Vivian Loftness

Vivian Loftness, FAIA, is Paul Mellon Chair and University Professor at Carnegie Mellon University. She is a renowned researcher, author and educator, with over 40 years of high performance building research for practice, industry and government. Editor of the 2013 and 2020 Springer “Encyclopedia on Sustainable Built Environments,” she has published on climate and regionalism, environmental sustainability, advanced building systems integration, and design for performance in the workplace of the future. She is an elected Fellow of the American Institute of Architects (AIA), the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), New Buildings Institute and Design Futures Council. Vivian has been recognized as one of 13 Stars of Building Science by the Building Research Establishment in the United Kingdom, received the Award of Distinction from AIA Pennsylvania and NESEA, a National Educator Honor Award from the American Institute of Architecture Students (AIAS), and a “Sacred Tree” Award from the USGBC. Vivian has a Bachelor of Science and a Master of Architecture from MIT.

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