Facades+ Seattle

WELCOME TO FACADES+ SEATTLE!

The Architect’s Newspaper is celebrating the 10th Anniversary of Facades+, and we are thrilled to welcome both new attendees and longtime supporters to the program’s dynamic dialogue. We strive to bring fresh and relevant programming to each city and are ecstatic to be able to do so again in Seattle. We’ve got an exceptional group of projects for you today.

Facades+ Seattle brings together top professionals from the worlds of design, engineering, fabrication, and construction. We’ll consider how high-performance envelopes are evolving and transforming the built environment and responding to evolving codes and green standards, including net zero energy, new materials and technologies, and changing client expectations.

I’d like to thank our conference Co-Chairs, Andrew Molchany, and the team at NBBJ Seattle, who have brought together this amazing program of design leaders. We invite you to connect with presenters and your peers during networking breaks in the Methods+Materials Gallery.

Please get to know the industry-leading sponsors in the Methods+Materials Gallery, and learn how they shape the future of facade technologies.

Has Facades+ struck a chord with you? Have a look at our upcoming events held in 14 cities across the country. Facades+ kicks off its 2023 schedule in San Francisco on January 26th. Visit AN’s website to learn more about our other events, and additional opportunities to earn your CEUs.

We are eager to hear from you about how we might improve the Facades+ experience. Talk to us. And please spread the word—help us to continue to grow the Facades+ dialogue and community.

All the best, Diana Darling President, AN Media Group

CONFERENCE ORGANIZERS

DIANA DARLING Conference Director, Co-founder, President, The Architect’s Newspaper

MARTY WOOD Program Director, The Architect’s Newspaper

DIONNE DARLING VP of Brand Partnerships, The Architect’s Newspaper

TIMES IN PST

8:00 AM CHECK-IN & BREAKFAST | Methods + Materials Gallery

9:30 AM WELCOME

Dionne Darling | The Architect’s Newspaper

Andrew Molchany | NBBJ

9:40 AM PANEL | New Lease on Life: Facade Renewal & Adaptive Reuse as Winning Strategy

Presenters

Bill Xu | Perkins & Will

Louis Peiser | Perkins & Will

Erik Mott | Perkins & Will

Peter Brunner | Perkins & Will

Medgar Marceau | Morrison Hershfield

Andrew Molchany | NBBJ MODERATOR

10:40 AM PARTNER PRESENTATION: Thomas Feliciano

10:45 AM METHODS + MATERIALS BREAK

11:15 AM PANEL | Fabrication Futures: Advances in Materials for Building Envelope Excellence

Presenters

Earl Mercado | EQUITONE

Michael Ross | FERO

Michael Zanotelli | STI Firestop

Marty Wood | The Architect's Newspaper MODERATOR

12:05 PM NETWORKING LUNCH

1:00 PM SPOTLIGHT | High-Performance Facades and the Energy Question

Presenters

Christopher Meek | University of Washington

Teresa Moroseos | University of Washington

1:30 PM PANEL | Light and Air: Daylighting and Optimization

Presenters

Tanvi Dhar | McKinstry

Claire McConnell | Mithun

Kyle Silliker | RDH

Anne Yong | NBBJ MODERATOR

2:30 PM METHODS + MATERIALS BREAK

Co-Chair:

ANDREW MOLCHANY, NCARB, LEED AP BD+C Project Architect / NBBJ

Andrew believes the realization of transformational design involves a rigorous attention to the continuity and execution of ideas. Throughout his 25 year career, Andrew has showcased through multiple award-winning projects like the Amazon Spheres and Tencent Headquarters his passion for creating environments that are sustainable, enduring and responsive to the communities in which they reside. Most recently, he has placed a special focus on the integrated design-build and delivery of projects for commercial, corporate and civic clients. With a portfolio including a long list of LEED-certified projects, Andrew consistently plays a critical role in the realization of high-performance exterior façades and the implementation of substantial sustainable design features.

MINDY LEVINE-ARCHER, AIA

Partner | Firmwide Design Leader / NBBJ

Mindy Levine-Archer is a design leader for NBBJ’s commercial, corporate, and civic practices in the Puget Sound region. She works closely with clients to understand their mission, vision, and goals, and then to layer those over the potentials and constraints of a given site, to create inspiring environments. Throughout her 20 years at NBBJ, Mindy has led complex, large-scale projects ranging from high-rise commercial office towers, to build-to-suit headquarters, to large civic complexes integrated into surrounding neighborhoods. Recent projects she has led from the early conceptual design phase through building completion include the City Center Plaza and GIX in Bellevue.

PETER BRUNNER

Senior Designer / Perkins & Will

Peter is a Senior Project Designer/Project Architect with 40 years of experience practicing out of Seattle and a witness to Seattle’s evolution. With experience crossing many typologies and ranging in scale from singlefamily residential to high-rise development, he approaches practicing architecture as a generalist. Peter mentors and lends a hand across all Seattle Studio Perkins & Will projects.

