Conference Speakers

Aaron Ordower is Assistant Director for Programs in the New York City Mayor’s Office of Sustainability, where he works on policy ...

Adrian joined the research team at the Passive House Institute (PHI) in 2012. As a civil engineer, he develops and certifies suitable passive house...

Alex is a Senior Building Science Specialist and the Regional Manager for our Ontario offices.  Alex has a background in architecture ...

Alison Hirsh has been working at the union since 2007 and became Political Director in 2010. In her time as Political Director, Alison led the ...

Amy Failla is a Principal Architect at Baxt Ingui Architects, P.C. and has been with the firm for 12 years.  She has been an integral member ...

Amy is a Principal and founder of Shakespeare, Gordon, Vlado Architects (formerly Redtop Architects) and was certified as a ...

As the Director of New Construction at Bright Power, Andrea manages team members working on ground-up new construction and ...

Andreas is the founding member of A.M. Benzing architects PLLC. He received a Master of Science in Architecture from the Bauhaus...

Andrew McAllister was appointed to the California Energy Commission by Gov. Edmund G. Brown in May 2012, and reappointed in January 2017...

Andrew, CPHC, is the principle of Hyperlocal Workshop, based in Colorado and co-founder of Passive House Rocky Mountains ...

Andrew's primary areas of expertise are in low carbon buildings and renewable energy. His professional and academic experience ...

Anjanette is co-author and Director of Standards Development for RESET, spearheading the world's first certification program to utilize ...

Anthony Montalto serves as an Associate Partner at JB&B. Since joining the firm in 2002, he has been involved as a Project Manager ...

Asok Thirunavukarasu is a Certified Passive House Designer with Paul A. Castrucci, Architects. He has a hybrid background in architecture ...

Ben, AIA, CSI, LEED AP BD+C is an Architect and Specifications Director at BIG (Bjarke Ingels Group), an Architecture and Design...

Beth co-founded AUROS Group in 2016. Beth is a collaborative leader with a track record of delivering business results in a broad range...

Bill is an award winning developer and builder with over 30 years of experience in the design, building and real estate ...

Bill Walsh is the Founder and President of the Board of Healthy Building Network (HBN). Since 2000 HBN has been defining the leading ...

Brian Dobrolsky AIA NCARB is an Associate at think! architecture and design. He plays a critical role in the design, documentation and ...

Bronwyn is a registered architect based in San Francisco, CA. She was educated in South Africa, the UK and the USA and holds a...

Architect Carly Coulson integrates the diverse disciplines that combine to make contemporary building into beautiful, humane, and sustainable ...

Carmel leads the sustainability services team of The Levy Partnership, Inc. (TLP), a research and consulting firm specializing in ...

Cheryl is a senior engineer at Simpson Gumpertz and Heger in New York.  She specializes in the design and evaluation of building ...

After completing studies at Southern Illinois University, Chris moved back to Chicago to study Interior Architecture at Columbia College ...

For over fifteen years, Chris has been passionately working with clients to deliver cost effective and sustainable mechanical engineering solutions ...

Chris Magwood is obsessed with making the best, most energy efficient, carbon sequestering, healthy, beautiful and ....

Christian is the Executive Director of ZEBx, the Zero Emissions Building Exchange, Canada’s first centre of excellence ...

Christopher Mahase oversees the RetrofitNY initiative at NYSERDA, with the ambitious goal of retrofitting buildings in NYS ...

Cillian Collins is a  Senior Architect with Perkins+Will Vancouver and also Chair of Passive House Canada Education committee ...

Craig is President of AUROS Group, which is a technology company based in Pittsburgh, PA.  Craig is widely known for his role in establishing ...

Dr. Cynthia Rosenzweig is a Senior Research Scientist at the NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies, where she heads the Climate...

Daniel Piselli is Director of Sustainability at FXCollaborative. Dan guides the office's sustainability strategy and leads sustainability ...

Danielle works as a Project Manager for Multiplex Constructions. She has a Masters in Architecture, a Bachelor of Planning and Design ...

Darren Macri, CEO of Wythe Windows and Bleu Nest. He is a Certified Passive House Consultant & Tradesperson, LEED AP BD+C ...

David Green is an Senior Building Systems Engineer at SWA focusing on mechanical, electrical, and plumbing (MEP) system...

David Levine is a project manager with strong appreciation of materials and construction that inform his work for new structures ...

Deborah, AIA CPHD, is a Principal and a founding member of Handel Architects. She is a licensed Architect in New York and California and a ...

Derek Newby is an Architect and Associate Principal in the Vancouver studio of Perkins+Will. He brings 17 years of experience ...

Bridging the Gap Development, LLC (“BTG”), founded in 2006, is a diversified real estate development firm based ...

Dylan is a Building Systems Analyst with SWA specializing in Passive House consulting and energy modeling. He has worked on ...

Ed, Partner bldgtyp, is a licensed Architect and a LEED Green Associate. He received a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the University...

