Lectures and Exhibitions
Green Home Institute
Take Control of Your Energy Future - Zero Energy Multifamily Housing
Panelist and lecturer, September 29, 2021
AIA Ann Arbor
Implementing A2 Zero Plan
Lunch and Learn Lecture on work of Onion Flats, August 10, 2021
Colorado Housing and Finance Authority
What Keeps You From Going Net-zero?
Panelist for online conference with CHFA, June 15, 2021
Penn State University
Energy Days: Development, Social Justice, and Low Energy Housing: Advancing a Just Energy Transition at Scale Read More
Panelist for online conference, May 20, 2021
ULI Virtual Spring Meeting
RPIC Council Day - ULI Virtual Spring Meeting 2021
Participant for ULI’s Responsible Property Investment Council Spring Meeting, May 19, 2021
Illinois QAP
Incentivizing High Performance Affordable Housing: A Cost Study
Panel discussion on Onion Flats R&D on Affordable housing, Passive House and cost analysis; May 6, 2021
PHIUS Mechanical Summit
Presentation and led panel discussion on appropriate high-performance HVAC/plumbing strategies for multi-family Passive House projects
April 20, 2021
ULI
Housing Local Product Council
Presentation to local developers and architects on the fundamentals of cost-effective Passive House strategies for making carbon-neutral buildings standard, April 7, 2021
University of Texas at Arlington
On-line Lecture, “Architecture, Activism and the New Gravity” for CAPPA School of Architecture program
March 31, 2021
University of Pennsylvania
Arch762 Design and Development
Lecture to Alan Razak’s Graduate class on the value of a vertically integrated development/design/build company, March 19, 2021
PHIUS
PHireside Chat - Affordable Housing Recording
Presentation and moderating panel discussion at PHIUS on-line conference on affordable housing and LIHTC incentives in various State Housing Finance Agencies, March 11, 2021
Global Online Academy
On-line Lecture to Alejandra Cantu’s class
March 2, 2021
Temple University
On-line Lecture to Phillip Crosby’s Architecture Studio
Feb 17, 2021
University of Arizona
Online lecture to Jonathan Bean’s Architecture Studio.
November, 2020
PHIUS Builders Hootenanny
Moderator for panel discussion on “2040 is the new 2005!”
October, 2020
Temple University
Online Lecture to Phillip Crosby's Architecture Studio
October, 2020
University of Calgary
Online 5-day intensive course, “Leverage Points: Architecture, Activism and the New Gravity.”
October, 2020
NAPHN Owners Roundtable
Online Conference, “Owners’ Feedback Loop: Occupancy, Measurement, and Management.”
June, 2020
RBDCC Conference
Lecture, “Front Flats: A Net Positive, Carbon-Neutral, Multi-Family Experiment...and Fashion Statement.”
March, 2020
Passive House Accelerator
Webinar, “Front Flats: We Do Good Ugly.”
April, 2020
Jefferson University
Webinar, “Leverage Points: Climate Change and the Imperative of Affordable Housing.”
April, 2020
Miami University, Architecture Program
Lecture, “Architecture, Activism and The New Gravity,” Miami University, Oxford, OH.
November, 2019
Catholic University
Lecture, “Leverage Points: Climate Change and the Imperative of Affordable Housing”, Washington, DC.
November, 2019
Passive House Accelerator
Webinar, “Making Multifamily Passive House a Reality.”
October, 2019
Center for Architecture + Architectural Record
Lecture, “Ultra-Green Multifamily”, Center for Architecture, Philadelphia, PA.
October, 2019
Passive House Massachusetts
Lecture with David Salamon, “Passive House Affordable Multifamily Design Manual Workshop”, Boston, MA.
October, 2019
Hankin Distinguished Lecturer, Penn State University
Lecture, “Leverage Points: Climate Change and the Imperative of Affordable Housing”, Pennsylvania Housing Research Center.
November, 2019
Getting to Zero Energy 2019 Conference
Lecture, “The New Gravity Project: How Onion Flats is Driving NZE Affordable Housing Nationwide”, Oakland, CA.
October, 2019
Woodworks Workshop
Webinar, “Achieving the Imperative of High-Performance Multi-Family Housing with Wood Construction”.
