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ARC alum designs Fla.'s 1st net-zero energy building
Tim Hoeft, M.Arch 2006 and ARC 2004, is a LEED AP architect at Straughn Trout Architects LLC in Lakeland.
Recently, he has been in charge of the sustainable design components and LEED certification for the city's new Community First Credit Union. The building is the first in Florida to achieve both the source and emissions net-zero energy building ranking from the U.S. Department of Energy.
Watch Tampa Bay Online's story on the project >>
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Symposium Recap: Is Going Green Worth the Green?
Three DCP alumni participated in the Department of Urban and Regional Planning's second annual Planning Day Symposium, "Is Going Green Worth the Green" on April 15 to discuss the costs and benefits of green development, specifically regulation and market drivers. Here's what they said:
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"We need a mediator between developers and utilities," said Adam C. Bolton, BCN 1997, president of Robinshore Inc. in Gainesville and president of the Builder's Association of North Central Florida. "Street trees, especially oak trees locally, should not be treated like invasive, destructive species to be pushed further and further away from pavement."
"Density and low-impact design supports the green agenda and profitable community development, if we get the appropriate regulatory changes," said Dennis Church, LAE 1989, vice president of planning and development at Bonita Bay Group. "For green building in today's market, do not expect a premium. Just include it if you expect to sell the unit."
"As planners, we don't build things; we construct the regulatory framework, and thus need to work together with developers and builders," said Erik Bredfeldt, MAURP 1993, director of the Planning and Development Services Department for the City of Gainesville.
So, is going green worth the green? As the symposium's keynote speaker, Tim Jackson, president and CEO of Glatting Jackson Kercher Anglin Inc., noted, the debate about the necessity and cost of seatbelts was heated in the 1970s, but now it's unthinkable to have a car without them. Similarly, with the combination of future regulation and market demand, the current debate about green development will disappear in a few years, as all new development will be green development.
75 years is just the beginning
When John Gavenas, LAE 1978 and Lin Niemiec travelled to Gainesville last month, they planned to catch up with friends and colleagues at the Department of Landscape Architecture's 75th Anniversary Celebration. As it turns out, the celebration of the past led them to their future.
While reminiscing with friends, they were inspired to hold their wedding the next day on campus. As John Longhill, LAE 1978, put it, "It was a spontaneous decision borne of intuition and the harmonic convergence of good people." Longhill and his wife Rose officiated the ceremony.
Much goes into planning a wedding in less than 24 hours. They picked the location – next to the Baughman Center at Lake Alice. They picked the wedding party – Scott Patrowicz and Edwina Horn, both LAE 1978. They picked the reception location – the house of interim department chair Tina Gurucharri, LAE 1978.
And the rest is history. Congratulations to John and Lin!
Alumni on HGTV
At 9 a.m. on May 2, check out Suzanne R. Barnes, M.Arch 1985, ARC 1982, on HGTV Groundbreakers. For more information about the episode or the series, visit HGTV.
Faculty and Alumni Books
Charlie Hailey, ARC assistant professor, had his new book, Camps: A Guide to 21st-Century Space, published by MIT Press. The book investigates contemporary camps of autonomy, control and necessity and follows up on the study of camping as place-making in Hailey's previous book, Campsite, from Louisiana State University Press.
John E. Jarvis Jr., ARC 1962, had his book, The Next Larger Picture, published by the University of West Florida Foundation Inc. The book details his 30-year career as campus planner for UWF as well as the architectural and planning history of the campus. To order, contact vstraughn@uwf.edu.
Margaret Portillo, chair of the department of interior design, had her new book, Color Planning for Interiors: An Integrated Approach to Color in Designed Spaces, published by Wiley. The book contains 20 original cases of color planning that show the impact of color on people and space.
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Check out what your fellow alumni are doing. We want to hear from you! Share your news with us for a future issue of Perspective Online. Marvin Dean, BCN 1969, retired in 1996 from the U.S. Navy as a navy captain after flying jets. He ran a small construction company building steel buildings with CBC Steel Buildings. In 1990, his company won the Building Industry Association's Best Small (under $1 million) Commercial Building Project of the Year for its 75-foot geodesic wood frame two-story structure without any steel fasteners, used as an electronics testing facility. Dean now is leading fishing trips and is designing and building wholesale terminal tackle and support fishing equipment on the northwest Pacific coast. Neil Shoter, M.Arch 1985, recently earned his LEED accreditation. He practices real estate law with Shutts & Bowen in West Palm Beach, concentration in commercial leasing law and the drafting and negotiation of construction and design contracts. Pamela (Musella) Manhas, ARC 1991, ASID, LEED AP, is successfully operating her own firm, Manhas Design LLC in Ft. Lauderdale. The firm specializes in restaurant and hospitality design, and Manhas has designed more than 100 restaurants nationwide during her career. Joe Fucile, MAURP 1994, has left private legal practice to become the director of real estate services for the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia, which supervises and serves the needs of the state's 35 public colleges and universities, in Atlanta. David Crawley, LAE 1995, David has been promoted to assistant vice president of URS Corporation Southern Inc. He manages their Landscape Architecture & Planning Group in URS's South East Regional Headquarters in Tampa. Crawley has been with the firm for eight years. He also serves on the Board of Directors for the Tampa Mayor's Beautification Program as well as their STEPS Committee (Success Through Environmental Partnerships and Service). In addition, he has served on the Tampa Mayor's Urban Forest Sustainability Steering Committee, for which the UF forestry department and IFAS are helping lead the research component of the effort. Bill Martin, M.Arch 1999, relocated from Atlanta to Orlando in September 2008. In Atlanta, he worked at TVS & Associates for nine years, primarily in the hospitality market. He now is working in the higher education market with SchenkelShultz Architects. Jennifer Stencel, M.Arch 2005, recently became a registered architect. She currently works with Kliment Halsband Architects in New York and is a LEED AP active with the American Institute of Architecture New York City chapter's Women in Architecture Committee. Stencel also is a volunteer with the Jewish Association for Services for the Aged. Javier Castano, BCN 2006, accepted a consulting position in October 2007 with the forensic advisory practice of the professional services/accounting firm KPMG LLP at its U.S. headquarters in New York. Focusing on real estate and construction advisory, Castano will bring to KPMG his construction management experience and BCN education to provide clients with services such as contract compliance and business integrity advisory services on major capital construction projects. Aaron Davis, LAE 2007, will be working in the Beijing office of EDSA for six months, contributing to the firm's Asia projects including Eco Resorts and New Towns. Binh Nguyen, M.Arch 2008, started at the Orlando Office of Perkins+Will in July 2008, with a primary focus on healthcare. In January, he received his LEED accreditation, bringing his office to 100 percent LEED accredited professionals. Nguyen is now preparing for the Architect Registration Examination. |
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