Integrating More Sustainable Practices into the Design and Construction Process  

Olivia Fritz is a Senior Environmental Project Engineer in Kohler Co.’s Sustainable Design Engineering team. She graduated with a B.S. in Civil Engineering from UW-Madison and has an MBA from Marquette University. She leads product transparency for environmental and material health disclosures, as well as integrating product material health initiatives into Design for Environment. Olivia also has experience in environmental compliance in Kohler’s cast iron foundry. She is inspired by the challenge to show others how sustainability is connected to their role, no matter what they do.

Dianne Orlina is the Commercial Channel Manager for Kohler Co. She has been with the company almost 15 years holding various roles in engineering, sales and marketing, which gives her the unique perspective in being able to communicate plumbing expertise in a way that is relevant for the audience; whether it is technical, price, feature or design driven. As the commercial channel manager, she leads the marketing initiatives to support the commercial product offering and channel and works closely with trade partners, from contractors to distribution to the specification community.