Vivian Loftness, FAIA, LEED Fellow, CPHC, DESIGN FUTURES, NIBS FELLOW

University Professor, Paul Mellon Chair, Track Chair, Building Performance and Diagnostics
Carnegie Mellon University
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Vivian Loftness is Paul Mellon Chair and University Professor at Carnegie Mellon University and former Head of its School of Architecture. She is an internationally renowned researcher, author, and educator with over forty years of experience in building science research. In addition to editing the 2013 and 2020 Springer Encyclopedia on Sustainable Built Environments, she has authored books, research reports, and chapters on climate and regionalism in architecture, environmental design and sustainability, advanced building systems integration, and design for performance in the workplace of the future to enhance productivity, health, and the triple bottom line.
Vivian has been recognized as one of 13 Stars of Building Science by the Building Research Establishment in the UK, received the Award of Distinction from AIA Pennsylvania and the Northeast Sustainable Energy Association (NESEA), holds a National Educator Honor Award from the American Institute of Architecture Students (AIAS), and a USGBC “Sacred Tree” Award.

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Presentation(s):

• (J01) The Model Resilient Zoning Code with Equity in an Era of Climate Change - 2024 Prepublication

  Friday, September 29, 2023
  9:45am – 10:45am US EDT