Built Environment Education©
Created by architecture faculty and practitioners, BEEnow is a voluntary certification program that inspires architecture schools to emphasize the teaching of sustainability, preparing graduates to substantially contribute to low-carbon building design.
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Peer Review & Pilot
Professional Peer Review
A professional workshop including several top architectural firms was held in Washington DC in 2017 to obtain feedback about the Certification Documentation from architectural professionals. Data from this study was incorporated into our Certification Documentation. Eight architecture firms and organizations were a part of the professional workshop:
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The Workshop Data Feedback Analysis and General Workshop Minutes documents recorded the organizations' opinions on BEEnow Certification and can be reviewed by clicking these links.
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A similar Academic Peer Review Workshop was help in the same year. Faculty members of Ball State University, The Catholic University of America, Harvard University, The University of Minnesota, and Savannah College of Art & Design provided feedback to BEEnow and was incorporated into our Certification Documentation:
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Tom Collins (Ball State)
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Walter Grondzik (Ball State)
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Robert Koester (Ball State)
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Hyojin Kim (NJIT)
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Hollee Samulson (Harvard)*
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Mary Guzowski (U. Minnesota)*
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Emad Afifi (SCAD)*
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* Additional reviewers after SBSE Retreat
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As a result, the Universities that are now in the BEEnow Pilot Phase are the follwing:
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