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Shengyin Xu Curriculum Vitae http://designresearchpedagogy.weebly.com [email protected] 250 6th St. E, #737 St. Paul, MN 55101 C 240.413.0289 Work Experience PROFESSIONAL Institutional Sustainability Specialist | Minnesota Historical Society September 2010 June 2011 St. Paul, MN Managed Institutional Sustainability Audit for the whole Society, including 20+ sites with 100+ buildings. Collected utility bill and equipment data for 2 fiscal years for all sites. Completed audit using IPCC GHG Inventory Guidelines, and compared results to ASHRAE 90.1 standards and U.S.DOE Benchmarks. Dealt with the hiring of additional consultants, including building commissioning agents, lighting consultants, and interns. Managed budget and schedule within a large institution. Created a tool specific to large cultural institutions, for others to continue tracking progress. Designer | Conway + Schulte Architects May 2008 June 2009 Minneapolis, MN Coordinated with principal, Bill Conway, on MacArthur Park Master Plan for Little Rock, Arkansas. Tasks included graphic representation of park experiences, establishing a wiki for online design input from residents of Little Rock, and sustainability strategy research. Designer | Manion & Associates Architecture October 2005 – July 2006 Bethesda, MD Managed the SD, DD, and CD phases of various residential and commercial projects. Also assisted in construction administration of several small residential projects. Intern Architect | GTM Architects August 2004 May 2005 Bethesda, MD Completed construction documents, presentation drawings, and other graphics for design development. Tasks also consisted of site surveying, and organizing the symbols library for the firm’s drafting protocol. Project Assistant | Maryland Population Research Center January 2003 June 2003 University of Maryland, College Park Aided with paperwork for funding, grants, and reimbursement from the University. Also assisted in the planning of seminars and events. Intern | Office of Delegate Cardin, District 11 2003 session Annapolis, MD Prepared bill summaries, memos, and other communication materials. Education Master of Science in Sustainable Design Degree expected April 2011 GPA: 3.868 College of Design University of Minnesota, Twin Cities Master of Architecture Spring 2008 GPA: 3.91 College of Design University of Minnesota, Twin Cities Certificate of Metropolitan Design Spring 2008 College of Design University of Minnesota, Twin Cities Bachelor of Science in Architecture May 2005 GPA: 3.654 Banneker Key Scholar & Honors Program College of Architecture, Planning, and Preservation University of Maryland, College Park Certifications LEED Accredited Professional U.S. Green Building Council April 2006 Fellowships + Awards Alpha Rho Chi Award for Leadership, 2008 Ellerbe Award, Spring 2008 Design Democracy Fellowship, Fall 2007 AIA MN Grad Fellowship, Spring 2007 Design Excellence Winner, Fall 2006 National Merit Scholar, 2001 Banneker Key Scholarship, 2001 2005 Maryland Distinguished Scholar, 2001

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Shen g y i n  Xu  C u r r i c u l u m   V i t a e  http://designresearchpedagogy.weebly.com [email protected] 250 6th St. E, #737 St. Paul, MN 55101 C  240.413.0289 

W o r k   E x p e r i e n c e  P R O F E S S I O N A L      

Institutional  Sustainabil ity  Specialist    |    Minnesota  Historical  Society  September  2010‐June  2011  St.  Paul,  MN  Managed Institutional Sustainability Audit for the whole Society, including 20+ sites with 100+ buildings.  Collected utility bill and equipment data for 2 fiscal years for all sites.  Completed audit using IPCC GHG Inventory Guidelines, and compared results to ASHRAE 90.1 standards and U.S.DOE Benchmarks.  Dealt with the hiring of additional consultants, including building commissioning agents, lighting consultants, and interns.  Managed budget and schedule within a large institution.  Created a tool specific to large cultural institutions, for others to continue tracking progress.    

Designer      |      Conway  +  Schulte  Architects  May  2008‐June  2009  Minneapolis,  MN  Coordinated with principal, Bill Conway, on MacArthur Park Master Plan for Little Rock, Arkansas.  Tasks included graphic representation of park experiences, establishing a wiki for online design input from residents of Little Rock, and sustainability strategy research. 