October, 2019
Stephen Winter Associates Inc.
Webinar, “The True Cost of Building Better Homes.”
July, 2019
New Gravity Housing Conference
Lecture with David Salamon, “Affordable Housing Design Manual,” Philadelphia, PA.
July, 2019
Zero Carbon Retreat: Redwood Energy
Invited lecturer for the conference in Arcata, CA.
June, 2019
Solar Decathalon Design Challenge
Invited as Grand Juror/Lecturer for this international competition hosted by NREL in Golden, CO.
April, 2019
Woodworks Workshop
Series of lectures in New York, Philadelphia, and Washington D.C.: “High Performance Affordable Housing.”
November, 2018
AIA Arkansas Convention
Lecture, “Sustainable and Attainable: Architects and the Stories They Tell.”
June, 2019
NAPHAN 2018 Conference
Full day workshop, “Manual of High Performance Affordable Housing,” Pittsburgh, PA.
April, 2019
Haverford College: Bi-Co Arch Club
Lecture, “Onion Flats and The New Gravity.”
October, 2018
PHIUS NA Passive House Conference
Lecture, “The Battery and Bank Flats: A Tale of Two Prototypes,” Boston, MA
September, 2018
Beacon Communities
Workshop, with affordable housing developer, “The Affordable Housing Passive House Manual”, Boston, MA.
August, 2018
New Gravity Conference
Organizer, Lecture and Workshop, “The Battery” + “Manual of High Performance Affordable Housing”, Co-Presenter with David Salamon, Philadelphia, PA.
October, 2018
Hot and Humid Climate Conference
Keynote Speaker, “The New Gravity and the Imperative of Affordable Housing,” Austin TX.
August, 2018
Future Oxford Speaker Series
Speaker, “The New Gravity and the Imperative of Affordable Housing,” Oxford, Ontario.
May, 2018
Sustainability Symposium
Panelist, “Global Leadership, Universal Methodologies and Local Action”, Green Building United, Philadelphia, PA.
May, 2018
Home Performance Coalition
Lecture, “Building Affordable Housing to Passive House Standard,” Philadelphia, PA.
April, 2018
Best Conference Building Enclosure
Lecture, “Pumping Up the Volume: Multi-Family, Passive House and Net Zero Energy as Standard Practice”, Philadelphia, PA.
April, 2018
The New England Passive House Multi-family Conference
Keynote Lecture, “The New Gravity”, Alnoba, NH.
April, 2018
NESEA: Building Energy Boston Conference
Lecture, “The New Gravity: Climate Change and the Imperative of Affordable Housing”, Boston, MA.
March, 2018
RealShare Philadelphia
Panelist, “Create, Construct, Convert: An Inside Look at New Developments and Redevelopments Around Philadelphia,” Philadelphia, PA.
February, 2018
Seventhwave: Affordable Housing New Construction Sustainability Summit
Keynote Lecture, “The New Gravity”, Chicago, IL.
December, 2017
BCAP Energy Foundation
Lecture, “The New Gravity”, Washington D.C.
November, 2017
Virginia Housing Development
Lecture, “The PHFA Project: Affordable Net Zero Energy Housing,” Glen Allen, VA.
November, 2017
Mississippi State University School of Architecture
Lecture, “The New Gravity.”
October, 2017
N.A. Passive House Network Conference
Lecture, “Ok, But Will Your Banker Fund It?” (The Battery financial analysis), Oakland, CA.
October, 2017
DOE National Code Conference
Keynote lecture, “The New Gravity,” Pittsburgh, PA.
July, 2017
The New Gravity Conference
Organizer, lecture, conference organized around Affordable Housing Net-Zero-Energy PHFA Initiative, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA.
July, 2017
NY Passive House Conference
Lecture, “Capital 2: Net-Zero Makes Financial Sense,” New York, NY.
June, 2017
NYSERDA
Webinar, “Affordable Net-Zero Energy Multifamily Buildings.”
May, 2017
Midwest Energy Efficiency Alliance
Webinar, “Affordable Net-Zero Energy Multifamily Buildings.”
