Ben Uyeda
Founder and Chief Architectural Officer, FreeGreen.com

After graduating from Cornell University in 2005 with a Masters of Architecture Ben immediately pursued his interest in sustainable design by launching a multi faceted career involving, teaching, architectural practice, entrepreneurial start ups, and activism. 

In 2006 Ben founded ZeroEnergy Design (ZED) a multi disciplinary firm that specializes in ecologically conscious housing. ZED's work has been published in numerous publications including Architectural Record, Popular Mechanics, Design New England, and Boston Home.  In addition to designing LEED and Passive House certified projects ZED has also consulted for fortune 500 companies such as General Electric and Google.  In 2006 Ben was asked to speak before the prime minister of Dominica about the possibility of using environmentally sensitive building practices to revitalize the local economy.

In 2008 Ben founded FreeGreen.com a web based media company that distributes green home designs over the Internet. By 2009 FreeGreen had become the largest supplier of home designs in the world and was recognized by International Design Magazine in its annual I.D. 40 issue as one of the 40 projects/people that is transforming the world 2010. FreeGreen's innovative business model has been discussed in numerous publications including: The New York Times, USAtoday, and Fast Company.

Ben has served as a Visiting Lecturer at Cornell University and is currently part of the architecture faculty at Northeastern University.