Marcel Wisznia, AIA - Principal of Wisznia Associates; B - Architecture, Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana - May 1973; NCARB Certification - 1979 – Lic. #22834; Architect, Louisiana - 1977 - Lic. #2169; Architect, New Mexico - 1982 - Lic. #1443; Architect, Texas - 1982 - Lic. #9504; Interior Design, Louisiana - 1987 - Lic. #957; Member: AIA; LAA; AIA New Orleans Chapter; as a licensed Architect and licensed Interior Designer, has a tremendous track record in directing and managing multi-consultant firms on projects of all scopes and sizes.

WISZNIA ASSOCIATES (WA) is a multi-disciplinary full service design, and development firm specializing in Architecture, Interior Design/Space Planning, Land Planning/Development Planning, Landscape Architecture and Real Estate Development with 57-years of continuous practice, and additional offices, beyond the New Orleans located in Corpus Christi, Texas and Santa Fe, New Mexico. The firm philosophy is to treat each project as though it is the only one in the office has gained WA many design awards, with several projects published nationally. Specific projects include Environmental and Urban Design, Environmental Planning, Environmental Impact Analysis, Municipal Impact Analysis, Urban Design Plans and Growth Management Plans. The ingredient that sets Wisznia Associates apart is Real Estate Development. The firm has developed, designed and constructed over 1,000,000 square feet of office buildings, residential condominiums, and industrial buildings. With almost one hundred million dollars of real estate development experience, working with a budget, and stretching construction dollars, without sacrificing the product has become a hallmark of Wisznia Associates.

Myron Katz. Mathematics, University of California at Berkeley; Energy and Building Science Certifications: 1998 State of Louisiana Certified Louisiana Energy Rater; 2000 State of Florida Certified Florida Energy Rater; 2002 Indoor Air Quality Association, Certified Indoor Environmentalist; 2005 Oak Ridge National Laboratories, Completed Training on WUFI 3.3; 1-Dimensional, Heat and Moisture Flow Analysis software for the scientific analysis of Building Envelopes; Additional Training: 1985 Uptown Professional Real Estate School, Real Estate Agent; 2003 Certified Lighting Efficiency Professional, Association of Energy Engineers; Tulane University, University College, Adjunct Instructor; Delgado Community College, Instructor of Computer Science; University of New Orleans, Assistant Professor of Mathematics; Arizona State University, Assistant Professor of Mathematics; Awards: Special Merit Award for Steering the Professional Development of Certified Louisiana; Home Energy Raters, Louisiana Department of Natural Resources, 2001; Professional Associations: Member, ASHRAE, 2006; President, National Energy Raters Association, 2003 – present; Vice President, National Energy Raters Association, 2002; Board Member, National Energy Raters Association, 2001-present; Founder, Energy Rater Association of Louisiana; Member, Indoor Air Quality Association; Member, Green Builders Education Committee, Louisiana Chapter of A.I.A; Member, Louisiana Chapter of American Institute of Architects (A.I.A); EPA Greenlights Ally; DOE EnergyStar Ally; Member, Geothermal Heat Pump Consortium; Rebuild America Business Partner; currently Energy & Building Science Consultant at Wisznia Associates, AIA

Bion D. Howard, M.S. (Environmental Science) from the University of Wisconsin - Green Bay and a B.A. (Environmental Systems) from the University of Redlands, California; completed post-Masters coursework at M.I.T. and Penn State University in Solar and Mechanical Engineering; Principal consultant of Building Environmental Science & Technology (1995– Present); provides technical design-support services focused on sustainable construction and remodeling practices.  Career focus: implementing energy efficiency, renewable energy applications, superior indoor environmental quality, and enhancing building standards and codes.

Prior to entering private practice, he served with U. S. EPA and professional / research groups. At E.P.A. Howard helped formulate EnergySTAR® programs.  With the Alliance to Save Energy, Washington, DC, he developed the "Building Codes Assistance Program" (BCAP), and was a founding member of U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC). Prior to service at the Alliance, he was NAHB's Energy Program Manager and Senior Energy Analyst for NAHB Research Center.

            Member of ASHRAE since 1982, he served on Standard 90.2-1993 committee

            (1987-1993); ASHRAE President’s Task Force on Energy Policy

            (1990-1991); and building-science related technical committees.  Voting member:

            USGBC LEED® Energy & Atmospheres Technical Advisory Group (TAG). 

