Vivian Loftness
Vivian Loftness. Photo courtesy of Vivian.
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Vivian Loftness
Balancing High Tech and Natural Tech for a Carbon Neutral Built Environment - Humans and Nature in the Loop
Part of the MIT Fall 2024 Architecture Lecture Series. Presented with the Building Technology Group.
Vivian Loftness is University Professor, Paul Mellon Chair at Carnegie Mellon University and former Head of Carnegie Mellon Architecture. She is an internationally renowned researcher, author and educator with over 40 years of experience in building science research for industry and government. 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 served on over 25 board of directors, including the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)’s National Advisory Council for Environmental Policy and Technology (NACEPT), the Department of Energy (DOE)’s Federal Energy Management Advisory Committee (FEMAC), the National American Institute of Architects (AIA), International Living Future Institute (ILFI) and U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) boards, as well as on 14 National Academy of Science (NAS) panels on sustainable built environments. 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), and holds a National Educator Honor Award from the American Institute of Architecture Students (AIAS) and a USGBC “Sacred Tree” Award. Vivian has a Bachelor of Science and a Master of Architecture from MIT.
This lecture will be held in person in Long Lounge, 7-429 and streamed online.
Lectures are free and open to the public. Lectures will be held Thursdays at 6 PM ET in 7-429 (Long Lounge) and streamed online unless otherwise noted. Registration required to attend in-person. Register here or watch the webcast on Youtube.