{"id":6602,"date":"2018-01-04T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-01-04T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/sustainability\/?p=6602"},"modified":"2025-12-31T10:46:18","modified_gmt":"2025-12-31T15:46:18","slug":"2018-01-04-alumnus-rains-vickery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/sbe\/2018-01-04-alumnus-rains-vickery\/","title":{"rendered":"SBE Alumnus Rains Vickery"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.kb-row-layout-id6602_a396ee-de > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:center;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id6602_a396ee-de > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:center;}.kb-row-layout-id6602_a396ee-de > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}.kb-row-layout-id6602_a396ee-de > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 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.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6602_b7cb24-3e[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading6602_b7cb24-3e\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6602_b7cb24-3e mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6602_b7cb24-3e[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading6602_b7cb24-3e\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6602_b7cb24-3e img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6602_b7cb24-3e[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading6602_b7cb24-3e\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h2 class=\"kt-adv-heading6602_b7cb24-3e wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading6602_b7cb24-3e\">Rains Vickery <mark class=\"has-inline-color has-ast-global-color-0-color\">|<\/mark> Class of 2016<\/h2>\n\n\n<style>.kb-image6602_87c7c0-ea.kb-image-is-ratio-size, .kb-image6602_87c7c0-ea .kb-image-is-ratio-size{max-width:800px;width:100%;}.wp-block-kadence-column > .kt-inside-inner-col > .kb-image6602_87c7c0-ea.kb-image-is-ratio-size, .wp-block-kadence-column > .kt-inside-inner-col > .kb-image6602_87c7c0-ea .kb-image-is-ratio-size{align-self:unset;}.kb-image6602_87c7c0-ea figure{max-width:800px;}.kb-image6602_87c7c0-ea .image-is-svg, .kb-image6602_87c7c0-ea .image-is-svg img{width:100%;}.kb-image6602_87c7c0-ea .kb-image-has-overlay:after{opacity:0.3;}.kb-image6602_87c7c0-ea img.kb-img, .kb-image6602_87c7c0-ea .kb-img img{object-position:44% 66%;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-image kb-image6602_87c7c0-ea\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large kb-image-is-ratio-size\"><div class=\"kb-is-ratio-image kb-image-ratio-land169\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"895\" src=\"https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/sbe\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2020\/10\/SBE_Alumnus_RainsVickery-1024x895.jpg\" alt=\"SBE Alumnus Rains Vickery (Class of 2016)\" class=\"kb-img wp-image-6830\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/sbe\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2020\/10\/SBE_Alumnus_RainsVickery-1024x895.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/sbe\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2020\/10\/SBE_Alumnus_RainsVickery-300x262.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/sbe\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2020\/10\/SBE_Alumnus_RainsVickery-768x671.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/sbe\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2020\/10\/SBE_Alumnus_RainsVickery-1536x1342.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/sbe\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2020\/10\/SBE_Alumnus_RainsVickery-2048x1789.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/div><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" id=\"E50\">Rains Vickery is a UF Sustainability in the Built Environment graduate, class of 2016. She started internship with <a href=\"https:\/\/ecopreserve.net\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ecoPreserve<\/a>, a sustainability consultancy based in Orlando, then hired as a full time <a href=\"https:\/\/ecopreserve.net\/about-us\/meet-the-team\/#rains\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Sustainability Specialist at ecoPreserve<\/a>. She is working on exciting projects. Most notably is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usgbc.org\/leed\/v41#om\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">LEED v4 EB+O&amp;M Campus Approach Certification<\/a> at the <a href=\"https:\/\/orlandoairports.net\/press\/2018\/11\/07\/orlando-international-airport-implementing-wide-ranging-sustainability-initiatives\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Orlando International Airport<\/a>. This will be the <a href=\"https:\/\/ecopreserve.net\/goaa-third-leed-cert\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">first&nbsp;LEED v4 EB+O&amp;M Campus Approach Certified airport in the world<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" id=\"E67\">She is also working on&nbsp;revising&nbsp;the Airport&#8217;s Design Guidelines Manual and assisting in&nbsp;developing <a href=\"https:\/\/ecopreserve.net\/orlando-international-airport-achieves-benefits-sustainability\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">sustainable criteria for building construction&nbsp;and&nbsp;operations and&nbsp;maintenance activities at the Airport<\/a>, based on leading airport sustainability manuals, industry publications, and multiple green building rating systems, primarily LEED.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" id=\"E73\">Rains is also involved with the Central Florida Non-profit Organization, <a href=\"https:\/\/ecopreserve.net\/meet-the-green-destination-orlando-board-of-directors\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Green Destination Orlando (GDO)<\/a>. GDO recently hosted the Central Florida Workplace Challenge where local businesses competed in various sustainability categories. 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She started internship with ecoPreserve, a sustainability consultancy based in Orlando, then hired as a full time Sustainability Specialist at ecoPreserve. She is working on exciting projects. Most notably is LEED [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":104,"featured_media":6830,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_uag_custom_page_level_css":"","site-sidebar-layout":"no-sidebar","site-content-layout":"default","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"disabled","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"disabled","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"default","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"default","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"set","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"wds_primary_category":4,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[32,36],"class_list":["post-6602","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-alumni","tag-spotlight"],"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":["https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/sbe\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2020\/10\/SBE_Alumnus_RainsVickery.jpg",2233,1951,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/sbe\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2020\/10\/SBE_Alumnus_RainsVickery-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/sbe\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2020\/10\/SBE_Alumnus_RainsVickery-300x262.jpg",300,262,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/sbe\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2020\/10\/SBE_Alumnus_RainsVickery-768x671.jpg",768,671,true],"large":["https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/sbe\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2020\/10\/SBE_Alumnus_RainsVickery-1024x895.jpg",1024,895,true],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/sbe\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2020\/10\/SBE_Alumnus_RainsVickery-1536x1342.jpg",1536,1342,true],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/sbe\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2020\/10\/SBE_Alumnus_RainsVickery-2048x1789.jpg",2048,1789,true]},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"Hal Knowles","author_link":"https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/sbe\/author\/hknowles\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"News | Alumni Spotlight Rains Vickery | Class of 2016 Rains Vickery is a UF Sustainability in the Built Environment graduate, class of 2016. 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