“Never doubt that a small group of committed people can change the world- indeed, it is the only thing that has ever worked.” - Margaret Mead

Many people generously contributed their attention and time to this high performance building design website:

Thesis advisors:

• Harold Ward, Director of Brown's Center for Environmental Studies
• Kurt Teichert, Resource Efficiency Manager/Adjunct Lecturer in Environmental Studies

Thesis readers:

• Richard Spies, Executive VP for Planning/Senior Advisor to the President
• Michael McCormick, AIA Director of Planning, Facilities Management

•  Dietrich Neumann, Brown Professor of History of Art and Architecture

•  Frances Halsband, FAIA. RM, Kliment +Halsband, Advising Architect to Brown University

•  Dr. Ruth Simmons, President of Brown University

•  John Noonan, Associate VP for Facilities Management

•  Josef Mittlemann, Adjunct Lecturer in Engineering

•  Steven Hamburg, Brown Professor of Environmental Science

•  Matthew Vadeboncoeur '03, Research Assistant in Environmental Science

•  Hilary Mattison '97, Civil Engineer, Experience with Green Design

•  Charlotte Matthews '99, LEED Accredited Professional at Steven Winters Associates, Inc.

• Marc Rosembaum, P.E. Experienced Constultant and Green Integrated Team Member

•  Staff and faculty at leading universities, including, but not limited to: Cindy Pollock-Shea, Steven Rudnick , Leith Sharp, John Rivers, Dan Winograd, Jack Cleary, Laura Goldstein, Heather Kirkpatrick, John Gratiot, Cindy Weese, Donald Fournier, Margot Rabinowitz

•  Writing Specialists: Kate Lorch and Keri Holt and the Brown Writing Center

•  My friends and family, including the CES family. Its great to know you are there.

•  People who practice High Performance Building Design everyday

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