K-12 SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION SYMPOSIUM

Speakers

Reilly Loveland
New Buildings Institute Associate Director & Oregon Green Schools Chair

Reilly Loveland is an Associate Director at New Buildings Institute (NBI), a national non-profit organization dedicated to decarbonizing buildings. At NBI, Reilly focuses on energy efficiency and decarbonization in schools, including developing educational opportunities and resources to better understand healthy, energy efficient, carbon neutral schools. The program focuses on drastic energy and carbon reduction in K-12 schools to ensure optimal spaces for students and staff to work, learn, and play. Reilly has received several awards, including USGBC Women in Green, USGBC Center for Green School’s Ambassador Award, and the NEEA Rising Star Award for advocating for sustainable schools. 

Mark Perepelitza, AIA, LEED AP
BRIC Architecture Sustainability Director

As BRIC’s Sustainability Director, Mark collaborates with our teams to develop healthy and sustainable learning environments. Across various scales and construction types, Mark’s expansive portfolio reflects his dedicated attention to climate impacts (embodied and operational carbon emissions), natural light and user experience, thoughtful building enclosure design, resilience, and holistic performance. From the earliest phases of planning, through visioning and concepts, design and analysis, construction, commissioning, and post-occupancy feedback, he draws from his diverse experience to employ multiple performance strategies. In addition to project-specific support, Mark facilitates firm-wide sustainability and building enclosure training.

Steve Hawk, PE, SE
Coffman Engineers Managing Principal

Steve is the Managing Principal for the growing Portland office of Coffman Engineers. Steve is an experienced structural engineer with over 28 years of experience and works with reinforced concrete and masonry, structural steel, and timber across many different project types, including industrial, healthcare, federal and military, multi-family housing, mixed-use development, hospitality, pharmaceutical, energy, food and beverage production and distribution, and retail. Steve is a licensed Structural Engineer (SE) in Oregon and Washington. As an adjunct professor, Steve has taught senior-level civil engineering courses, such as steel design at Gonzaga University and Masonry Design at Portland State University, multiple times. 

Alan Scott, FAIA, LEED FELLOW, LEED AP, CEM, WELL AP
Intertek Director of Sustainability Building Science Solutions & USGBC Resilience Working Group Vice-Chair 

Alan Scott, FAIA, LEED Fellow, is a registered architect and sustainability practitioner with over 35 years of experience and a lifelong commitment to the environment. He creatively applies his skills as a facilitator, consultant, project director, and teacher in support of high-performance, sustainable built environment projects in North and South America. His project work focuses on boosting new and existing building performance, decarbonization, occupant wellness, and resilience. Alan is a frequent presenter at conferences, workshops, and webinars on numerous topics related to sustainable communities, high-performance buildings, healthy buildings, and resilience, reaching audiences on three continents. Alan currently serves as vice chair of the USGBC Resilience Working Group and a member of the USGBC LEED Environmental Quality Technical Advisory Group and the AIA Resilience and Adaptation Advisory Group.