April, 2017
Harvard University, GSD Real Estate Club
Lecture, “Architect as Developer.”
March, 2017
Passivehaus MAINE
Lecture, “Passive Aggressive.”
February, 2017
Auburn University
Lecture, “GRAVITY.”
January, 2017
Midwest Energy Efficiency Alliance
Lecture, “The PHFA Project: A National Net-Zero-Energy Initiative,” Cleveland, OH.
November, 2016
Kentucky Affordable Housing Conference
Lecture, “The PHFA Project: A National Net-Zero-Energy Initiative.” Louisville, KY.
October, 2016
AIA NY COTE Awards
Invited Juror, Award Ceremony.
October, 2016
Housing Washington Conference
Lecture, “The PHFA Project: A National Net-Zero-Energy Initiative.” Tacoma, WA.
October, 2016
Governor's Conference on Housing & Economic Development
Lecture, “The PHFA Project.” Atlantic City, NJ.
September, 2016
Affordable Housing Design Leadership Institute
Lecture, “Passive Aggressive.” Detroit, MI.
July, 2016
Urban Green Council
Lecture, “The PHFA Project: A Net-Zero-Energy Initiative.” New York City, NY.
July, 2016
NAPHN Conference
Lecture, “The PHFA Project: A National Net-Zero-Energy Initiative.” New York City, NY.
June, 2016
AIA Philadelphia Housing Committee
Lecture, “Passive Aggressive.” Philadelphia, PA.
May, 2016
Better Buildings Summit
Lecture, “The PHFA Project: A National Net-Zero-Energy Initiative.” Washington D.C.
May, 2016
Building Michigan Communities Conference
Lecture, “The PHFA Project: A National Net-Zero-Energy Initiative.” Lansing, MI.
April, 2016
20th International Passive House Conference
Lecture, “The PHFA Project: A National Net-Zero-Energy Initiative.” Darmstadt, Germany.
April, 2016
Oklahoma Housing Summit
Webinar, “The PHFA Project: A National Net-Zero-Energy Initiative.”
April, 2016
3rd Residential Building Design & Construction Conference
Lecture, “The PHFA Project: A National Net-Zero-Energy Initiative.” State College, PA.
March, 2016
Housing Land & Development Conference
Keynote Speaker for 24th Annual Conference. State College, PA.
March, 2016
Connecticut Housing Finance Agency
Lecture and workshop, “The PHFA Project: A National Net-Zero-Energy Initiative.”
November, 2015
Vermont Housing Finance Agency
Lecture, “The PHFA Project: A National Net-Zero-Energy Initiative.”
November, 2016
Homes Within Reach Conference
Lecture, “The PHFA Project: A National Net-Zero-Energy Initiative.” Harrisburg, PA.
November, 2015
Utah Housing Conference
Lecture, “The PHFA Project: A National Net-Zero-Energy Initiative.” Salt Lake City, UT.
October, 2015
Passive House Network Conference
Lecture, “The PHFA Project: A National Net-Zero-Energy Initiative.” Vancouver, B.C.
October, 2015
10th Annual N.A. Passive House Conference
Lecture and paper, “The PHFA Project: A National Net-Zero-Energy Initiative.” Chicago, IL.
September, 2015
Housing Iowa Conference
Lecture, “The PHFA Project: A National Net-Zero-Energy Initiative.” Coralville, IA.
September, 2015
Sustainable Energy Fund: Net Zero Panel
Lecture, “The PHFA Project: A National Net-Zero-Energy Initiative.” Scranton, PA.
July, 2015
Saint Paul Planning & Economic Development Summit
Lecture, “The PHFA Project: A National Net-Zero-Energy Initiative.” St. Paul, MN.
July, 2015
ULI Housing Opportunity
Lecture and panelist, “The PHFA Project: A National Net-Zero-Energy Initiative.” Minneapolis, MN.
July, 2015
N.J. Housing Authority
Lecture, “The PHFA Project: A National Net-Zero-Energy Initiative.” Trenton, NJ.
June, 2015
NYC Passive House Conference
Lecture and panelist, “The PHFA Project: A National Net-Zero-Energy Initiative.” New York City, NY.
