, technical support services in ARC portfolio management, Life Cycle Assessment and Building Systems Modeling, to name a few.

Assessments & Reporting
Progress toward sustainability needs to be assessed and documented.

We offer clients support in materiality assessment, strategic sustainability program assessment, climate & energy strategy development, carbon footprints in supply chains & GHG emissions inventories, and more.
Commercial & Institutional

KW+A will share global lessons learned while doing. Your next sustainable projects will be more efficient and effective so your internal team can be on-going leaders. KW+A supports your team in defining, reaching, and documenting your journey to sustainabililty.

Neighborhood & Campus Planning

The most successful green projects start with excellent planning. We have helped developers and planners identify and incorporate green and LEED opportunities into their master plans.

Operations & Maintenance

Sustainability requires long-term commitment to people and planet. Green buildings require operations and maintenance policies and practices that support your goals.

KW+A will help you develop and implement policies that provide healthy, happy and sustainable environments for work and play.

Education Services

Whether this is your first sustainable project or you have multiple projects certified to date, our goal is to be an educational resource.

What's New @ Kath Williams + Associates

November 13, 2024
USGBC Leadership Award

The Kate Hurst USGBC Leadership Award

November 13, 2024 in Philadelphia at Greenbuild 2024!

The Kate Hurst USGBC Leadership Award is presented to an outstanding leader who has demonstrated an unwavering commitment to sustainability in the built environment. This year’s recipient is:

  • Kath Williams: Kath has been a champion of green buildings and sustainability education since USGBC was founded. Her work on Montana State University’s EPICenter project served as a test case for LEED certification in the organization’s earliest years. As an educator, she has helped students and professionals gain critical skills in green building and sustainability. She has had a great impact on her local community and has been recognized by USGBC-Montana with its first “Pioneer” award. Additionally, she has taken her work globally and worked with the World Green Building Council to establish new green building councils across Asia and Latin America.

October 1, 2024
25 Years as KW+A

Celebrating 25 Years as Kath Williams + Associates, Inc. today!

This Woman-Owned Business (WBE) sprouted from the Montana State University-Bozeman's EPICenter project in the 1990s. Inspired by bob berkebile and Don McLaughlin, the project supported an Industry Partners Program, led by David Gottfried.

Growing over the past 25 years, KW+A has served as LEED-AP on 158 certified projects including 16 Platinums around the world. Our success would only have been possible because of the support from our committed owners, experienced design/construction teams, and facilities managers who care for the projects into the future.

Volunteering for US GREEN BUILDING COUNCIL and World Green Building Council brought life experiences and a host of friends who have enriched our lives.

We are blessed to have worked and continue to work in USA, India, Taiwan, Australia, El Salvador, Costa Rica, and Guatemala on exceptional "green building projects" that truly make a difference for the environment, our people, and as financially viable properties for the long term.

On this special day, I personally want to thank all of my associates, my partners, my friends, and especially, my family. Without you all, my life would not be this full and KW+A could not have been a success!


August 21, 2024
2025 Living Future Hero Jury

Kath was honored to serve as a Jury Member for the selection of the 2025 Living Future Heroes.  Kath was named Living Building Hero in 2014.

What a challenging task as the nominees were exemplary in areas like how this nominee champions the transformation toward a society that is socially just, culturally rich, and ecologically restorative, how the nominee influences communities and stakeholders, and  how this nominee furthers ILFI's stated goal of fostering a true, inclusive community that is just and equitable.

Congratulations to all who were nominated.  That alone is an honor.