            Non-profit board service includes: ASES, Affordable Comfort Inc., EEBA,

            NFRC, and SBI Council.

  
Dan G. Zollenger, Ph.D., P.E., TTI, Texas A&M University; Associate Professor in Materials Engineering at Texas A&M University specializing in pavement design, behavior and performance, material properties of concrete, and fracture and damage mechanics; an assistant Professor of Civil Engineering at Texas A&M University and an Assistant Research Engineer at Texas Transportation Institute. His major areas of interest include concrete pavement performance, pavement design and mechanical properties of concrete. His teaching duties include pavement design and construction materials. Dr. Zollinger first became actively engaged in pavement work as an airport engineer for Salt Lake Airport. He was responsible for the design and construction control for airfield and entrance road construction and rehabilitation. As a consulting engineer for the firm of Reinard Brandley of Sacramento, California, Dr. Zollinger was involved in pavement evaluation, design, construction, and rehabilitation. He has been engaged in pavement cracking control, instrumentation, testing, and development of mechanistic pavement design procedures; He is President of International Society for Concrete Pavements; a Consultant on Concrete Pavement Engineering; Consultant for Transtec Inc. providing consulting services on various research, design, and forensics on pavement issues; has been involved over the past 8 years in the analysis and development of mechanistic pavement design procedures for concrete pavements. He has conducted extensive research into the effect of sub-base and aggregate type on pavement performance. His recent research on cracking control methodology in overlay concrete pavement considers aggregate effects, sub-grade swelling, concrete mix design characteristics, fracture properties, and volumetric strain (shrinkage, thermal, and creep). A joint research project with Dr. Frank McCullough developing and improving continuously reinforced design analysis and special design features is now underway. Dr. Zollinger currently serves on two TRB committees (A2B02 - Design of Rigid Pavements and A2E03 - Mechanical Properties of Concrete) and one ACI Committee (325 - Concrete Pavements). He has also served many years as a field artillery officer in the US Army Reserve and National Guard and has held several responsible positions involving management and execution of military operations.

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William G. Reed, AIA, LEED AP – Collaborative Partner of Regenesis Group, Inc.;
President of the Integrative Design Collaborative; a founding Board Member of the US Green Building Council; currently serves on the Board of the Northeast Sustainable Energy Association, as an advisor to Environmental Building News, and on the board of CitiLog; and is an associate of the strategic environmental planning firm Natural Logic.
Served as co-chair of the LEED Technical Committee from its inception in 1994 through 2003; is a member of the LEED Advanced faculty and one of the first of twelve USGBC trainers of the LEED Rating System; a founding Board Member of the US Green Building Council; served on the national executive committee of the AIA Committee On The Environment; is a consultant, design process facilitator, and lecturer; and is an internationally recognized proponent and practitioner in sustainability.

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Christophor R.  Faust, passive environmental engineer and managing partner of NOLA Rising Construction; holds BS & MS in Nuclear Engineering at Texas A&M University; Registered Engineer in Training (EIT); a qualified (course & research complete) Ph.D. student in the Department of Interdisciplinary Engineering at Texas A&M University; Doctor of Philosophy; a graduate of the George Washington University’s Graduate School of Political Management; PR Director – The Collision for Constitutional Integrity (CCI) through The Scholar's Program at Graduate School of Political Management at George Washington University; US Green Building Council Member (FatHause, Inc.); the creator of the FatHause building energy design strategy, and designer, principal engineer & researcher of the “Passive Environmental Engineering Research (PEER)” facility on the TAMU Riverside Campus; President – The TAMU Chapter of the Sustainable Building Association (98-02); founding professional member of the Insulated Concrete Form Association (ICF) (97-01); U.S. Coast Guard Captain, 100 Ton license; Licensed Commercial Contractor- Texas, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Florida (00-78); Certified Expert Witness - Superior Court of Texas.

