Ben Shepherd LEED Fellow

Ben is a co-managing Director of Atelier Ten’s New York office and the Benchmarking Practice Director. Ben approaches each project as an opportunity to create larger change through improved design standards, green building policies, and regulatory change. He has worked on nearly 150 high-performance projects, gaining experience in daylighting, systems, stormwater management and reuse, green roofs, renewable energy, and battery storage.

Notably, Ben’s advocation for sustainable design and LEED can be seen in the latest LEED Platinum Helen L. & Martin S. Kimmel Pavilion, the LEED Platinum 370 Jay Street, and the Battery Park City Resiliency project which is shifting and advancing how New York City thinks about resiliency. He recently completed Terminal A for Newark Liberty International Airport which earned a LEED Gold certification, exceeding the airport’s Silver target. He is a member of the University Development and Innovation Council at Urban Land Institute (ULI) and the ULI New York Infrastructure Council. His dedication and enthusiasm to sustainable masterplanning and buildings and his attention to the wellness of people and the built environment have provided a unique, cutting edge perspective to all projects throughout his career.

Ben holds an MA in Environmental Management from the Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies, and a BA in Environmental Science from Northland College. He earned in LEED Fellow in 2022, a recognition of his exceptional leadership and technical proficiency.