New Orleans, LA - John Moore attended Morehouse College in Atlanta, Georgia. He received his Bachelor of Arts in May of 2005. In college, Moore was very active in environmental issues through an environmental studies fellowship program through the Associated Colleges of the South. After college, Moore worked for Southface Energy Institute in Atlanta, Georgia. Here he was educated in green building rating systems and eco friendly design methods. He is a certified energy rater, and a green building consultant. Following the devastation of Hurricane Katrina, Moore worked with Global Green helping to rebuild his home town of New Orleans. Through this work, he was instrumental in building environmentally sustainable homes in the storm ravaged lower ninth ward. Following his work with Global Green, Moore worked for the City of New Orleans as an Energy and Environmental Policy Analyst. He was successful in raising over $5 million in grant funding from the Department of Energy and implemented a number of projects, including a citywide energy loan program called the NOLA W.I.S.E. He is a proud member of the first class of Tulane University's master's degree in sustainable real estate development program, and is now pursuing a Master's Degree in Architecture at Tulane University. He also consults for various companies through his company Moore Sustainable Consulting.