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Charles Reith, PhD, PDC; Certified Environmental Professional; Ph.D. in Ecology, the University of New Mexico; M.S. in Zoology, the University of New Mexico; B.A. in Enyl Studies, the University of California, Santa Barbara; Post-Katrina Activities:
Member: Sustainability and Infrastructure Committee of New Orleans Rebuild Organization; Founder: Creative Enterprise Center (Eco-industrial Park in Devastated Quadrant); Consultant: Municipal and Private-sector Clients on Sustainable Redevelopment; Sustainable Systems-Naturally Green--Laughing Crow Organics
-Environmental Consulting … Entrepreneurial Activities; Executive Director … Board member of Alliance for Affordable Energy; Air and Waste Management Association (former faculty advisor for Tulane Chapter); Louisiana Latin America Strategic Alliance;
National Association of Environmental Professionals (CEP #317); American Association for Advancement of Science (former Division President); Business and Industry Connection (former monthly columnist)
Currently Tulane University -Fellow, Visiting/Adjunct Professor: Environmental Programs
            Univ. of Louisiana at Lafayette-Associate Professor / Department Head: Renewable Resources
Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville-Adj. Professor: Dept. of Environmental Science
University of New Mexico -Adjunct Professor: Department of Civil Engineering
New Mexico State University at Carlsbad -Visiting Lecturer: Department of Biology
University of  New Mexico -Research Associate: Dept. of Biology
AWARDS AND ACHIEVEMENTS

• Earned Permaculture Design Certificate in 2004 from Geoff Lawton and Andrew Jones
• Received Roosevelt Conservation Award from President George H. Bush for civic leadership in addressing environmental problems in minority community
• Earned Board Certification (and subsequent annual re-certifications) CEP # 317 from National Association of Environmental Professionals  
• Earned certification as Compost Facility Operator; LSU Ag Center Callegeri Research Facility
• Appointed by US Congressman Manuel Lujan to chair committee addressing environmental and economic problems in minority community near Albuquerque, New Mexico
• Appointed by US Congressman Steve Schiff to serve on Science Advisory Board
• Appointed by New Mexico Governor Garrey Carruthers to serve as Vice-Chair of Committee drafting technical guidelines for solid waste legislation
• Appointed by US Congress Office of Technology Assessment to review mineral leasing and reclamation issues in southwestern United States
• Served as Program Leader and Presenter on award-winning interactive television broadcast series (NETWERC) on environmental management
• Elected President of Southwest and Rocky Mountain Division of American Association for Advancement of Science
• Received Atlantic Richfield Award and Honorarium for Outstanding Doctoral Research in the Environmental Sciences

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Debra Lombard, EIT, LEED AP, is a sustainable design specialist for The RETEC Group.
Her background is in civil engineering with particular emphasis on sustainable design, site management, and green building materials. Ms. Lombard received her B.S. in Civil Engineering from Tulane University and attended both Tulane and the University of New Orleans for graduate work in urban planning and environmental studies. Formerly with Steven Winter Associates, Ms. Lombard has more than 14 years experience working with corporate and institutional clients on a wide range of environmental, health and safety programs. She is currently working on projects for Yale University, Yale Medical School, Tufts University and other clients researching and advising on sustainable design strategies and policies.

Prior to sustainable design consulting, Ms. Lombard worked as an assistant engineer on a large construction project on the Nashville Street Wharf in New Orleans, was a designer for various architectural firms, a project manager for the St. Tammany Parish Public Works Department on the first Rails-To-Trails project in Louisiana. Ms. Lombard initiated sustainable design in the first ISTEA federally funded Rails-To-Trails project. Additionally, she was a loss control engineer for Travelers Insurance and worked for a chemical engineer on design of the Washington Parish landfill in Louisiana.

Ms. Lombard, LEED accredited professional, is a member of the board of directors of the Connecticut Green Building Council and a LEED technical advisor on Materials and Resources to the US Green Building Council. Additionally, she is a member of the Northeast Sustainable Energy Association (NESEA), the Solar Energy Association of Connecticut and the non-profit group, People’s Action for Clean Energy, PACE. She was a participant in the 2003 Connecticut Climate Change Stakeholder Dialogue.
 
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William Adrian Buie, Jr. B.S. Electrical Engineering 1989 (NC State University);

with Thomson / Dialog - Sr. Manager - Process Engineering & Project Management;
Sr. Manager- Process Engineering; Sr. Manager - Application Services; Manager – Development;

Progress Energy - WebMaster, Web Application Developer, Technical Writer

Pacific Gas & Electric - Diable Canyon Power Plant: Consultant - Training Support,
Supervisor - Accreditation Team, Consultant - Training Augmentation.