Designer      |      Manion  &  Associates  Architecture  October  2005  –  July  2006  Bethesda,  MD    Managed the SD, DD, and CD phases of various residential and commercial projects.  Also assisted in construction administration of several small residential projects.   

Intern‐Architect      |      GTM  Architects    August  2004‐May  2005  Bethesda,  MD  Completed construction documents, presentation drawings, and other graphics for design development.  Tasks also consisted of site surveying, and organizing the symbols library for the firm’s drafting protocol. 

Project  Assistant      |      Maryland  Population  Research  Center    January  2003‐June  2003  University  of  Maryland,  College  Park  Aided with paperwork for funding, grants, and reimbursement from the University.  Also assisted in the planning of seminars and events.     

Intern      |      Office  of  Delegate  Cardin,  District  11  2003  session  Annapolis,  MD  Prepared bill summaries, memos, and other communication materials.   

 

   

E d u c a t i o n  Master  of  Science   in  Sustainable  Design  

Degree  expected  Apri l  2011  GPA:  3.868  College  of  Design  University  of  Minnesota,  Twin  Cities  

Master  of  Architecture  Spring  2008  GPA:  3.91  College  of  Design  University  of  Minnesota,  Twin  Cities  

Certificate  of  Metropolitan  Design  Spring  2008  College  of  Design  University  of  Minnesota,  Twin  Cities  

Bachelor  of  Science   in  Architecture  May  2005  GPA:  3.654  Banneker  Key  Scholar  &  Honors  Program  College  of  Architecture,  Planning,  and  Preservation  University  of  Maryland,  College  Park   

C e r t i f i c a t i o n s  LEED  Accredited  Professional  

U.S.  Green  Building  Council  Apri l  2006   

F e l l o w s h i p s   +   A w a r d s  Alpha Rho Chi Award for Leadership, 2008 

Ellerbe Award, Spring 2008 

Design Democracy Fellowship, Fall 2007 

AIA MN Grad Fellowship, Spring 2007 

Design Excellence Winner, Fall 2006 

National Merit Scholar, 2001 

Banneker Key Scholarship, 2001 ‐ 2005 

Maryland Distinguished Scholar, 2001 

 

 

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A C A D E M I C  

Research  Fellow      |      Metropolitan  Design  Center  Fall  2009   ‐  Current  University  of  Minnesota,  Twin  Cities  Researcher for Director, Ignacio San Martin, preparing ecological footprint methods for cities and local regions.  Project includes a literature review of methods, as well as case studies of other city scale ecological footprints.    

Project  Manager      |      Center  for  Sustainable  Building  Research  Fall  2007   ‐  Fall  2009  University  of  Minnesota,  Twin  Cities  Student project manager for the University’s Solar Decathlon project, ICON Solar House.  Organized student effort towards completing the design, construction documents, and construction.  Brought in concepts to the design process including integrated design involving multiple disciplines, integrated technologies, and life‐cycle assessment as a decision‐making tool.  Served as main point of contact for interested student volunteers, community outreach requests, University academic requests, and sponsors.   

Research  Assistant      |      Conway  +  Schulte  w.    William  Conway  Spring  2009  Minneapolis,  MN  Produced energy‐report for new construction residential project.  Also assisted on the graphic development of a professional and academic CV.   

Teaching  Assistant      |      Environmental  Technology  w.  Will iam  Weber  Spring  2008,  Spring  2007  University  of  Minnesota,  Twin  Cities  Teaching assistant for required undergraduate course covering the fundamentals of thermal, daylighting, lighting, and acoustic design.  Responsibilities included grading, test proctoring, organization of online readings, operating daylighting simulation lab, updating of WebCT grade book, and preparation of sustainable building case studies.  

Research  Assistant      |      Netherlands  Study  Abroad  w.    Dr.  Julia  Robinson  May  2007  University  of  Minnesota,  Twin  Cities  Research assistant, working on the documentation for research on‐site.  Documentation of sites, guest lectures, and designs of various housing and city designs in the Netherlands.  Organized books and resources for students while abroad.   

Teaching  Assistant      |      Environmental  Design  w.  Dr.  Julia  Robinson  Fall  2007  University  of  Minnesota,  Twin  Cities  Teaching assistant for required undergraduate architecture course covering the social aspects of design and critical thinking in analyzing architecture and urban design.  Responsibilities included teaching a recitation course with 20 students and offering office hours to support the bi‐weekly lectures.  Developed of additional exercises and discussions to further student understanding.  Updated online readings and created weekly online discussion boards. 

