We eagerly involve students, faculty, and professionals in research, design, and training as stewards of the built environment through understanding, upskilling, collaborating, integrating, and teaching.
A sustainable future, for the design of buildings, lies in design integration —making key design decisions about energy use early in the process; encouraging designers to evaluate building performance through post-occupancy follow up; fostering discussion among educators, architects, engineers, and students about design technologies; and promoting a better and closer union between the fields of architecture and engineering.
Staff
Alison G. Kwok, PhD, FAIA, LEED AP, CPHC
Director
My research areas include adaptive and mitigation strategies for climate change, thermal comfort, natural ventilation in tropical schools, building performance post-occupancy evaluation, zero net energy strategies, building energy metrics, and collaborative practices. I believe that the integration of these architectural issues yields better buildings. I enjoy studying these issues collaboratively with colleagues and students via seminars, design studios, research seminars, and funded research projects. Pedagogy and curriculum innovation is a pressing interest because of the pressing challenges of the environment and a strong belief that architects can make a difference.
I have guided projects with the Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance; US Green Building Council (USGBC), Passive House Institute US, American Society of Heating Refrigeration and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE), American Institute of Architects (AIA) and was principal investigator of the Agents of Change project, funded by the U.S. Department of Education Fund for the Improvement of Post-Secondary Education (FIPSE). I have served as: board member for the Architectural Research Centers Consortium; past-president of the Society of Building Science Educators; member of several ASHRAE committees; and the USGBC’s Formal Education Committee. Students and faculty have also participated with me in design charrettes, workshops, and presentations in China, England, Hong Kong, Japan, Korea, Thailand, and Singapore. I am the Director of the Technical Teaching Certificate program and the NetZED Laboratory. I have guided following teams as Project Investigator or co-PI.
PhD/MS Students
Maria Coronado
PhD, since 2020
Schools, Ventilation and Comfort
Isabel Rivera
PhD, 2019
Indoor Environmental Quality in Chilean Classrooms
Thomas Collins
MS 2010; PhD, 2015
MS: Behavior, Comfort, and Energy Consumption in Student Residence Halls
PhD: The Influence of Design, Operations, & Occupancy on Plug Loads in Student Housing
Saeideh Nekouee
MS, 2022
Greener Shade of Concrete Slabs
Eleni Antonelli
MS, December 2015
Water-Smart Urban Design: Conserving Potential in Swimming Pools
Ryan Dirks
MS, March 2015
Measuring Pixels: Using Grasshopper to evaluate thermal bridges in buildings
Emily McGlohn
MS, March 2012
A Comparative Study of Climate-Based Design of Building Enclosures
Matthew Hogan
MS, June 2011
A Design Approach to Achieving the Passive House Standard in Home Energy Retrofit
Nicholas Rajkovich
MARCH (post professional), 2002
Thermal Comfort in a Naturally-Ventilated and an Air-Conditioned Urban Arcade
Project Teams
Impact of School Facilities on Student Engagement and Learning, (CSFRI) 2021
Mark Fretz
co-PI, Architecture, IHBE
Kevin Van Den Wymelenberg
co-PI, Architecture, IHBE
John Seely
co-PI, Education
Maria Coronado
PhD Architecture, Research Assistant
Jean Lee
PhD Education, Research Assistant
Stephen Feinberg
MARCH, Research Assistant
Alexandra Gottlin
MARCH, Research Assistant
Natassjia Steeves
MARCH, Research Assistant
Natalie Pfeifer
BARCH, Research Assistant
Riley Greenheck
BARCH Research Assistant
Carbon Narratives for Design Planning, (TDI) 2020 – 2022
Mark Fretz
Project Lead
Katherine Martin
MARCH Research Assistant, (Lead)
Pallavi Chidambaranath
MARCH Research Assistant
Joshua Rowell
MARCH Research Assistant
Ethan Bloom
MS Research Assistant
Carbon Impacts of Cross Laminated Timber, (TDI) 2018- 2019
Isabel Rivera
PhD Researcher Assistant
Hannah Zalusky
MARCH Research Assistant, (Lead)
Hannah McKay
BARCH Exchange Research Assistant
Lindsay Rasmussen
Consultant, Architecture 2030
Duck Duct Demos, (Undergraduate Equipment Grants – ASHRAE) 2019 – 2020
Isabel Rivera
PhD Research Assistant, co-PI
Elliot Hogan
BARCH Research Assistant
Lorine Moellentine
BARCH Research Assistant
Andrew Newbold
BARCH Research Assistant
Summer Putman
BARCH Research Assistant
Stellar Apartments, 2013- 2015
Annie Chiang
MARCH Research Assistant
Ryan Dirks
MS Research Assistant
Eric Schmidt
MARCH Research Assistant
Gabrielle Steffel
MARCH Research Assistant
Karen Tse
MARCH Research Assistant
Ashley Tuffo
MARCH Research Assistant
Ayush Vaidya
MARCH Research Assistant
Lindsay Rasmussen
BARCH Research Assistant
Matthew Roberts
BARCH Research Assistant
Porterville Courthouse, (CO Architects) 2015
Annie Chiang
