Sustainability
The engineers at Nextracker, led by Alex Roedel, figured out how to make solar farms more productive and cost-effective to implement them in more places than ever before
Navid Ariaban took a risk when he came in as director of build and launch at Bowery Farming, but seeing how the start-up is impacting the world has made it all worthwhile
Mark Helms was planning to retire several years ago; instead, he took a job at the University of Florida, where he’s been working to rebrand its facilities department
As Dee Leggett helps the Silver Line come to fruition, she knows it can make travel easier than ever for people in the Dallas-Fort Worth region
In his role at Samford University, Jeff Poleshek takes on the challenging task of modernizing buildings while honoring the campus’s historic architecture
Sweetwater Sound, the largest online retailer of musical instruments and sound equipment in the US, operates out of a complex of buildings in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Matt Knipstein makes sure the facilities hit all the right notes.
Paul Blackburn is helping L’Occitane revolutionize sustainable retail design by recognizing the value of impermanence
Judson McIntire on navigating the challenges that go into planning and constructing some of the nation’s most revered structures at the Smithsonian Institution
As director of architecture and design for Stone Martin Builders, André Weir is creating modern, eco-friendly homes and communities
No two structures are alike, and Chris Laughman has the numbers to prove it. He drills down into data, building by building, to make the entire portfolio perform to maximum efficiency.