JUSTIN COCHRAN

Senior Associate / NBBJ

Justin designs world-class workplace, mixed-use, and hospitality projects that advance client goals and benefit the greater community. A creative designer with an international portfolio, Justin is known for designing extraordinarily customized environments by keeping an organization’s culture and business drivers at the heart of every project. A versatile team leader and effective project manager, Justin has the organizational and technical aptitude to drive and deliver projects on a variety of scales, from design to construction phases. Over the past 17 years, his focus on budget-conscious solutions include sustainable design, and the use of materials that have yielded LEED Gold and Platinum facilities across North America.

TANVI DHAR

Lead Building Performance Analyst / McKinstry

Tanvi is the lead building performance analyst at McKinstry. With a background in architecture, and eight years of experience in the building science field, she has holistically impacted projects by providing evidence-based design for daylighting, energy efficient HVAC systems, and decarbonization strategies. She is involved from the project inception to post occupancy indoor environment quality assessments, for projects ranging from higher-ed, labs, and high-tech offices. She holds a Master’s in Building Science from the University of Oregon where she was a graduate research assistant at the High-Performance Environments Lab, which generates information for the use in green building research and practices.

THOMAS FELICIANO

Associate Principal / Centria

Thomas Feliciano has worked in the building construction industry for over 10 years. He has tremendous experience in sales management, recruiting sales executives, personal sales production, and key account management. Thomas’s previous roles have included Senior Consultant for TCMS, President and CEO of MAXIS Consulting Group. He has built sales organizations from the ground up or take existing teams to the next level.

DUANE JONLIN

Energy Code and Energy Conservation Advisor / City of Seattle, Department of Construction and Inspections

Duane Jonlin is the Energy Code and Energy Conservation Advisor for Seattle’s Department of Construction and Inspections, and previously, for eight years, chaired the Energy Code Technical Advisory Group for the Washington State Building Code Council. At the national level, he is a voting member of both the ASHRAE 90.1 Committee and the ICC Commercial Energy Code Committee, and serves on several national advisory committees. Prior to taking his position at the City of Seattle, Duane was a principal at NBBJ, with 30 years’ experience designing complex projects as a technical architect.

MEDGAR MARCEAU

Principal / Morrison Hershfield

Medgar Marceau joined Morrison Hershfield in 2008 with a unique mix of building envelope, energy modeling and life cycle assessment experience. In addition to Medgar’s building science expertise, he has extensive experience in whole building energy simulation, building envelope systems, lifecycle assessment (LCA) and material science including infrared thermographic analysis, modeling of air and moisture transfer through envelope systems, air leakage, and mass transfer. He is an expert on concrete structures and material properties of concrete and has conducted numerous investigations on concrete failure. Medgar’s sustainability goal is to help designers increase building durability and reduce building energy consumption.

CLAIRE MCCONNELL Associate / Mithun

Claire is a building performance modeler and analyst with a passion for deep green building design. Her holistic approach to sustainability leverages climate-based passive and active building strategies, whole-building energy simulation, daylighting analysis, thermal comfort analysis, and whole-building lifecycle assessment. Her Masters in Sustainable Architecture from the Norwegian Institute of Science and Technology, and undergraduate background in civil engineering, give her strong problem-solving capabilities and a unique perspective on the architecture industry. At Mithun, Claire works collaboratively across architectural and engineering disciplines to optimize project goals and elevate sustainability through building performance simulation, analysis, and evidence-based decision making. Her knowledge of the intricacies of sustainability metrics and expertise in adapting scientific tools and methodologies to project parameters make her a valuable asset to any team.

NICK MCDANIEL, LEED AP

Senior Associate Lead Designer / NBBJ

Nick McDaniel has over 18 years of experience in architecture, and has designed everything from libraries to student housing. Previously a high school physics teacher, he seeks to understand the underlying principles of beautiful buildings by combining the art of design with the calculus of physics in his design process. Nick’s unique blend of talents gives him a strong understanding of rigorous creativity and sustainability in every project he undertakes.

Nick’s experience and passion have been in the delivery of buildings for the public good. Whether an urban plaza, a public transportation station, or a university teaching lab, he is a veteran of the public process and the good that excellence in design can bring to the urban experience.

EARL MERCADO Project Manager / EQUITONE

Earl has over 15 years of experience in the construction materials sector where he has been passionately supporting the façade design efforts of the architectural community in most of the major markets in the Western US and Western Canada.

CHRISTOPHER MEEK, FAIA

Professor of Architecture / University of Washington

Christopher Meek is a Professor of Architecture at the University of Washington, and a registered architect. He is director of the Integrated Design Lab (IDL) at the University’s College of Built Environments. In this role, he consults with design teams in the Pacific Northwest, and nationally, with a focus on building energy performance, daylighting, visual comfort, electric lighting, and climate responsive design. Meek teaches graduate and undergraduate level courses on building design, daylighting, electric lighting, and indoor environmental quality at the UW Department of Architecture. He is the author of two books on daylighting design and numerous academic and industry publications.

