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October 19, 2010

Dave in Haiti 2010-2011, Echo Studio on hiatus

Dave is working for Architecture for Humanity in Haiti as an architect to assist with post-disaster reconstruction until Fall 2011.
Specifically, he is helping a client - J/P HRO - meet their design needs. J/P manages a large camp (over 50,000) of internally displaced persons called Petionville Club camp after the golf club at which it resides for now (I’ll be referring to this as the JP camp, or maybe PVC camp). Those design needs are always evolving and will extend to other projects to help Haitians get back on their feet.

Architecture for Humanity has a growing team in Haiti of very talented people here taking on a range of challenging projects - a number of schools, homes, and even assisting with moderate to large development projects.
Go to the AFH Haiti Reconstruction page to see some of our work.

For more information, see Dave’s blog: A Year in the Antilles.

In the meantime…
if you need assistance with architectural services, a Certified Passive House Consultant, or consultation for the integration of living systems (including green roofs, living walls), please contact me, and I will try to match you with a provider.

September 18, 2010

Songs About Buildings and Moods

Dave helped Accessible Contemporary Music (ACM) plan this unique event which commissioned five Chicago composers to write original pieces inspired by, and played in (and around), 5 great Chicago buildings.

Dave co-composed and performed some of the music for the Monadnock Building.

Read (and hear) some of the press:

Five premieres in great Chicago buildings illuminate a rainy Saturday, Chicago Classical Review
Tour Offers New Way to See and Hear Chicago Buildings, Chicago Public Radio WBEZ (audio interview)
The Sunday Papers with Rick Kogan 09-12-10 (audio interview)

July 11, 2010

Chicago Passive House takes shape

In Chicago’s Back of the Yards neighborhood, an urban residential retrofit shall rise from a former taqueria and demonstrate that a Passive House is possible on a tight city lot… and a tight budget in this collaboration with Richard Avery.

May 1, 2009

Passive House

Dave has become a Passive House Certified consultant and is able to provide expertise to clients in one of the most stringent energy-efficiency building standards in the world.

March 11, 2009

Deconstruction article published

Dave’s take on the history of building deconstruction in Chicago - including some how and why, basics of deconstruction and examples - is detailed in the article The End of Demolition from the Sustainable Chicago Spring 2009 issue.