June, 2015
Art Alliance Philadelphia
Exhibition, “As part of the 100th anniversary of the PAA, Home Is Where You Hang Your Hat is an exhibition that incorporates newly commissioned works by five Philadelphia-based design/build firms to create five separate but interrelated installations based on the history of the Wetherill mansion as well as the contemporary concept of the ‘house.’” Philadelphia, PA.
May, 2015
ULI Webinar: Housing and Sustainability
Invited webinar lecturer for UK/USA series, A View from Two Continents.
April, 2015
AIA San Francisco
Invited speaker.
April, 2015
Reimagining Resiliency in Urban Ecologies
Lecture and panelist at Working Symposium and Conference, “Denying Gravity”. Montreal, Canada.
March, 2015
Passive House Institute US
Webinar lecture, “Strategies for Affordable, Modular and Multi-Family Passive Housing in the US.”
February, 2015
Passive House, Beyond the House
Invited Speaker at Conference. Pittsburg, PA.
November, 2014
Design Philadelphia
Invited panelist, “Sustainability is More than a Buzz Word.” Philadelphia, PA.
October, 2014
NYSAFAH Conference
Invited speaker and panelist on plenary discussion, “Energizing Upstate New York.” Verona, NY.
October, 2014
Urban Land Institute
Invited speaker and panelist. Panel discussion, “Net Zero Developments in the Northeast Region, NYC.”
October, 2014
NOMA National Conference
Lecture, “Radical + Affordable + Scalable.” Philadelphia, PA.
October, 2014
PA Housing Finance Agency
Lecture and coordinated research group with PHFA, Temple University, Carnegie Mellon and affordable housing developers in Pittsburgh/Philadelphia area. “Net-Zero-Energy Affordable Housing for Pennsylvania”,
October, 2014
Ryan Presents: Onion Flats
Lecture on recent work at Ryan Construction’s monthly, “Ryan Presents” event. San Francisco, CA.
September, 2014
9th Annual N.A. Passive House Conference
Lecture and peer-reviewed paper, “Radical + Affordable + Scalable: Passive House, Mass Production and Multi-Family,” San Francisco, CA.
September, 2014
Masters of Environmental Building Design (MEBD)
Invited panelist/Juror for Bill Braham’s Graduate studio. University of Pennsylvania.
June, 2014
PPSI Building Enclosure Series
Lecture and discussion, “Passive House/Onion Flats”, Philadelphia, PA.
June, 2014
18th Intl. Passive House Conference
Lecture, “Strategies for Affordable, Modular and Multifamily Passive House Housing in the USA.” Aachen, Germany.
April, 2014
University of Pennsylvania
Guest lecturer, “Architectural Entrepreneurship and High Performance Building”, for Rob Deimer and the Integrated Design Class.
June, 2014
Auburn University
Invited juror and panelist, Masters of Real Estate Development final reviews.
April, 2014
World of Modular, 2014 Summit
Lecture, “Net-Zero-Energy-Capable Modular Construction.” San Antonio, TX.
March, 2014
2nd Residential Building Design and Const. Conference
Lecture and peer-reviewed paper, “Pump-Up the Volume: Passive House, Mass Production and Multi-Family. Can HOUSING save the planet?” State College, PA.
February, 2014
Greenbuild 2013
“Affordable Net-Zero-Energy-Capable Housing: Philly Style!” Philadelphia, PA.
November, 2013
Annual Energy Services Conference
Featured speaker and panelist.
November, 2013
Passive House North
Lecture at Canadian Passive House Conference, “Onion Flats and Passive Housing”, Vancouver, BC.
September, 2013
World of Modular Summit
Lecture at annual MBI Conference, “Modular and High-Performance Building”, Washington D.C.
June, 2013
NY Passive House Symposium
Lecture, “We Make Architecture, NOT Refrigerators.”
June, 2013
Morgan State University
Lecture, “Physical Work”, School of Architecture.
March, 2013
Northeastern University
Lecture of current research and work, “Physical Work”, School of Architecture.
February, 2013
University of Pennsylvania
Lecture on Integrated Design and High Performance Building for Muscoe Martin’s Graduate Course on Sustainability and Practice.
