Loren Abraham Email & Phone Number

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area And Western Wisconsin

Providing a wide range of home, commercial and environmental building inspections in the Twin Cities Metro Area including Western Wisconsin. Loren joins the Minneapolis BPG Inspections Team leveraging a 40 plus year career including design, construction, on-site evaluation, building science research, building performance analysis, education and training as well as development of high performance standards and protocols. At BPG our mission is to provide the highest level of service, value and protection in the industry for clients and stakeholders. BPG Inspections is the largest employee- based building inspection company in the country operating in over 25 major markets. BPG celebrates over 25 years in the industry and is owned by Fidelity National Financial, Inc. (NYSE:FNF) which provides the strong financial backing of a Fortune 500 company.

Award winning sustainable architecture firm providing a broad range of architectural services to a diverse group of public and private clients including Hennepin County, City of St. Paul, City of Minneapolis, the University of Minnesota, and others. Representative Projects include: the newly completed St. Paul Fire Station No. 1 including an innovative "Green Roof Interpretive Center and Garden Classroom," the Bell Museum of Natural History Masterplan; The Hennepin County Brookdale Regional Center, Brooklyn Center MN; Hennepin County Grand Jury Room Renovation and Interim Courts Facility; the Minneapolis Central Library Greenroof; Mdewankanton Sioux Community Wastewater Treatment Plant Greenroof, Shakopee, MN; Zero Energy House, Columbus Township, MN; River of Life Church Expansion and Renovation, Hastings, MN; Acorn Coffee Company, Brooklyn Center, MN; City of Burnsville Council Chamber Remodel, Hastings Marina Development Feasibility Studies, Hastings, MN; etc.

Minneapolis

Teaching Courses in the Graduate Program of the Architecture Department including Master of Architecture and Master of Science. Curriculum developed and courses taught:• Building Performance Simulation, graduate level technology elective - Offered 2015, 2017• Whole Building Analysis, graduate level technology elective - Offered 2011, 2012• Optimizing the Building/Landscape Interface, Interdisciplinary Graduate level course• Zero+ Design - integrating carbon, energy, water, Graduate Design Studio• ARCH 5516 Environmental Tech II: Integrated Thermal and Luminous Design, Required (M-Arch) Technology Course (Offered Spring 2007-2013 -seven years)• ARCH 5513 Environmental Technology I - Thermal Design in Architecture, Required (M-Arch) Course• ARCH 8284 Studio: Eco-Affordable Dwelling, Graduate Design Studio • ARCH 8561 Sustainable Design Theory and Practice. Graduate level Required (MS-SD) CourseCurrently researching and developing integrated software design tools and coursework, and lecturing and writing on Zero Energy Design, Thermal Design, Daylighting, Energy Software Tools, the Water Energy Nexus, Cradle to Cradle Design Protocols, etc.

Http://Zeropluscampus.Umn.Edu/

Research Fellow and coordinator of the Zero+ Campus Design Project at the University of Minnesota investigating integration of energy and environmental performance modeling, an interdisciplinary collaborative effort between the Department of Landscape Architecture and School of Architecture, in association with the Institute on the Environment, Capital Planning and Project Management. In this position Loren also serves as a technical adviser and coordinator of the Low Energy Lab at the Center for Sustainable Building Research at the University of Minnesota. Major accomplishments include: development of four new graduate courses which explore the goal of net-zero energy and zero-impact sustainable design using real building projects as the design vehicle in a learning laboratory approach; development of the Zero+ Toolkit, a suite of software tools which work in concert with existing advanced building modeling tools such as IES Virtual Environment and facilitate evaluation of a wide range of integrated sustainable strategies and ECM's at the earliest phases of design and provide decision-makers Life Cycle cost data as well as full integration of building and site systems and eco-systems. links: www.zeropluscampus.umn.edu and http://www.csbr.umn.edu/

Minneapolis, Mn And Charlottesville, Va

Principal consultant in the areas of ecological building and product design, daylighting, passive solar design assistance, and other sustainable (green) building strategies, Cost Benefit - Life Cycle Analysis, Value Analysis/Engineering (VA/VE,) Product development and systems integration in daylighting and advanced solar building and renewable energy applications. Notable Clients include: William McDonough + Partners, Cesar Pelli Associates, US Department of Energy, Sustainable Buidlings Industries Council, etc.. Projects include: Hennepin County Brookdale Regional Center; Grinnell College Campus Center (Architect: Cesar Pelli Associates); Whole Building Design Guide Website (www.WBDG.org), US Department of the Navy - Naval facilities; Gap 901 Cherry Offices, William McDonough + Partners; Monticello High School, Charlottesville, VA, William McDonough + Partners; Atlanta Braves Stadium – Turner Field Photovoltaic System Studies, Turner Properties, Atlanta, GA; etc.

Greater New York City Area

Primary role as Energy Design Assistance and Building Performance Consultant. Participated on project teams for numerous award winning buildings. Projects included: Herman Miller SQA , Zeeland, MI; Chattanooga Convention Center, Chattanooga.

Charlottesville, Virginia Area

Primary role as Lead Architectural Systems Designer including daylighting, indoor air quality and advanced energy systems design. Participated on architectural project teams in the role of design architect for numerous award winning buildings earning 25+ design awards. Coordinated efforts of allied A&E firms and consultants. Managed and coordinated all research activities, energy analyses daylighting studies and building simulations, as well as development of research and communications tools. Development and Oversight of research and certification protocols. Representative projects include: Adam Joseph Lewis Center for Environmental Studies, Oberlin College, Oberlin, OH; 901 Cherry Avenue - Gap Offices, San Bruno, CA; Monticello High School, Charlottesville, VA, Herman Miller “Greenhouse” Manufacturing and Office Facility, Zeeland, MI; Chattanooga Convention Center, Chattanooga, TN; Heinz Foundation Offices, Pittsburgh, PA; etc.

Bayport, Mn

1989-1994 Managed 3 cost centers with budgets of over $2 million. Development of Advanced Design Research and long range product design capability including integration of QFD strategies, trend analysis, lifecycle assessment and emerging technologies. Product design requirements and customer values research. Long-range market and product development planning/forecasting. Initiated and managed Daylighting R&D Program; responsible for pioneering work in Daylighting Product Development including several patents. Also pioneered development of Computer Integrated Manufacturing (CIM) systems, “mass-customization” product strategies and advanced multimedia market research tools. Product Innovation: patents for Computer Integrated Marketing and Manufacturing (CIMM) apparatus (Andersen Art Glass) and patents for Advanced Fresnel Lens Passive Daylighting Systems (Internal project name - Andersen Lighthouse.)1984-1989 Design Engineer for over 50 window products and accessories in the R&D department managing projects from from design inception to full production.

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Architecture - Landscape Architecture Interdisciplinary Degree, Recommended For Distinction By Graduation Committee.

Activities and Societies: Attended Experimental College and pursued Music Minor through School of Music (Vocal Performance, Clifton Ware.

Associate In Business Administration (A.B.A.), Business Administration And Management, General, Business Leadership Certificate.

Business Management courses taken while working at Andersen Corporation over a period of 2 years toward completion of Business Leadership.

Architectural Technology