TERESA MOROSEOS Post-Doctoral Scholar / University of Washington

Teresa Moroseos is a postdoctoral scholar and research analyst at the Integrated Design Lab (IDL) in the University of Washington’s College of Built Environments. In this role, she provides daylighting and energy performance analysis for projects throughout the United States. She collaborates with design teams to find solutions that respond to the environment and maintain design intent, determines appropriate metrics of evaluation, and performs daylight and energy simulations. Teresa has a background in engineering, architecture, and academics, and enjoys combining the computational aspect of daylight and energy analysis with the qualitative aspect of design in her work.

ERIK MOTT Design Director / Perkins & Will

Erik is a creative leader who became an architect to pursue his lifelong interests in both art and science. He leads the design process with a thoughtful approach to the creation of holistically conceived and innovative buildings that positively transform their context, enhance human experience, and create lasting value. Erik’s clients enjoy his thoughtful creative approach and collaborative, engaging thought leadership. His work has received numerous awards for design quality.

LOUIS PEISER

Architect / Perkins & Will

Louis (pronounced Lew-iz) is an architect in the Seattle office of Perkins&Will and is currently managing construction administration for the 601 W 5th Ave project. During design and construction he has overseen the environmental analysis of the project as well.

MICHAEL ROSS

Senior Technical Advisor / FERO

Michael oversees the design of effective and innovative structural and architectural FERO solutions for a variety of projects. He has an MSc in Structural Engineering, specializing in concrete masonry, and has over 10 years of experience in the field of structural consulting. The combination of his education and his consulting roles enable him to understand the needs of architects and engineers working with FERO products and how to help them achieve their design goals.

BOB SHEH, AIA

Principal / NBBJ

With more than 20 years of experience in architecture and construction, Bob has worked with a variety of Seattle corporate and commercial developers, government agencies, and nonprofit organizations. Bob considers sustainability fundamental to good design, and his projects have achieved award-winning recognition, including the largest LEED Platinum non-profit in 2011, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, and a LEED Gold parking garage at Seattle Center’s 5th Avenue. His focus is to make beautiful, elegant environments that perform efficiently and effectively to benefit those who occupy them.

KYLE SILLIKER, PE

Principal Building Science Specialist / RDH

Kyle leads our New Buildings group, and is the Co-Regional Manager of the Seattle office. A proponent of quality assurance and client satisfaction, Kyle is sought out by developers and architects to assess the practicality and performance of their concepts. On both the West and East Coasts of North America, he consults on energy code compliance and energy retrofit services. Kyle is also a member of the Seattle Building Envelope Council.

MATTHEW SOMERTON

Partner, Global Cultural and Civic Practice Leader / NBBJ

Matthew Somerton is a partner at NBBJ Seattle’s corporate, commercial, and civic design studio. Since joining the firm 18 years ago, he has worked across scales, from urban design and master planning to architecture and interior design. He has worked extensively with the Pacific Northwest’s best developers, and for corporate clients as diverse as Boeing, Amgen, Novartis, Google, and Amazon. In 2011, his design leadership produced NBBJ’s award-winning United States Courthouse at Bakersfield. Matthew is a member of the Board of Directors at the Seattle Architecture Foundation, an organization committed to expanding public engagement with the world of design.

MARTY WOOD Program Director / The Architect's Newspaper

Marty Wood is the Program Director for The Architect’s Newspaper’s Facades+ Conferences and other AN events and initiatives that bring together AEC professionals to share their stories, expertise, and projects. As a writer, he’s contributed to The Architect’s Newspaper, Metropolis, and other design publications. He is also a visiting instructor at Pratt Institute. Wood has a BA in Communications from San Francisco State University and a M.S. from Columbia University GSAPP.

ANNE YONG, AIA, NCARB, LEED GA Project Architect / NBBJ

Coupling a strong technical background with rigorous creative investigation, Anne strives to bring designs to life in a creative, innovative, and thoughtfully detailed manner. An extraordinarily versatile architect and skilled technical designer, Anne is known for her analytical problem-solving skills and cohesive leadership style. She possesses more than 15 years of experience with projects that vary widely in scale, phases, typology, and style. Her diverse portfolio is rooted in technical excellence and highly detailed produced work. With a high level of Revit expertise, Anne is a firm resource and mentor for exterior facades, Building Information Modeling (BIM) and Integrated Project Delivery (IPD).

MICHAEL ZANOTELLI

Facade & Curtain Wall SpecialistWestern US & Canada / STI Firestop

Michael has over 20 years of real-world experience on many of largest, high profile projects throughout the Western United States. Through his knowledge and expertise, Michael developed a solid reputation working closely with inspectors, glazing contractors, and curtain wall consultants as a trusted resource on a wide range of curtain wall projects.

BILL

XU Senior Associate / Perkins &

Will

Bill is a Senior Associate at Perkins & Will with 19 years of experience. His innovative designs and successful projects have been realized in the commercial, civic and cultural, science and technology, higher education, and mixed-use sectors. He is a passionate designer and consensus builder, who led teams on complex projects ranging from single building to multi-million-square-foot multi-building campuses.

Michael is committed to ensure your project stays on budget and gets done right the first time from conception to close out. Prior to his role as Façade and Curtain Wall Specialist for the Western US and Canada, Michael was the Western United States and Hawaii Regional Manager.

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