February, 2013
Catholic University
Lecture of current research and work. School of Architecture.
February, 2013
WHYY: Radio Times with Marty Moss-Coane
Invited guest along with Katherine Gajewski, Haile Johnston and John Wybar, “Sustainable Philadelphia”
January, 2013
The Sustainability Workshop
Lecture to students on Passive House and high-performance building. Philadelphia Navy Yard.
December, 2012
Association for Energy Affordability
Lecture of recent work and panel discussion, “Where Passive House meets Multi-family Housing”, Bronx, NYC.
November, 2012
Design on the Delaware: Lean Design
Lecture of recent work and panel discussion.
November, 2012
The New Normal: AIA Colorado
Invited as guest speaker for AIA Colorado’s annual conference. Keystone, CO.
November, 2012
7th Annual N.A. Passive House Conference
Lecture of recent work. Denver, CO.
September, 2012
Design Advocacy Group
Lecture of recent work on Ridge Flats. Philadelphia, PA.
May, 2012
Temple University
Lecture, “Physical Work,” Philadelphia, PA.
April, 2012
Design Philadelphia
Lecture of recent work. Philadelphia, PA.
April, 2012
Knowlton School of Architecture
Critique of Graduate studio run by Rob Livesey and lecture. Ohio State University.
March, 2012
Columbia University
Lecture of recent work and panel discussion.
March, 2011
AIA Delaware
Lecture of recent work on multi-family sustainable housing.
February, 2011
TEDxMidlantic: What If?
Lecture invite. Washington DC.
November, 2010
University of Tennessee
Lecture and exhibition, “PHYSICAL WORK”, Knoxville, TN.
November, 2010
Rhode Island School of Design
Lecture and exhibition, “PHYSICAL WORK”, Providence, RI.
October, 2010
McGill University
Lecture, “ONION FLATS PLUMBOB JI GGRASS BLOX”, Montreal, Quebec
March, 2010
AIA Baltimore
Lecture, “Design with Many Hats”, Maryland Institute, College of Art. Brown Center, Baltimore, MA.
March, 2010
Marywood University
Lecture of recent work. Scranton, PA.
February, 2010
WHYY: Radio Times with Marty Moss-Coane
Invited guest along with Dayna Baumeister to discuss the topics of “biomimicry” and green building.
November, 2009
Greenbuild
Lecture, “Green Schmeen,” as part of the Residential Summit. Phoenix, AZ.
March, 2010
University of Pennsylvania
Lecture of current work and discussion with Prof. John Landis’s Graduate Real Estate development class.
November, 2009
Drury University
Lecture of current work and discussion with Prof. John Landis’s Graduate Real Estate development class. Springfield, MO.
October, 2009
Fertile Ground
Part of group exhibition of Philadelphia architecture firms at The Ice Box at Crane Arts.
October, 2009
Space City
Part of Space City’s “Urban Acupuncture” Series, Lecture, “PHYSICAL WORK” Seattle, WA.
September, 2009
University of Pennsylvania
Lecture, “Onion Flats: Case Study,” Wharton School.
May, 2008
Architecture League of New York
“Emerging Voices,” Washington D.C. and New York City.
May, 2008
Pennsylvania State University
2007 Arts and Architecture Alumni Award Lecture, “PHYSICAL WORK.”
April, 2007
University of Maryland
John Wiebensen Memorial Lecture, “Physical Work.”
April, 2007
Baskervill Architecture
BEEP Lecture: “Sustainable Infill,” lunchtime lecture on the work of Onion Flats to a group of interested employees of this Richmond, VA Architecture, Engineering and Interior Design firm.
May, 2007
Delaware Waterfront Planning Process
Invited by Penn Praxis and the City of Philadelphia to participate in the design of seven miles of the Delaware River Waterfront.
March, 2007
Temple University
Invited Juror for school-wide competition for the new School of Architecture.
January, 2007
University of Calgary
Lecture and exhibition, “PHYSICAL WORK,” combined lecture and invited juror.
November, 2006
Global Creative Economy Convergence Summit
Lecture, “The Onion Flats Project,” under the Creative Design of Urban Spaces panel.
June, 2006