COMMITTEES

Climate Action

//leadership

Lynn Simon, FAIA
VP and Chair

Sharon Refvem, FAIA
Vice Chair & Chair of the Climate Action Chapter Outreach Subcommittee

Katie Ackerly, AIA
Co-chair, Climate Action Advocacy Subcommittee

Simone Barth, Assoc. AIA
Chair, Climate Action Advocacy Subcommittee

Suyama Bodhinayake, Assoc. AIA
Co-chair, Climate Action Advocacy Subcommittee

Avideh Haghighi, AIA
Chair, Climate Action Embodied Carbon Working Group

Frank Bostrom, AIA
Chair, Climate Action Education Subcommittee

Keith Hempel, FAIA
Co-chair, Climate Action Education Subcommittee

Dave Intner, AIA
Co-chair, Climate Action Education Subcommittee

Bill Melby, FAIA
Chair, Climate Action Resilient Design Committee

Libby Barnes, AIA
Co-chair, Climate Action Resilient Design Committee

Pauline Souza, FAIA
Chair, Climate Action Communications Subcommittee

Nancy Malone, AIA
Co-chair, Climate Action Communications Subcommittee

//committee reports

//subcommittee

Resilient Design Subcommittee

The Climate Action Committee aims to improve the sustainability of the built environment by promoting conservation of natural resources, design which brings buildings closer to net-zero usage, and public policy that supports these efforts. This diverse committee consists of individuals who also serve on the advocacy, education, communications or resilient design subcommittee.