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What's New at the Southern Branch
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Southern Branch Governing Council |
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Arthur Stables, CCS, LEED AP
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Arthur is the specifier/estimator and LEED coordinator at BWS Architects, the architectural firm where he has worked happily for sixteen years. He has been working on LEED projects for about nine years and achieved the only Bronze certification in Arizona. He was active in helping to establish the Southern Branch of the Arizona Chapter of USGBC. Arthur believes that designing well in the desert sensitizes you to environmental conditions that affect the planning and performance of your buildings. LEED provides a framework to validate that design practice for everyone to see, and serves as a basic guideline to better, more sustainable building to ensure the well-being of future generations..
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Nate Riggle, RA
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As a dad, husband, and architect, Nate believes that humanity's greatest challenge and responsibility is stewardship of the Earth so that future generations may enjoy and benefit from its wealth of resources. Accordingly, he's been an active participant with the Branch since November, 2006, and, in addition to sitting on the Governing Council Executive Committee, serves as Communications Committee chair and Branch webmaster. Nate was elected to the Arizona Chapter's Board of Directors in early 2009. He will succeed Arthur Stables as Branch Chair in January, 2011..
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Dave Shambach, AIA
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Dave has been principal of the Tucson-based studio, David E. Shambach, Architect, Inc. (DESA), since 1993. His experience includes developing buildings that use ingenuity and principles of restraint to achieve responsible design. His experimentation with alternative building methods have encouraged the use of straw-bale, adobe, as well as technically advanced wall systems. Current projects include several LEED-registered rural fire stations with either Certified or Silver certification goals. DESA’s work has been recognized in several publications, including Metal Architecture and Fire Chief. He has also received an AIA-Sunset Western Home Award from Sunset magazine. Dave is a founding member of the Southern Branch.
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Hillary Grigel, RA, LEED AP
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Hillary Grigel is a Project Architect with Seaver Franks Architects Inc. She is a graduate of the University of Arizona College of Architecture, a Registered Architect in the State of Arizona, and a LEED Accredited Professional. With more than 9 years of architectural experience, Hillary is well-versed in developing technical documents and coordinating the efforts of all disciplines. As an architect, Hillary is keenly aware of the impact the built environment has upon all of our lives; she feels she has a responsibility to design buildings that are beautiful, functional, socially responsible, healthy, and minimize any negative environmental impacts. As a LEED Accredited Professional, Hillary has a thorough understanding of green building practices and the LEED certification process. Hillary has actively participated in the U.S. Green Building Council Arizona Chapter Southern Branch since the Spring of 2007.
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Past Chair
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Stefanie Gerstle, NCARB, LEED AP
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Stefanie is an architect and consultant experienced in all phases of the architectural process, including passive solar design and building energy audit and analysis. She has been a passionate supporter of the environment and energy conservation since studying passive solar design while completing her Masters in Architecture at UCLA and has over 25 years experience in commercial and residential architecture as well as facilities design and management. Through her work at the University of Arizona’s Environmental Research Lab, Stefanie recently co-authored a paper on Renewable Resource Integration of Energy and Water. She’s assisted with UA House Energy Doctor energy audit classes and programs and developed City of Tucson Residential Green Building Guidelines, adopted in late 2009.
The immediate Past Chair is an ex officio, non-voting member of the Branch Governing Council.
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Doug Crockett, MBA, CEM, LEED AP
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Since 2006, Doug has been the City of Tucson’s Energy Manager, responsible for the City’s conservation, efficiency and renewable energy projects. He developed the Tucson Solar Initiative with U. S. Department of Energy Solar America Cities Program grant funding, and is currently managing a design-build contract to install one megawatt of photovoltaic power generation on seven city facilities with Clean Renewable Energy Bonds (CREBs) funding. As the Tucson Unified School District’s Energy Manager (1991-2006), Doug developed the Resources Efficiency Awareness Program (REAP) and initiated related environmental projects for natural lighting, photovoltaic power generation, water audits, water reclamation, recycling, travel reduction and alternative fuels. In 1997, Doug served as Program Coordinator for the Civano Institute (later renamed the Tucson Institute for Sustainable Communities) to develop and implement a Civano Green Builder Program with performance targets in energy, water and solid waste.