Carolina Power & Light Company - Harris Nuclear Project - Shift Technical Advisor,
Operations Technical Aide, Instructor - Senior Reactor Operator, Instructor - Auxiliary Operator, Instructor - Plant Specific OJT, Instructor - General Employee Training,

United States Navy - Electrician's Mate, 2nd Class (nuclear)

TOTAL: 5 years Information Technology management exp. in fast-moving J2EE environment 
10 years experience as Project Manager in nuclear plant operations and software development
4 years experience leading effort to implement RUP, from ground up, into Thomson/Dialog
7 years Cold Fusion application development experience for intranet and internet solutions
8 years performing job-task analysis and implementing results in training programs Regen support: Providing electronic/online support for team collaboration as well as web site hosting and presence provider.

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Robert Alan Asistent

1965-1971
Wisznia & Peterson Architects, Corpus Christi, TX   
Beginning of a 6 year after-school apprenticeship in the architectural office of my uncle.

1971-72
University of Texas, Austin TX
Starting over to begin a study of architecture the university way was silly after 6 years.  The university teaching of design seemed juvenile.

1973
Edward Durrell Stone Architects, New York, NY
Graphic and tapestry design for the Sheraton Hotel, Lima Peru.

1974
University Of Washington, Urban Design Studies, Seattle, WA
Design of a satellite city called an Urban Farm, a self sustaining residential farm as a
            Prototype Plug-In Community.

1974-1976
Wright Gildow Hartman Teagarden and the Interior Design Group, Seattle
            Washington
Graphic design for the Spokane Worlds Fair, Anderson Children’s Hospital. Seattle, WA

1977
Asistent & Boileau  Design, Seattle WA
Graphic design Tacoma City Hall

1978-1980
World travel, sketching Sacred Architecture

1981-1982
Asist Tents, New York, NY
Private research of a design initiative for a Transdwelling. An omni-surface able, self sustaining manufactured dwelling-prototype.

1982
Invited to work with Buckminster Fuller, Philadelphia, PA
Bucky’s death shortly afterwards interrupted the possibility, yet inspired a lifetime of
            work.

1983-1988
Asist Tents, Washington, DC, New York, NY
Private research of design initiatives for self sustaining communal living.

1989-1990
Asist Tents, Honolulu, HI
Private research of design initiatives for self sustaining water borne dwellings.  

1990
Ellerbe Beckett Architects, Santa Monica, CA
Head of model shop.

1991-2001
Designseed, Portland, OR
Design and construction of residential Zen gardens.

2002-2004
Wisznia Associates Architects, Corpus Christi, TX
Design of residential and commercial projects.

2005-Present
Wisznia Associates,  New Orleans, LA
Design of mixed-use residential and commercial projects.  Prototype design of Regenerative Floating Spaceframe Systems.

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Prisca Weems, MSc Arch, Center for Alternative Technology/University of East London
September, 2004-present. Expected graduation date: February, 2007 Advanced Energy and Environmental Studies  Thesis topic: Bio and Phytoremediation of Toxic Public Land in NOLA; M Arch, Tulane University School of Architecture; Board Member, Louisiana Unified Code Council Committee; The Green Building Resource Center’s current Co-Director; Built Smart Program; One of three founders of the GBRC, a project for the Alliance for Affordable Energy; current Principal of FutureProof, LLC, office locations include US, UK, Greenland; as such, Consultant in design and project management for developers wanting to integrate sustainable principles into their projects.  An example is the Crossroads Clinic, an integrated medical facility to be housed in a purpose built LEED building in Central City, New Orleans; April 1998- May 2002, London, England, Principal in RTii, LLC, a small architectural firm specializing in mixed-use development, office interiors (including company development plans and space planning), bar and restaurant design; as owner of the firm, duties included design, client relations, project, permit and financial management; worked as a Partner’s Assistant in one of the UK’s leading low-energy design and building services consultancies, Fulcrum Consulting, London, England, where duties included model making and testing, research, general office duties.

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Sara Dean, BFA Communication Arts, emphasis in Communication Design and Illustration
from Virginia Commonwealth University, Currently Consultant, Project Manager and Assistant Designer for Sustainable Design Consultancy, Futureproof, LLC of New Orleans, La.: Manages project flow for commercial and residential construction projects;  Organize inner-office and project communication strategies;   Track prices and schedules for projects. WORK EXPERIENCE: Green Building Resource Center - Graphics and Identity Design for community based resource center in New Orleans, a project of the Alliance for Affordable Energy.  Help to coordinate events and outfit space for presentations; Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN) -Lead graphic and web designer:  coordinated design concept identity for national campaigns and events promoting social responsibility, corporate responsibility and accessible, affordable housing,  created new web design for the organization, including a new flexible layout system,  created design systems to maintain consistency between local offices, priced all national print jobs, and worked with printers throughout completion of projects,  created identity materials, web sites, and printed material for sister startup organizations, including new book layout system for quarterly academic journal; Circuit Studios -founded and ran a design company specializing in high quality identity and web design for small businesses, created web design from concept to launch,  developed logos and identity related materials for new businesses and managed day-to-day business operations and self-promotion. After Katrina, she has refocused her efforts on the sustainable redevelopment of New Orleans including working through Futureproof, LLC on the Build Smart Program of the Alliance for Affordable Energy.

