James Salazar, Partner
James Salazar is a widely regarded expert in the field life cycle assessment. In addition to his role with BAS Carbon, James is also the Director of EPD services with the Athena Institute and Principal of Coldstream Consulting. James has developed LCAs and EPDs for a range of building products and is a methodology advisor for Athena’s Impact Estimator for Buildings software. Mr. Salazar has also developed LCA-based calculators for concrete products and material-specific issues such as biogenic carbon.
James serves on the United States ISO technical committee (TC207) tasked with developing international standards on LCA practice. Mr. Salazar holds a bachelor’s degree in Industrial Engineering from Georgia Tech and a master’s degree in Forestry from the University of British Columbia.
Negar (Megan) Badri, Ph.D. Arch Eng., LCA & Carbon Advisor
Negar (Megan) Badri is an LCA and Carbon Advisor at BAS Carbon Consulting, specializing in life cycle assessment (LCA) and whole-building carbon assessment. She has contributed to more than 20 compliance whole-building LCAs across residential, commercial, institutional, and healthcare projects in Canada and the United States. Her role in BAS Carbon Consulting is on quantifying embodied and operational carbon, comparing building materials and design alternatives, and identifying practical carbon-reduction strategies. She works closely with architects, engineers, and building professionals to integrate LCA results into design decisions and support compliance with building codes, standards, and sustainability frameworks. Megan holds a PhD in Environmental Design and an MSc in Energy and Architectural Engineering.
