Why do we exist as a company? It's straightforward - we're here to help demystify green and drive our economy and community into a more sustainable direction. Pure and simple. As a society, we're rapidly pushing our natural resources beyond the point of no return, and it will take a cultural shift to hit the brakes on that path.

Trident Sustainability Group works on a daily basis to find solutions that are beneficial economically, and also are profitable for the environment and society. We believe in open source transmission of information. Unlike most other consultants who hoard information and resources so you have to hire them back again, at TSG we recognize there isn't time for that if we truly want to create more sustainable communities. It won't work if just one or two businesses or communities are making reformative efforts - we need everyone to be. And its along those lines that TSG operates - we're working to bring green to the people in an economical, understandable and implementable fashion. Because its about responsibility - and we don't have time to do it any other way.

Trident Sustainability Group is a sustainability and green building consulting firm based in Savannah, GA offering extensive experience in sustainable design and construction as well as organizational sustainability.  What makes us different from the others? Simply stated, we come from a long history of putting our money where our mouth is. Our team has an extensive background in sustainable real estate development - and thus have developed nearly two dozen LEED projects that we have developed, owned, operated, and managed. We don't just provide strategies we think may work - we offer solutions we know from first hand experience will work - today and years down the road. From LEED certification to carbon footprinting to organizational sustainability - we started with the most demanding customer - ourselves, before we took the step to offer our expertise to others.

Please read below to find out more about who and what makes Trident Sustainability Group tick. 

Tommy Linstroth, Principal

He founded and runs Trident Sustainability Group, advising clients across the country on sustainable development and organizational sustainability. He has helped clients achieve LEED certification on projects ranging from million square foot warehouses to boutique hotels to historic renovations to schools, with a stellar record of client retention. Linstroth helped the Housing Authority of Savannah secure $3.5 million in funding to improve energy efficiency of pubic housing units, and is working with American Standard to benchmark their products’ water efficiency as well as helping the City of Savannah develop a sustainable prototype for city-funded housing.

Tommy is the past chair of the USGBC – Georgia chapter and is the original founder and past-chairman of the USGBC – Savannah Chapter. He serves on the board of directors for the USGBC-Georgia Chapter, the Georgia Conservation Voters and the Live Oak Public Libraries and on the Chatham Environmental Forum, the Mayor’s Healthy Savannah Initiative and the Creative Coast Advisory Board.

He is the founder of the RehydrateUS Initiative. The Rehydrate US Initiative is a non-partisan and independent organization, established to address the unnecessary waste of water in our built environment and in response to the historic drought affecting the Southeast in 2008, threatening water supply to millions of citizens. The goal of the Rehydrate US Initiative is spelled out on the homepage – reduce water consumption in buildings by 1 BILLION gallons per day by 2015, which can be accomplished by three simple, affordable solutions – replace standard toilets, showerheads, and faucet aerators with high efficiency, available in the market versions. While buildings are only responsible for 20% of water use in the US, we have the ability to rapidly and effectively increase the water efficiency of our buildings overnight – an opportunity not readily available in other sectors.

Tommy graduated from the University of Wisconsin – Platteville Magna Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration. He then earned his Masters in Science (MS) degree in Environmental Studies from the University of Charleston, with concentrations on sustainable development, environmental policy, and municipal greenhouse gas emissions.

He is a frequent speaker on green building throughout the country, and he co-authored the book Local Action: The New Paradigm in Climate Change Policy published in November 2007, and is a contributing author for The Green Building Bottom Line, published in November 2008. He is a frequent author for numerous journals and periodicals, and has a column in Sustainable Facilities magazine. He currently resides in Savannah, Georgia.