#UKYAIASQUAD
Speakers
David Benjamin | Keynote Speaker
General Session | Saturday, April 13th | 9:00 AM
David Benjamin is Founding Principal of The Living and Assistant Professor at Columbia University Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation (GSAPP), where he also directs the GSAPP Incubator at the New Museum’s NEW INC. His work focuses on expanding the definition of environmental sustainability through the frameworks of biology, computation, and a circular economy. He and the firm have won many design prizes, including the Emerging Voices Award from the Architectural League, the New Practices Award from the AIA New York, the Young Architects Program Award from the Museum of Modern Art and MoMA PS1, and a Holcim Sustainability Award. Recently, Benjamin appeared in Rolling Stone as one of “25 People Shaping the Future,” and The Living was ranked third on Fast Company’s list of World’s Ten Most Innovative Architecture Firms. Clients include the City of New York, Seoul Municipal Government, Google, Nike, 3M, Airbus, BMW, Miami Science Museum, and Björk. Recent projects include the Princeton University Embodied Computation Lab (a new building for research on robotics and environment), Pier 35 EcoPark (a 200-foot-long floating pier in the East River that changes color according to water quality), and Hy-Fi (a branching tower for MoMA PS1 made of a new type of biodegradable brick).
David Benjamin
Founder, Principal, The Living
Lawrence Scarpa, FAIA
Principal, Brooks + Scarpa Architects
Lawrence Scarpa | Keynote Speaker
General Session | Saturday, April 13th | 4:30 PM
Lawrence Scarpa has garnered international acclaim for the creative use of
conventional materials in unique and unexpected ways. He is also considered a pioneer and leader in the field of sustainable design.
He is the recipient of the Smithsonian Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum Award in Architecture and was also awarded the State of California and National American Institute of Architects Architecture Firm Award. Over the last ten years, Mr. Scarpa’s firm has received more than 50 major design awards, including twenty-one National AIA Awards, Record Houses, Record Interiors, the Rudy Bruner Prize, five AIA Committee on the Environment “Top Ten Green Building” Awards and the World Habitat Award, one of ten firms selected worldwide. He has also received the Gold Metal from the AIA Los Angeles, the Lifetime achievement awards from Interior Design Magazine and the AIA California Council and the National AIA Collaborative Achievement Award. Mr. Scarpa’s is also the co- founder of the A+D Museum in Los Angeles, Livable Places and the Affordable Housing Design Leadership Institute.
He in currently on the faculty at the University of Southern California and has
taught and lectured at the university level for more than two decades. Some of those institutions include UNC Charlotte, Harvard University, UCLA, SCI-arc,
Washington University in St. Louis, University of Florida, University of Michigan,
University of Southern California and the University of California at Berkeley. He is a co-founder of the Affordable Housing Design Leadership Institute Livable Places, Inc.; a nonprofit development and public policy organization dedicated to building mixed-use housing and to help develop more sustainable and livable communities.
Breakout + Conference Session Leaders
Veronica Polinedrio
Veronica is a Product User Experience (UX) designer for Alchemy, a Proctor and Gamble Company. She is also the Founder and Design Lead of The Welcome Card, a systemic adaptable solution to the current refugee and immigration crisis unfolding around the world. She has worked with several community development projects, non-profit organizations and start-up companies between the United States, Honduras, Sweden, and Italy.
She will be leading a Breakout Session titled :
The Future of (?) | Where (?) is Sustainability
Dr. Jack Groppo
Jack Groppo received BS and MS degrees in Mining and Minerals Engineering from Virginia Tech and a PhD in Mining Engineering from the University of Kentucky. In 1985, he joined the staff at the University of Kentucky Center for Applied Energy Research in Lexington, KY where his work focused on the beneficial use of waste and by-products from industrial processes. His awards include Society of Mining Engineers Outstanding Young Engineer and US EPA Coal Combustion Partnership Awards for Innovation (2006) and Education (2008).
He will be leading a Breakout Session titled :
P&E | CAER
Technology vs. Policy: Seeking the Balance in Electricity Generation
Saturday, April 13th | 10:15 AM-12:30 PM
Brent Sturlaugson
Brent Sturlaugson is a licensed architect and an Assistant Professor in the College of Design at the University of Kentucky. His research examines the politics of architecture and its effects on social and environmental sustainability, recently focusing on the supply chains of building products. Sturlaugson received a Bachelor of Architecture from University of Oregon and a Master of Environmental Design from Yale University, where he was awarded a Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library Research Fellowship and the Carroll L.V. Meeks Memorial Scholarship. He has published work in Places, CLOG, Constructs, and JAE, and maintains a collaborative research and design practice.
He will be leading a Breakout Session titled :P
P&E | Seeing Like a Supply Chain
Friday, April 12th | 3:15-5:15 PM
Scott Henson
Principal and co-founder Scott Henson has over 25 years of experience in building design and construction, with over 18 years of experience in New York where he has worked on more than 1,000 buildings. Over the course of his career, Scott has developed an expertise in building preservation, adaptive re-use and sustainable design with his commitment to finding technical, innovative and economical solutions to complex problems. Recognizing that the adaptive re-use of buildings is inherently sustainable, Scott advocates for Passive House, LEED and Net-Zero standards for all his projects. Scott has been recognized by the NY Landmarks Conservancy, the Municipal Arts Society, local, state and national chapters of the AIA, and multiple preservation and community groups for his work in preservation.
Margaret Fletcher
Margaret Fletcher is an Associate Professor of Architecture and is the Associate Chair of the Architecture Program at Auburn University where she currently teaches in the Fourth Year Program of Architecture. Fletcher’s research and creative work is focused on the visual representation of architectural ideas. In 2018, Fletcher was a juror for the AIAS National Portfolio Competition.
