Kyle Abney is a LEED AP, a state-licensed general contractor, and Vice President of Abney + Abney Green Solutions (AbneyGreen). AbneyGreen is turn-key sustainable development consulting firm with experience on all types and sizes of green building projects. He has overseen projects that utilize the USGBC's LEED for New Construction, Existing Buildings, Commercial Interiors, Neighborhood Development and Homes rating systems; the Florida Green Building Coalition’s Florida Green Home, Florida Green Residential Hi-Rise, Florida Green Commercial and Florida Green Local Government standards; as well as the National Green Home Standard for all types of residential projects. Kyle has first-hand experience in the various green certification options for both commercial and residential projects throughout Florida.
Kyle is a 1999 graduate of the University of Florida with a Bachelors degree in Architectural Design. He went on to earn a Master’s degree in Building Construction from UF with a concentration in Sustainable Construction in 2001. Kyle has the premier distinction of being the first person in the USA to receive a formal construction degree in green building.
While at the University of Florida, he was the founding President of the nation’s first Student Chapter of the USGBC. He has since served as a founding Board member and officer of the USGBC Central Florida Chapter; founding member the USGBC Florida/Caribbean Regional Council; founding Chair of the Treasure Coast & Palm Beach Branch of the USGBC South Florida Chapter; and a former board member of the Florida Green Building Council (FGBC). He is also a former President of the USGBC South Florida Chapter, and is back for another term on the nonprofit organization's Board of Directors. Kyle is also member of the Chapter’s prestigious Advisory Council, Chair of the Chapter’s Treasure Coast Branch, and President of the Solar & Energy Loan Fund (SELF).
Kyle is a fifth-generation Floridian from Okeechobee. He currently lives in Palm City with his wife and business partner Harmony and their toddler son Parker.