Michelle Fennell, LEED AP BD+C has over 14 years of experience in HVAC engineering, energy, and sustainability. As a Senior Associate of BR+A, she has been involved in the engineering of HVAC systems, energy modeling, and sustainable project management on many project types, including corporate, research, academic, and healthcare facilities. Michelle is a LEED Accredited

As an accomplished construction and real estate development professional with 20 years of experience, Sarah Williams has established a reputation for planning and executing complex projects with precision and excellence. With expertise in both the planning and construction of complex life science and healthcare projects, Sarah is uniquely positioned to lead projects that require a

Brought to you by: Facades+ returns to New York for AN’s largest conference of the year on March 30 and 31. In its 11th edition, the conference will feature a full-day symposium on March 30 and workshop sessions on March 31. Highlighting the best in envelope design, the conference will emphasize the importance of embodied carbon,

Alex Kacur is an Associate Principal at Carrier Johnson + CULTURE’s San Diego headquarters. Alex graduated from the University of Maryland with a Bachelor of Architecture. During his 28 year career, Alex has specialized in residential and hospitality projects from single family homes to 42 story towers. Alex has a keen understanding of design, documentation,

Alfonso is a registered architect with a strong interest and experience in Resilience / High Performance Based Design, Building Performance Modeling & Simulations (Daylight/Glare, Solar, CFD, Thermal and Energy Modeling), Performance Parametrics, Solar Form Finding and Performance Oriented Design Integration. He has been involved in over 180 LEED and non – LEED projects in the

Ilkay Can-Standard is an architectural technologist and founder of GENx Design and Technology, a modern innovation hub committed to lead the 4th Industrial Revolution at a global scale. With 15 years of experience in the AEC industry, Ilkay has managed projects that required the most advanced use of technologies in 7 different countries. GENx teams

Dylan Martello is a Senior Building Systems Consultant focusing primarily on advanced energy modeling, Passive House design consulting, and building performance analysis. Dylan brings a keen understanding of the economic, social, and environmental implications that come with energy efficiency measures in advanced building design

Brought to you by: Facades+ celebrated its 10th anniversary year with 12 successful events across North America. In a year that saw increasing interest in mass timber, embodied carbon, and adaptive reuse, Facades+ covered the highest performing and most innovative building envelope designs. Facades+ began the year with events in Atlanta, Philadelphia, and San Francisco.

Edward Dionne, AIA leads corporate, institutional, transportation, and large-scale placemaking projects, including the Salesforce Tower in San Francisco and the South Station multi-phase air rights development in Boston — both forward-looking models for transit-centered community development. He is currently leading the design for Texas Tower, which will redefine the concept of live, work, play in

Travis is an accredited presenter for the OAA on Rainscreen Education – has been working in the architectural community for over 10 years, with a special focus on Ventilated Façade products and systems. From 2006-2010 he worked as a designer for Cornerstone Architecture where he gained significant experience and knowledge in rainscreen building science and

An experienced senior architect technician with an extensive knowledge of stadium, arena, and convention center design, Kolbo’s passion is creating buildings that push the envelope in both design and technology. He leads the parametric modeling and computational design group for Populous’ North America region as a Populous Intelligence Ambassador, creating and streamlining BIM tools unique

Ajla Aksamija, PhD, LEED AP BD+C, CDT is an Associate Professor at the University of Massachusetts Amherst and a Building Technology Researcher/Associate at Perkins&Will. Her research expertise includes building science and sustainable design, high-performance buildings, emerging building technologies, digital design and representations, and innovations in architecture. Dr. Aksamija formerly directed Perkins&Will’s Building Technology Laboratory, one

Jacob has over ten years of professional experience on projects of a wide range of scales. He has a gift for motivating design teams in the process of translating conceptual ideas into reality from schematics through construction. He is a LEED Accredited Professional with the United States Green Build Council and a member of the

Medgar Marceau joined Morrison Hershfield in 2008 with a unique mix of building envelope, energy modeling and life cycle assessment experience. In addition to Medgar’s building science expertise, he has extensive experience in whole building energy simulation, building envelope systems, life-cycle assessment (LCA) and material science including infrared thermographic analysis, modeling of air and moisture

Nadir is a project leader at Transsolar’s Stuttgart office. He had been based at the New York office for several years and has managed international projects of different complexity. Inspiring and realizing design vision resulted in internationally recognized architecture and urban developments, but also local projects with emerging offices where he developed practical strategies for

Brought to you by: While Scandinavia already has a reputation for mass timber construction, including what was, until this year, the world’s tallest timber building, Oslotre’s St. Olavs vei 18 shows a continued innovation of timber projects in the region. Located in Kristiansand, on the southern tip of Norway, St. Olavs vei 18 is the

Brought to you by: Nori Architects’ renovation of the Asanuma Corporation’s Nagoya Branch Office has given a 30-year-old, nearly all-glass office building in Aichi, Japan a new facade with primarily recycled natural materials. The Tokyo-based architecture firm was tasked with revamping the 8-story tower into a modern office space. As the firm described, “this project