Presenters:

Carrie Meinberg Burke, AIA, VA

W. David Winitzky, AIA

George Salah

Mary Davidge, IIDA, LEED AP

It is important to design new tools that are up to the Living Building Challenge. Our team is designing an LBC registered residence in Northern California and has developed an interactive and generative set of mindmapping tools for researching, tracking, documenting, and implementing the LBC prerequisites. The objectives of our presentation are to demonstrate how mindmapping can streamline and simplify a design & delivery process based on Living Building principles, to share actual examples of LBC mindmaps developed for a specific site and client, and to engage participants in hands-on learning of mindmapping. Our proposal is to present the LBC mindmap templates that we have developed and demonstrate the interactive and generative process we are using.

This session will demonstrate how the LBC mindmaps achieve a multiplicity of functions which include: documenting the client’s requirements and design principles; graphically charting the relationship between the 16 LBC prerequisites and the project-specific design principles; establishing a CSI MasterSpec format repository for researching and vetting materials and systems; tracking the process of obtaining LBC Questionnaires from manufacturers; and utilizing research as the basis for specifications, construction documents and practices. The LBC mindmaps document building components and performance toward successful LBC certification. 

This session intends to share our learning experiences and the inspiration of working with Living Tools to make Living Buildings. 

Presenter bios

Carrie Meinberg Burke 

 Carrie is a licensed architect and industrial designer. Her design methodology integrates an analysis/ synthesis process to generate unique built form.  Her work spans the range of scales, informed by ongoing research into ecology, light, health, human factors, and thermodynamics. Carrie received her Master of Architecture degree from Yale and has 28 years of design/build experience. Awards include Yale’s Feldman Prize, Virginia AIA, Richard Kelly, Graham Foundation. Published in Architectural Record, Dwell, USA Today, Lotus.

W. David Winitzky

 David is a licensed architect with over 32 years of professional practice experience as a principal in multi-disciplined design, investment, development, and construction/property management enterprises.  David received his Master of Architecture degree from University of Oregon in 1976 and has engaged project scales ranging from human ergonomics to community planning; domestically and internationally.  He endeavors to provide rational sustainable design processes and construction practices in meeting the needs of users and place.

George Salah

 George is the owner of the LBC registered residence referenced in the presentation. He has a background of 22 years of corporate real estate and construction management experience, which has significantly influenced his approach to this project. George has a deep commitment to environmental responsibility with particular focus on occupant health. As Director of Real Estate and Workplace Services at Google, Inc., George provides vision and leadership, using unconventional synergistic teams to achieve innovative results.

Mary Davidge

 Mary is an interior designer and green building consultant, providing a practical, integrated approach to environmentally responsible design. Mary works closely with clients to identify environmental design goals and strategies and subsequently facilitates the process to implement those strategies. Mary has a particular interest in biophilia and design solutions that relate to the natural environment. She also provides management of third party green building certification such as LEED and the LBC.