Elena Reyes Bernal joined the team of the Passive House Institute in 2016. She does consulting and certification of buildings, coordinates ...

Elizabeth Garland, MD, MS is an Associate Professor in the Departments of Environmental Medicine and Pediatrics at the ...

Ellen oversees the development of Urban Green's Programs. She is also responsible for developing curriculum ...

Emily is Director of Market for the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority where she leads...

Emma is a champion for passivhaus and a Trustee of The Passivhaus Trust (UK). Her interest in developing high performing, healthy and climate ...

Erin Vali is the founder of Ulterior Mode, an architecture firm focused on cost-effective design solutions to challenging ...

Gabrielle, AIA, CHPD, teaches architecture and building science at Rensselear Polytechnic Institute, Columbia GSAPP ...

Gary Klein, President of Gary Klein & Associates, Inc. has been intimately involved in energy efficiency and renewable energy since 1974 ...

Gina, RA, LEED Fellow, is Chief Sustainability Officer at the New York City Department of Buildings (DOB).  She brings over two decades...

Gina Buffone, CPHC, CHPT, LEED AP, BPI MFBA, is Director of New Construction at the Association for Energy Affordability, Inc....

Graham, AIA, is the principal of Essential Habitat Architecture, a Northern California practice focused on healthy, high performance...

Greg joined the Office of Housing and Construction Standards in 2000 and was appointed Assistant Deputy Minister in June of 2016...

Gregory Duncan’s interest in high-performance building began while working on a deep-energy retrofit of an office building in Hamburg ...

Ilana Judah is an architect with over 20 years of experience in sustainable projects of diverse scales and typologies. She is currently ...

Jacob Deva Racusin is co-owner of New Frameworks Natural Building, LLC. Through his work as a designer, consultant, and...

Jaewook Kwon is a Fire/Life Safety Engineer in Arup’s New York office. He has provided code consulting services with the understanding of ...

Executive Director, Erase40.org. Following his years in Project Finance, where he evaluated companies and studied markets...

James, AIA, LEED AP, CPHC and Partner at River Architects, is devoted to delivering Passive House through inspired design.  He combines his...

Jan is a co-owner and the lead designer at Collective Carpentry in Invermere British Columbia.  Jan comes to construction from a career ...

Born in Stuttgart in 1974, Jan pursued a career as a traditional architect through his studies at the University of Stuttgart, complemented...

Jay leads operations of the Building Systems manufacturing facility that produces wall, floor, and roof enclosures for Bensonwood and...

Jeff joined Intertek in the Summer of 2017 as the Department Manager of their Acoustical Consulting Group within the Building Science ...

Jesse is a carpenter with Fourth Pig Green & Natural Construction and has over 15 years of hands-on experience in residential ...

Jessica joined the research team at the Passive House Institute (PHI) in 2008. As a physicist, her responsibilities include...

Joanna Grab is a Senior Sustainability Consultant at Steven Winter Associates. She specializes in a range of multifamily residential...

John Lee is the Deputy Director for Green Buildings and Energy Efficiency at the NYC Mayor’s Office of Sustainability. In this capacity, he is ...

John graduated with a Bachelor of Arts from Colorado College in 1996 and a Masters of Architecture from Parsons the Newschool ...

John, AIA, LEED AP, CPHT – Principal, Dattner Architects. John’s work is driven by the belief that architecture should be sensitive to the...

Nineteen years ago, Jonah founded the design firm NEEDBASED Inc. Based in Santa Fe, NM. The firm is recognized as an industry leader...

Jordan is Principal of Jordan Parnass Digital Architecture (JPDA), an award-winning multidisciplinary practice ...

Josephine is a Principal at Dagher Engineering, a building systems engineering and sustainability consulting firm based in...

Juhee is the managing and founding partner at River Architects, PLLC.  Over the years, the firm’s portfolio grew from ...

Working for A2M since 2004, Julie Willem is an architect and now a partner in the office ...

Kathy leads all construction and design implementation for MP Boston and assists in all development activities. She excels at running large-scale...

Katie Zoppo is a Passive House Coordinator at Steven Winter Associates, Inc., specializing in internal support to the Passive ...

Kelly is the Commissioning Director at SWA. She has a wide range of experience in building science, commissioning, and energy...

Kristina is a Senior Engineer at Fast and Epp in New York where she works on a variety of projects, with a special interest in mass timber construction ...

Lauren is a Sustainability Director at SWA. Her work focuses on sustainable and high performance residential and commercial building...

Lindsay is an Architect and an educator that combines her knowledge of architectural technology with her background in ...

Lloyd Alter is design editor of TreeHugger.com. He has been an architect, developer, inventor and prefab entrepreneur...

Lois Arena, Director of Passive House Services at Steven Winter Associates, Inc., possesses over 25 years experience in the building science ...

Mariana Pickering, Co-Founder of Emu Systems, is a recovering architect and an expert in communicating the construction industry’s movement ...

