Professional Associations
US Green Building Council (USGBC)
USGBC NC Triangle Chapter
Sustainable Buildings Industry Council (SBIC)
NC Sustainable Energy Association (NCSEA)
American Solar Energy Society (ASES)
Sustainable North Carolina
American Institute of Architects (AIA)
Education
UCLA Graduate School of Architecture and Urban Planning,
Los Angeles, CA.
Master of Architecture - 1987
National University of Rosario, Santa Fe, Argentina
Architecture School, Architect -1980
Honors
Fulbright Scholar - 1985-1987
CONICET Grant (National Council Scientific and Technical Research), Argentina - 1985-1987
California Building Industry Foundation Award - 1986
Best Practices in Sustainability Award (Sustainable Buildings Industry Council) - 2002
Energy Star Label - RAFI-USA Office Building - 2002-2003
Sustainable NC Business award for Green Building: Rural Advancement Foundation International-USA Pittsboro - 2004
Relevant Experience
Sustainability / LEED Consultant for local architects:
Durham County Human Services Complex
Durham County Libraries - North, East, South Branch
Wake Technical Community College - NE Campus
Daylighting Consultant for:
UNC-CH Environment Health Safety Building
Enloe High School Campus Renovations - Wake County
Orange County Skills Development Center
Durant Middle School - Wake County
Principal in charge & Project Manager of the RAFI-USA Office Building and Dan Pollitt Conference Center
Relevant Publications
Comparison of estimated and actual energy use of
Four Oaks Elementary School and two middle schools built in Clayton and
Selma, Johnston County, NC. Presented at the American Solar Energy
Society's annual conference in Washington, DC. 1993.
Daylighting Schools in North Carolina. Solar Today,
Vol.8, No.2. 1994.
Solar access and cohousing: comparing Arcadia and Solterra projects
in NC. Presented at the Solar Energy Forum in Washington, DC, 1997,
and published in the proceedings.
Solar Homes for North Carolina II – A design competition planbook.
Energy Division, North Carolina Department of Commerce and North Carolina
Solar Center. June 1999.
RAFI-USA's Green Headquarters. Carolina Sun, Vol.23,
No.3. North Carolina Sustainable Energy Association. 2000.