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Building Vitals, LLC is a Detroit-based, woman-owned consultancy. It was founded by Sonya M. Pouncy, CEM, CMVP, LEED AP to provide support services to those responsible for operating and maintaining buildings and creating conducive indoor environments for people to live, work, learn and play inside of.

Sonya began her career with an equipment manufacturer for which she initially developed residential furnaces and later sold chillers, air-handlers and other commercial equipment. During that time, she came to understand various quality assurance concepts such as continuous process improvement and statistical process control. Thereafter, she has consistently brought these bodies of knowledge to bear on her work with manufacturer's representatives, utilities, and consultants.

Over the course of her career, Sonya has commissioned new construction projects, developed and managed utility rebate programs, led building energy audit teams, and developed and delivered technical training programs. Additionally, she has authored several blog articles and presented at local and international conferences on aspects of building performance management. She is a recognized developer and instructor of high-quality educational seminars on topics including HVAC technologies and applications, the role of maintenance in building energy performance management, and the MI Energy Code (ASHRAE Standard 90.1). In 2014, she was selected to serve as a subject matter expert to the National Institute of Building Sciences on its Commercial Workforce Credentialing Council to help improve the quality and consistency of training and certification programs for building energy auditors.

Sonya is a degreed mechanical engineer with more than 20 years of experience in the energy management and HVAC equipment industries. She holds industry certifications in energy management, energy savings measurement and verification, and a Michigan builder's license.