Being part of Canada’s highly experienced Passive House professionals circle, Marine leads RDH’s Passive House consulting ...

Mark, FAIA, LEED AP is a partner of Curtis + Ginsberg Architects LLP with over 35 years of professional experience in planning...

Partner, Matthew is a NCARB–certified, registered architect in the states of Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Hampshire...

Michael Ingui is a Partner with Ben Baxt at Baxt Ingui Architects - a highly collaborative architectural design firm with extensive experience ...

Michael Tobias is the founder and principal of New York Engineers, an Inc 5000 Fastest Growing Company in America. He leads a team of ...

Monte Paulsen is among Canada’s most experienced Passive House professionals. He leads a multi-city Passive House team that has ...

Naomi is the Executive Director of passivhausMAINE and a founding and current board member of NAPHN. As a founding member...

An award-winning architect specializing in high-performance building design, Nathan St.Germain ...

475 High Performance Building Supply helps professionals make durable, resilient, ecological, and energy-efficient buildings that...

As a principal engineer in the Multifamily Group at Steven Winter Associates, Nicole Ceci assists clients to meet energy savings goals in ...

Paola Duran holds a MS in City and Regional Planning from Pratt Institute (New York) and a Bachelors Degree in Political Science from Javeriana ...

After 10 years at sea as a licensed captain and deck officer, Parlin Meyer changed tack to begin a second career in architecture. Parlin felt ...

Qianru Guo is a senior fire protection engineer at Simpson Gumpertz and Heger in New York.  She has a wealth of fire/life safety consulting ...

Rane is a co-owner of Collective Carpentry and Manager of their prefab shop in Invermere, British Columbia, where he brings his ...

Rebecca, AIA, is a Project Associate for the Building Energy Exchange (BE-Ex), an independent nonprofit that connects the real estate and ...

Richard C. Yancey is the founding Executive Director of the Building Energy Exchange (BE-Ex) a nonprofit center of excellence ...

Richard is the Managing Principal of Elementa Engineering DPC in New York, part of Integral Group’s global network of mechanical ...

Richard, CEO and Co-Founder of HIGHMARK NY, is a 2017 ENR New York Top Young Professional and a 2016 Consulting-Specifying...

Robb is a Principal Mechanical Engineer in Steven Winter Associates’ Connecticut office. He has been with the firm since 2000...

Ryan Cassidy is the Director of Properties for RiseBoro Community Partnership (formerly Ridgewood Bushwick Senior Citizens Council) ...

Ryan Lobello is a Senior Associate at Handel Architects, which he joined in 2012. His work has focused on sustainably designed high-rise ...

Prior to joining the team at Duo Projects in early 2019, Ryan offered his Project Management services as a freelancer ...

Founding co-partner of the design studio architectesassoc with Marc Lacour, Sabine heads architectural design since 2000 in...

Sadie McKeown is CPC’s Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer where she oversees the company’s lending activities...

Sally is a licensed architect with over thirty years of experience. She joined Hudson in 2001 and has guided the design and construction...

Sally is a Chartered Mechanical Engineer, Passivhaus Certifier and a member of the UK  Technical Panel reporting to the Passivhaus Institut ...

Scott has been Director of UNECE's Sustainable Energy Division since 2011. With more than 35 years' experience in energy, Mr...

Sean, PE, LEED AP and Associate Director, Research of UGC. He leads Urban Green’s Research team and is responsible for identifying...

Sebastian Moreno-Vacca is an architect, founder of the architectural firm A2M and MMA. Since 2006, he has been teaching as the...

Simon is an Architect and Associate Director at JCBA, and provides practice design and delivery leadership for public ...

Public servant and award winning architect with over 20 years international experience, Sonia is a recognized leader in sustainable...

Steve Mann is principal of Berkeley-based Home Energy Services, which specializes in high-performance residential energy modeling ...

Stuart Hood is a Professional Mechanical Engineer, Certified Passive House Designer, and Managing Principal of Integral...

Ted Sheridan AIA, ASA, CPHD, LEED AP, is a partner at Ryall Sheridan Architects in New York. He earned his Bachelor of Environmental...

Tessa Smith is a Principal and architect at Artisans Group, a Pacific Northwest sustainable architecture and design firm...

Theresa, is a Senior Accessibility Consultant, working with Steven Winter Associate’s Accessibility Consulting Team. Her primary...

Todd, CPHD (Certified Passive House Designer), CDT, is the Northeast Architectural Manager for Rockwool Insulation.  Todd has over 17...

As a Certified Passive House Designer and Tradesperson, trained in the construction, detailing and energy modeling of high-performance...

Yetsuh is the Managing Director of Strategy & Programs for the Building Energy Exchange (BE-Ex), an independent nonproft that connects...

Zack Semke is VP of Marketing with Zola Windows and owner of Semke Studio, a marketing consultancy for the high performance building...