As an Associate at Atelier Ten, Rufei is an expert in daylighting and glare analysis, façade optimization, natural ventilation, and thermal comfort analysis. She leads the integrative design process ensuring sustainability is incorporated into each project from the early stages. Rufei has led the sustainability vision for ambitious projects like the Wellesley Science Center Addition in which the team exceeded the project’s initial goal of Gold and earned LEED Platinum. Her other high-profile projects include the Obama Presidential Center, the Net-Zero Targeted Kihei High School, and L’Oreal Research & Innovation One Campus. She has also successfully worked on the LEED Gold certification for the Statue of Liberty Museum and LEED Platinum certification for the expansion of the Museum of Modern Art. Rufei is a co-leader of the Energy Affinity Group at Harvard Alumni for Climate and the Environment, and guest lectures for various universities including University of Pennsylvania and Wellesley College. She holds master’s degrees in Energy and the Environment from Harvard University and in Architecture from the Technical University of Munich.