AIA, High Performance Buildings Practice Leader & Director of Architecture, Northeast Region, AECOM
Dr. Vollen is the national high performance lead and director of architecture for the Northeast region. He focuses on leveraging the intersection of energy, finance, and policy to deliver high performance and sustainable design solutions that reduce both capital and operating costs to maximize value for clients and to deliver solutions that are net zero energy capable. As a high performance design specialist, his approach takes advantage of the first principles of building physics in order to provide lower energy intensities while improving occupant comfort.
Distinctions
Technical University of Delft -Doctorate in Architecture
Cranbrook Academy of Art -Master of Architecture
Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art - Bachelor of Architecture
American Institute of Architects
Experience highlights
·Suffolk County Community College STEM Building, Selden, NY.
·Metals in Construction 2017 Design Competition, New York, NY.
·Metals in Construction 2016 Design Competition, 200 Park Avenue, New York, NY.
·New York State Thruway Authority, New York State Transportation Resource Center Pre-Award Fee, Albany,
·New York City Housing Authority, Physical Needs Assessment Project, New York, NY.
·Forest City Los Angeles, Pier 70 Sustainability Plan and Transportation Services, San Francisco, CA.
·Cornell University, New York Technical Campus Masterplan, New York, NY*.
·School Construction Authority of New York, PS 62 Prototype Net-Zero Energy Public School, NY*.
·City of New York, Public Safety Answering Center II, Bronx, NY*.
· Paradox Roasters, Gold Coast, Australia*.
·Bayleaf, Townsville, Australia*.
·Nosh, Gold Coast, Australia*.
·4217 Phase I, Gold Coast, Australia*.
(*Denotes work completed prior to joining AECOM.)
