About Jon Biemer, P.E.
Jon Biemer has more than forty years of experience working on sustainability-creating initiatives. Biemer is a mechanical engineer and holds a certificate in Process-oriented Psychology. He started Creating Sustainability as a sole-proprietor Organizational Development consulting practice in 2008.
Prior to starting his own practice, Jon served 23 years with Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) in the Energy Efficiency Group, coordinating research and managing energy efficiency programs. He was active in both the Association of State Energy Research and Technology Transfer Institutions (ASERTTI) and the Solar Rating and Certification Council (SRCC). While at BPA, Biemer led the Resource Supply Expansion Program (RSEP), an initiative to demonstrate and deploy energy efficient technologies and practices into the marketplace. Over twenty organizations participated in thirteen projects. RSEP set the stage for large windfarms in the Pacific Northwest.
After leaving BPA, Mr. Biemer advised Portland, Oregon’s Green Investment Fund program, which encouraged innovation in leading-edge sustainable buildings. He also advised the Portland Water Bureau, reviewing environmentally related activities. From 2010 to 2013, Jon served as President of the Earth & Spirit Council (E&S), which bridges environmentalism and spirituality. E&S has invited more than fifty Native American elders to share their traditional teachings before they are lost to a developing world. In 2009, Mr. Biemer published his first article regarding the Environmental Handprint (the good we do).
Biemer strives to live sustainably. He and his wife, Willow, gave their home an eco-retrofit, which was featured in Portland, Oregon’s 2007 Build It Green Tour. Features include:
Jon and Willow partnered with the Johnson Creek Watershed Council to remove invasive English ivy and plant native species. They participate in sustainable community functions such the Free Cycle Network, Repair Cafes and urban gleaning.
In 2021 Jon published Our Environmental Handprints: Recover the Land, Reverse Global Warming, Reclaim the Future. He is currently writing Creating Sustainability (working title). It's central question is, What motivates us to act on behalf of the environment? Jon is a member of the Society of Environmental Journalists.
Jon and Willow now live in Truth or Consequences, New Mexico.
Education
BSE and MSE from Arizona State University (emphasis electrical engineering)
Additional study at California State University at Fullerton (emphasis mechanical engineering)
Certificate in Process-Oriented Psychology from the Process Work Institute
Professional Engineering Registration
M19571 in the State of California
Prior to starting his own practice, Jon served 23 years with Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) in the Energy Efficiency Group, coordinating research and managing energy efficiency programs. He was active in both the Association of State Energy Research and Technology Transfer Institutions (ASERTTI) and the Solar Rating and Certification Council (SRCC). While at BPA, Biemer led the Resource Supply Expansion Program (RSEP), an initiative to demonstrate and deploy energy efficient technologies and practices into the marketplace. Over twenty organizations participated in thirteen projects. RSEP set the stage for large windfarms in the Pacific Northwest.
After leaving BPA, Mr. Biemer advised Portland, Oregon’s Green Investment Fund program, which encouraged innovation in leading-edge sustainable buildings. He also advised the Portland Water Bureau, reviewing environmentally related activities. From 2010 to 2013, Jon served as President of the Earth & Spirit Council (E&S), which bridges environmentalism and spirituality. E&S has invited more than fifty Native American elders to share their traditional teachings before they are lost to a developing world. In 2009, Mr. Biemer published his first article regarding the Environmental Handprint (the good we do).
Biemer strives to live sustainably. He and his wife, Willow, gave their home an eco-retrofit, which was featured in Portland, Oregon’s 2007 Build It Green Tour. Features include:
- Low-VOC (Volatile Organic Carbons) paint.
- Extra insulation under the roof and floor.
- LED lighting everywhere.
- Recovered house parts, including cupboards, a sink and doors.
- On-demand water heaters in lieu of energy-wasting tank water heaters.
- Energy Star dishwasher and high-efficiency furnace.
- Moveable drying racks instead of a power consuming clothes dryer.
- Food forest in lieu of lawn. Produce included raspberries, mulberries, plums, apples, quince, onions, jalapeno peppers, green beans, zucchini, kale, lettuce, and a variety of herbs.
Jon and Willow partnered with the Johnson Creek Watershed Council to remove invasive English ivy and plant native species. They participate in sustainable community functions such the Free Cycle Network, Repair Cafes and urban gleaning.
In 2021 Jon published Our Environmental Handprints: Recover the Land, Reverse Global Warming, Reclaim the Future. He is currently writing Creating Sustainability (working title). It's central question is, What motivates us to act on behalf of the environment? Jon is a member of the Society of Environmental Journalists.
Jon and Willow now live in Truth or Consequences, New Mexico.
Education
BSE and MSE from Arizona State University (emphasis electrical engineering)
Additional study at California State University at Fullerton (emphasis mechanical engineering)
Certificate in Process-Oriented Psychology from the Process Work Institute
Professional Engineering Registration
M19571 in the State of California