Routledge Publishers released her new book, Constructing the Persuasive Portfolio, in October of 2016. Fletcher has delivered portfolio workshops throughout North America and is scheduled for events throughout the United States, the United Arab Emirates and the United Kingdom in 2019. Her next publication, Visual Communication for Architects and Designers, will be released in 2020.
She will be leading a Conference Session titled :P
Portfolio Workshop
Friday, April 12th | 1:00-2:30 PM
Shane Tedder
Shane Tedder has served as the Sustainability Coordinator for the University of Kentucky since 2009. In this position he supports a wide range of programs and initiatives including serving on the President’s Sustainability Advisory Committee, the Faculty Sustainability Council and as the staff advisor to the Student Sustainability Council. His office is active in policy development and planning processes for the University and recently led the development of the University’s first Sustainability Strategic Plan and UK’s Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reduction Commitment
Rebekah Ison Radtke
Rebekah Ison Radtke is an Assistant Professor in the School of Interiors a the UK College of Design. She earned her Master of Architecture at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago in 2011. Radtke focuses on opportunities where collaborative learning and community-engaged design processes intersect. Radtke continues to build relationships and create connections between the design profession and the university to create community impact by undertaking research and teaching about learning spaces, technology integration, and creativity in the design process as a means for community engagement. She has collaborated on preservation work in rural China, design-build projects in the villages of Brazil, community-activated art interventions in Appalachia and education-based design in Lexington, KY, which have been funded through national funding entities. These experiences seek to create better environments by building strong communities through collaborations in the university, state, and global environment.
Carmen T. Agouridis
CARMEN T. AGOURIDIS is an Extension Associate Professor of Ecosystem Protection and Restoration in the Department of Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering (BAE) at the University of Kentucky. Dr. Agouridis’ research focuses on using applied research to address current issues in the natural resource management, particularly restoration of water systems impacted by agricultural, urban, or mining activities. Other research includes mined land reclamation, environmental policy, geospatial analysis, and water quality assessment. Her research also examines methods to improve stormwater management using low-impact development techniques such as rain gardens and stormwater wetlands as well as novel approaches such as weep berms and woodchip bioreactors. Dr. Agouridis serves as member of the Committee on Earth Resources with the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, director of the Stream and Watershed Graduate Certificate, co-director of the Environmental Engineering Undergraduate Certificate, and was formerly co-director of the Greenhouse Environment and Sustainability Residential College. She has served as principal or co-principal investigator on over $6.4 million in grants, authored over 40 refereed publications and nearly 30 extension publications, and advised over 30 undergraduate and graduate research projects. Dr. Agouridis received the American Society of Biological and Agricultural Engineers 2014 A.W. Farrall Young Educator Award. She is a certified professional engineer in Kentucky. Dr. Agouridis holds a B.S. in agricultural engineering and an M.S. in agricultural and biosystems engineering from the University of Tennessee. She holds a Master’s in public policy and Ph.D. in biosystems and agricultural engineering from the University of Kentucky.
She will be leading a Breakout Session Field Trip titled :
ENV | Solar House
Saturday, April 13th | 10:15 AM-12:30 PM
Britney Ragland
Britney Ragland has served as the University of Kentucky’s Energy Engineer since 2013 where she routinely works with energy efficiency and conservation projects, including managing the two small solar arrays on campus. She is a Professional Engineer (PE) and Certified Energy Manager (CEM) with a Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering and is working towards a Master’s Degree in Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering. Britney is also a Licensed Minister and co-leads a Celebrate Recovery program with her husband, Brandon. She has a one year old son, Alexander, and three step-children
She will be leading a Breakout Session Field Trip titled :
ENV | Solar House
Saturday, April 13th | 10:15 AM-12:30 PM
Jeff Bennett
Jeff Bennett, AIA, LEED AP, is a Senior Associate with Omni Architects, where he has been employed for over twenty years. Jeff is a University of Kentucky Alum. As one of Omni’s firm leaders and an experienced project manager, he has led a broad range of higher education, healthcare, K-12, worship, workplace, and municipal projects. Jeff’s experience in sustainable design includes the renovation of the Council of State Governments Headquarters Building (LEED Silver certified), the BCTC Advanced Manufacturing Center in Georgetown and for the past four and a half years, Jeff has been the Project Manager for the renovation of the University of Kentucky Student Center. The $201 million project is targeting LEED Silver certification and incorporates the best principles of energy and product conservation, resulting in both short- and long-term savings through the use of appropriate LEED principles, sustainable design, and environmentally responsible installations.
Chris Reeves
Chris Reeves is a Principal with CMTA and has been with the firm for the past thirteen years. Chris leads the mechanical department for the Lexington CMTA office and was the project manager for the University of Kentucky Student Center. He is a Professional Engineer (PE), LEED AP, and a Certified Energy Manager (CEM). Mr. Reeves is a University of Kentucky Alum and was an Engineer and Project Manager for the University Physical Plant for five years.
Panel Members
Krishna Hobbs
Krishna Hobbs has worked in Facilities Management at the University of Kentucky since 2014. She has held multiple project management and supervisory roles on campus and is currently the Facilities Manager for Area 1. She leads a mixed staff of skilled trades and maintenance techs, who take care of over 2 million square feet of occupied buildings. Area 1 staff have played an important role in the construction, commissioning and maintenance of the newly opened Gatton Student Center. She has also had the honor of serving on the Sustainability Strategic Plan committee, collaborated with Recycling to capture maintenance waste items and Utilities to identify energy saving, renovation projects within Area 1 buildings. Prior to UK, Krishna was the President of Kentucky Steel Truss Buildings, selling and manufacturing $10 million in yearly sales of pre-engineered, all steel buildings.