Doug's service on the Southern Branch Governing Council is with special interest towards expanding LEED-EB and leveraging funds to transform existing buildings in this area.
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Rich Franz-Ünder, RA, LEED AP
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Rich Franz-Ünder is a near-native Tucsonan, a registered architect in California and Arizona, and a U.S. Green Building Council LEED Accredited Professional. Rich has over ten years experience with green building including the initiation, design, and construction oversight of the first LEED certified building in Arizona during his tenure as Director of Facilities Planning for Pima Community College. He also has experience as the project architect for LEED registered buildings. Currently, Rich is the Green Building Program Manager for Pima County Development Services, where he oversees the Regional Green Building and LEED for Homes programs.
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Jason Laros, LEED AP
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Jason was reared by a gamma-ray astronomer and an artist. His masters-level education focused on the study of cultures, technology, and the environment. Jason's construction experiences are as a laborer, carpenter, journeyman stainless steel installer, craftsman, university building administrator and entrepreneur. His intrinsic drive is to help extend the healthful longevity of humans and the natural environment beyond the foreseeable future by identifying, advancing and dispersing environmentally conscientious cultures and technologies through a cooperative organizational structure. He volunteers for the Southern Arizona Branch because he believes that the principals guiding the USGBC are compatible with his own, and that the widespread adoption of LEED or LEED-like developmental practices will reduce strain on the planet..
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Tina Moreno
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Bio pending....
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Rebecca Tarantino, LEED AP
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Rebecca Tarantino is a Sales Engineer for Sigler/AZME, a leading HVAC equipment distributor for Arizona, New Mexico, El Paso, and Las Vegas. Her focus is working with mechanical engineers, contractors, and building owners on mechanical system solutions. Rebecca earned a Bachelor's degree in Architectural Engineering from the University of Colorado at Boulder and has completed an intensive four month engineering training program with Carrier Corporation in Syracuse, NY.
Rebecca has a passion for raising awareness of sustainable building practices and educating customers, coworkers, friends and family on these practices. She teaches a class on sustainable design and HVAC systems for Sigler’s Technical Development Programs throughout the Southwest.
Rebecca has been a part of the Arizona construction industry since 2005 and is currently a member of USGBC, ASHRAE and the Arizona Association of School Business Officials (AASBO).
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Oscar Turner, LEED AP
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Bio pending....
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Kurt Wadlington, RA, NCARB, LEED AP
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Kurt is Senior Project Director for Sundt Construction’s Tucson office. A graduate of the UofA College of Architecture, he is an Arizona Registered Architect and has been with Sundt Construction since 1999. As Group Leader of Sundt’s Tucson office, Kurt is responsible for the successful delivery of pre-construction and construction services consistent with client goals and objectives. Certified as a Designated Design-Build Professional and LEED Accredited Professional, his resume’ includes numerous LEED certified and registered commercial projects. With a diverse background in both design and construction, Kurt actively supports the integration of sustainable practices in improving the quality of our built environment.
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Jerry Wyatt, 1948-2010
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Jerry has been in commercial construction in Tucson for the past thirty years and a Principal of Lang Wyatt Construction since 2000. He is a LEED Accredited Professional and an active member of USGBC, both locally and nationally. Jerry is also active in other industry and professional organizations such as Arizona Builders Alliance, Construction Specification Institute, Southern Arizona Architects and Engineers Marketing Association, and AIA, as an affiliate member. Having gained practical, hands-on experience with the LEED process on a number of LEED-registered projects during the past two years, Jerry is able to represent the interests and viewpoint of the contractor and subcontractor community in the future planning and activities of the Branch and Chapter. He also contributes a wealth of experience, common sense, and realism to the Governing Council.
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