Design Partners

Advisory Board

• David W. Orr, professor and then-chair of the Environmental Studies Program
• William McDonough , dean of the University of Virginia’s School of Architecture
• John Lyle , late professor of Landscape Architecture at California State Polytechnic University
• John Todd , biologist, pioneer in ecological wastewater treatment, and Founder of Ocean Arks International
• Amory Lovins , co-founder and director of Rocky Mountain Institute

Research Collaborators

• The National Renewable Energy Lab  (NREL) - Energy use optimization, lighting, building upgrades for greater efficiency
• NASA’s Glenn Research Center  - Exploring the possibility of installing a hydrogen fuel cell for storage of energy produced by the solar array
• The National Institute for Standards and Technology  (NIST) - Indoor air quality and ventilation monitoring 

Partners in Design

• Thornton Tomasetti  - Structural, mechanical, electrical and plumbing engineers
• William McDonough & Partners  - Architects/engineers
• Steven Winter Associates  - Energy analysis
• Andropogon Associates, Inc.  - Landscape architects
• CT Consultants, Inc.  - Civil engineer
• Shen Milsom & Wilke, Inc.  - Acoustical & A/V consultants
• Building Ecology Research Group  - Indoor air quality consultant
• Living Machines, Inc.  - Wastewater treatment
• Loisos/Ubbelohde  - Daylighting
• Clanton & Associates  - Lighting
• Rocky Mountain Institute  - Green development services
• Mosser Construction  - General contractor
• Interface, Inc.  - Product-of-service carpeting