Michael Miranda is the Director of Portfolio Sustainability at the National Housing Trust.  Prior to joining NHT, he was Associate Technical Director for Building Clean, a program of the BlueGreen Alliance Foundation. 

After receiving a Masters of Architecture from Wentworth Institute of Technology, Michael joined the Massachusetts Renewable Energy Trust, where he worked on the Green Affordable Housing, Green Schools, and Commonwealth Solar initiatives.  While at Second Nature, he provided technical assistance and training on greenhouse gas inventories, climate action planning, conservation, green building, and renewable energy to a network of 680 universities, which have pledged to become climate neutral.  Then at Next Step Living, Michael performed home energy assessments for Mayor Menino of Boston, Governor Patrick of Massachusetts, and 300 other households.  While at NSL, he also managed energy efficiency and renewable energy outreach programs for various Boston-area cities.  As a Sustainability Consultant at Steven Winter Associates, Michael provided green building consulting for new and existing multi-family buildings pursuing LEED for Homes, ENERGY STAR Homes, or Enterprise Green Communities certification.