MARCH Research Assistant
Jenny Ordonez
March Research Assistant
Annie Calhoun
BARCH Research Assistant
John Loest
BARCH Research Assistant
Garrett Watkins
BARCH Research Assistant
Campus Audit Squad, (Undergraduate Equipment Grants – ASHRAE) 2014 – 2015
Isabel Rivera
PhD Research Assistant, co-PI
Nita Tjahjana
BARCH Research Assistant
Nathan Leigh
BARCH Research Assistant
Sang Pham
BARCH Research Assistant
Stories from Practice: Case Study Narratives, (USGBC) 2010
Britni Jessup
MARCH Research Assistant, (Lead)
Rachel Auerbauch
March Research Assistant
Kristen DiStefano
March Research Assistant
Amanda Rhodes
MARCH Research Assistant
Benchmarking Energy Metrics for Projects in the Pacific Northwest, (NEEA) 2010
D. Michael Utzinger
Consultant, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee
Audrey Snyder
MARCH Research Assistant
Cierra Mantz
March Research Assistant
Karen Buse
Consultant, San Francisco
Net Zero Workshops and Curriculum Integration, (Van Evera Bailey Foundation)
Walter Grondzik
Ball State University
Nick Rajkovich
Pacific Gas & Electric
Mike Utzinger
University of Wisconsin Milwaukee
Bruce Haglund
University of Idaho
Bruce Dobbs
NW Natural
Muscoe Martin
University of Pennsylvania
Bill Burke
Pacific Gas & Electric
Tisha Egashira
Scaffold Consulting
Anna LaRue
Pacific Gas & Electric
Fai Chong
MARCH Research Assistant
Masaye Harrison
MARCH Research Assistant
Rachel Auerbach
MARCH Research Assistant
Lisa Leal
MARCH Research Assistant
Michael Walsh
MARCH Research Assistant
Tobin Newburgh
MARCH Research Assistant
Hannah Cooley
BARCH Research Assistant
Case Studies of Carbon Neutrality, (AIA Upjohn Initiative) 2007 – 2009
Britni Jessup
MARCH Research Assistant, (Lead)
Christopher Neilson
March Research Assistant
Nicholas Rajkovich
Consultant, Pacific Gas & Electric
Agents of Change, (US Department of Education) 2000 – 2005
Marlin Addison
Arizona State University
Vidhi Agarwa
Arizona State University
Chad Bard
Kent State University
Kathy Bash
University of Oregon
Kathy Bevers
University of Oregon
Cris Benton
University of California, Berkeley
Janelle Black
University of Oregon
Christina Bollo
University of Oregon
Laura Briggs
Parsons School of Design
Harvey Bryan
Arizona State University
Bill Burke
PG&E Pacific Energy Center
Virginia Cartwright
University of Oregon
Paul Clark
University of North Carolina, Charlotte
Tisha Egashira
Scaffold Consulting
Wendy Fujinaka
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Gwen Garrison
Institute at Indian Hill
Sara Goenner
University of Oregon
Walter Grondzik
Florida A&M University
Jeff Guggenheim
University of Oregon
Bruce Haglund
University of Idaho
Tara Hanby
University of Oregon
Katy Janda
Oberlin College
David Johnson
FIPSE U.S. Dept. of Education
Alison Kisor
University of Oregon
Jonathan Knowles
Rhode Island School of Design
Robert Koester
Ball State University
Vidar Lerum
Arizona State University
Peter Marks
Kent State University
Angie Matt
University of Oregon
Leesa Mayfield
University of Oregon
Margot McDonald
California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
Jonathan Meendering
University of Oregon
Shruti Narayan
Arizona State University
Roger Ota
University of Oregon
Troy Peters
University of Oregon
David Posada
University of Oregon
John Quale
University of Virginia
Nick Rajkovich
Cornell University
Dave Scheatzle
Arizona State University
Adil Sharag-Eldin
Kent State University
Keith Simon
University of Oregon
Heidi Spaly
University of Oregon
Sandy Stannard
California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
Judy Theodorson
Washington State University, Spokane
Greg Thomson
Boston Architectural Center
Michael Utzinger
University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee
James Wasley
University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee
Rachel Weber
University of Oregon
Emily Wright
University of Oregon
ASHRAE Officers
2021-2022 ASHRAE Officers
Maria Camilla Coronado
President
Emily Kroon
Vice President
Caleb Bean
Secretary
Anupam Satumane
Treasurer
Riley Greenheck
Social Media
Carli Torti
Social Media
Gemma Fucigna
Portland Liaison
Visiting Scholars
Cheah Kokming
National University of Singapore, Fall 2019
Dr. Guen Young Yuen
Kyung Hee University, Korea, 2015-2016
Dr. Ji-eun Seo
Yuengnam University, Korea, 2013-2014
Dr. Seung Woo Lee
Kyungpook National University, Korea, 2011
Dr. jin-hi Lee
Yuengnam University, Korea, 2011
Dr. Myoung-Souk Yeo
Seoul National University, Korea, 2010-2011
Luzanne Smith
M.Sc. Architecture, Energy & Sustainability, London Metropolitan University, United Kingdom, Fall 2010
Dr. Jae-Oh Koo
Kangwon National University, Korea, 2008-2009
Hyojin Kim
M.S. Housing & Interior Design, Yonsei University, Korea, 2005-2006
D. Michael Utzinger
Consultant, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee
Fred Tepfer
Architect and Planner, 2016–2019
Sara Tepfer
ARUP, 2010+
Chungyoon Chun
Yonsei University, 2006
Walter Grondzik
Professor, Ball State University, 2002, 2006+
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