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Stephanie Mezynski, BFA Visual Arts, Concentration in Architecture; Minor Environmental
Science, Fordham University, NYC;  BFA Thesis Show: rECOnsidered Space: Reconfiguring Space for ecological living and community revitalization; thesis study under Colin Cathcart of Kiss+Cathcart on building integrated photovoltaic design for low-income applications; currently  a Consultant at Futureproof,  LLC; Program Developer for the Build Smart Program in New Orleans, LA;  a Designer, Draftswoman, Sustainable Building Consultant and principle at M&K, a design and consultancy firm working throughout the Northeast United States, and program manager at the Northeast Sustainable Energy Association; Assistant Program Developer and Technical Librarian at Green Building Resource Center; Master Plan for an Eco-Industrial Park in Central City New Orleans; organized the Northeast Green Buildings Open House for Northeast Sustainable Energy Association in Greenfield, Massachusetts, interfacing between the chapters of the American Solar Energy Society; helped develop the Girl Scouts Discover Clean Energy program for Girl Scouts of America; assisted in coordinating the Building Energy Conference 2005 + 2006. She came to New Orleans Post-Katrina, to promote a sustainable rebuilding in the city.
 
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Ross Karson, Master’s Program in Architecture, Tulane School of Architecture, June of 2006;
spent most of my time studying the relationships between the natural environment and the city; won the most outstanding thesis award for “The Elevated Line: Sustainable Infrastructure,” a project which examined the potential reclamation of an abandoned elevated railway which runs through Chicago;  received a second major at Tulane in Philosophy with a focus on American Pragmatism; worked locally for Jon Bendernagel Architects on residential and commercial projects throughout my years at school, and currently working for FutureProof, LLC a design consultancy which focuses on sustainability. 

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Eileen Beall, B.A. in Anthropology
Since graduating from Washington University in St. Louis in 2002 with a B.A. in anthropology, Eileen has fostered an interest in sustainable design, conducting independent research and working with a green builder in Wisconsin, the U.S. Forest Service in California and the maintenance department in Yellowstone National Park.
For this competition, Eileen gathered input from the local community, researched sustainable technologies, assisted in translating technological features into lay terms, and contributed text to the presentation.

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Susan Marie Borden, B.S. – Individualized Studies (PR, Adv., and Marketing) and B.A.,
Major in Art, Minor in Urban Planning from Buffalo State University, cum laude; spent SP’05 in Manchester, England as an exchange student, with Urban Planning Classes; NYS Certification in Residential/ Light Commercial Building Trades; Dual Associate Degrees in Fine Arts /Humanities and Occupational Science - Property Management and Building Maintenance from Erie Community College, City Campus, Buffalo, New York, Dean’s List; computer theory at the University of New Orleans; Architectural Technology, 44.5 credit hours at Erie Community College, South Campus, Orchard Park, NY; SBA Entrepreneur Survival Training at Niagara Community College, Sanborn, New York; independent study in fine arts at Jamestown Community College, Jamestown, NY; independent study in visual arts [photography/pottery] at State University of New York at Amherst, New York; business management/accounting at Millard Fillmore College Buffalo, New York;  and Commercial Art at Daemen College, Snyder, New York; VOLUNTEERISM: Habitat for Humanity,  NOLA Volunteer – computer entry and fund raising committee;  Preservation Resource Center, NOLA – volunteer; New Orleans Businesswomen’s Association, involved in producing “Empowering Our Daughters” and invited to coordinate the next year’s career presenter’s program; National Association of Student Chapters of AIA - member, club officer, attended ’94 National AIAS Conference; Habitat for Humanity, Western New York - Erie Community College paid work study program, received Certificate of Appreciation. Currently Executive Assistant to Christophor Faust, NOLA Rising Construction Services, - post-Katrina, came cross country from Buffalo, New York to her twice-former home of New Orleans, to promote and assist in a sustainable and hopefully regenerative rebuilding in the City.

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