Speakers

As a High Performance Building Specialist in the Building + Places group in the New York Metro at AECOM, Nick provides sustainability and decarbonization strategy, analysis, and workflow innovation for projects across stages, scales, and sectors. With iLAB, AECOM’s innovation accelerator, he develops digitally enabled processes and tools to expedite climate-responsive designs, project delivery, and strategy. Certified by the Institute for Asset Management, Nick also works with the Asset Advisory team to craft sustainability regulations and operational strategy. Prior to joining AECOM, Nick led product development for next-generation dynamic envelope technologies at HeliOptix, a joint venture between SHoP Architects and Arzon Solar. He also served as Director of Research Engineering at Yale’s Center for Ecosystems in Architecture, leading projects. including MEP and monitoring systems for the “Ecological Living Module,” an award-winning prototype housing unit designed for and demonstrating near self-sufficiency in energy and water with low-carbon, biogenic materials. Nick has authored several works on building-integrated energy systems, monitoring platforms for indoor air quality and environmental controls, and life cycle analysis in journals such as Renewable Energy, Sustainability, and Journal of Industrial Ecology. He earned a BS in Mechanical Engineering from Tufts University and a PhD in Architectural Sciences from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.