Speakers
Pierre D. Moses, LEED AP
Pierre Moses started Make It Right – Solar, Inc. in 2009 to deliver innovative, cost effective renewable energy solutions to low-income communities. Pierre is responsible for orchestrating solar energy installations for The Make It Right Foundation in the Lower 9th Ward along with several additional non-profit homebuilders rebuilding in the New Orleans area. As a LEED Accredited Professional, Pierre has managed photovoltaic installations on more than 70 LEED Platinum certified homes in New Orleans over the last two years. He has participated in multiple New Markets Tax Credit transactions in funding projects to advance the affordability and accessibility of solar technology and energy efficiency features in distressed communities. Pierre worked as the project manager in leading a series of structural tests in conjunction with the University of New Orleans as well as participated as an advisor to Tulane's Spring 2010 URBANbuild program on a sustainable sites initiative. Pierre also sits on the technical advisory board of Abundant Power in Raleigh, North Carolina.
In March 2010, Pierre traveled to Jacmel, Haiti to deploy renewable energy systems including two solar powered regenerators; one of which is currently providing a sustainable energy source to Haiti's only film school, the Cine Institute. Pierre developed an interest in entrepreneurial ventures within the non-profit sector while completing a bachelor's degree from the College of Charleston in South Carolina. Born and raised in New Orleans, Pierre relishes the opportunity to benefit the lives of displaced residents by helping to return them back home.