Teaching  Assistant      |      Thermal  Design  w.  William  Weber  Fall  2006  University  of  Minnesota,  Twin  cit ies  Teaching assistant for required first year graduate architecture course on thermal design.  Responsibilities included grading, test proctoring, organization of online readings, updating online grade book, and presentation of sustainable building case studies.  

   

D e s i g n   C o m p e t i t i o n sSolar  Decathlon  2009  University  of  Minnesota  Team  

Fifth  Place  Overall  First  Place  Engineering    First  Place  Lighting  Design  U.S.  Department  of  Energy  October  2009  

Portable  Classroom  Design  Challenge    Third  Place,  Young  Professional  Level  w.  Joe  Messier  Emerging  Green  Builders  Washington  DC  Apri l  2006   

T o o l s   +   S k i l l s  Architectural  Representation  

ArchiCAD, Graphisoft 

SketchUp, Google 

FormZ, AutoDesSys 

AutoCAD, AutoDesk 

ArchiCAD Lightworks, Graphisoft 

Maxwell Render, Next Limit 

Graphics    Illustrator, Adobe 

Photoshop, Adobe 

In‐Design, Adobe 

Energy  Models  Energy 10, DOE 2 

Energy Plus, DOE 2 

eQUEST, DOE 2 

EcoTect, Autodesk 

EcoDesigner, Graphisoft 

Sustainabil ity  Assessments  Ecological Footprint Accounting, GFN 

GHG Accounting, WRI and IPCC 

Impact Estimator, Athena  

Eco‐Calculator, Athena 

BEES, NIST 

Watergy, George Mason University 

Hygrothermal  Model  WUFI, Oak Ridge National Laboratory 

Transportation  Simulation and Analysis of Network Design (SAND), University of Minnesota 

Web  Dreamweaver, Adobe 

HTML script 

Productivity  Project, Microsoft 

Office Suite, Microsoft 

Open Office Suite, Open Source 

Quick Books, Intuit 

 

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Research  Assistant      |      Pompeii  w.  Dr.  R.  Lindley  Vann  Summer  2005  University  of  Maryland  Research assistant for on‐site documentation, data‐collection, and data organization of excavation site.  Particular focus on food and dining spaces, including residential kitchens and restaurants.  Creation of updated maps of newly excavated site and populating the database for each food‐related site. 

 

P r e s e n t a t i o n s   +   L e c t u r e s  Life  Cycle  Assessment  Research   in  the   ICON  Solar  House  

Lecture  for  Blaine  Brownell’s  Materials  Performance   in  Sustainable  Buildings  (ARCH  8565)  Apri l  27,  2010  

Student‐Led  Renewable  Energy  Projects  at  UM  and  Around  the  World  Panel  Discussion  w.  Engineers  without  Borders  Midwest's  Premier  Energy,  Economic,  and  Environmental  Conference  November  17,  2009  

ICON  Solar  House:  Stories  and  Results  Presentation  w.  Joe  Messier,  Craig  Hohensee  International  Council  on  Systems  Engineering  Meeting    November  17,  2009  

ICON  Solar  House:  Stories  and  Results  Presentation  w.  Joe  Messier,  Peter  Leeman,  Craig  Hohensee  AIA  Minnesota  Convention  November  11,  2009  

Pioneer  Solar  House  Presentation    Sci‐ Imagine,  University  Libraries  Event  May  8,  2009  

An  Evaluation  of  the  Solar  Decathlon  Lecture  for  Kate  Solomonson’s  American  Housing,  Honors  Course    Apri l  29,  2009  

Solar  Decathlon  Overview  of  the  Competition  Presentation  for  AIAS  University  of  Minnesota  March  25,  2009  

Solar  Decathlon:  Strategies  and  Technologies  Lecture  for  J im  Lutz‘  Architecture  and  Ecology  Course  (ARCH  4561)  March  5,  2009  

ICON  Solar  House:   Innovative  Design  and  the  Solar  Decathlon  Presentation  to    Minnesota  Renewable  Energy  Society  Meeting  February  12,  2009  

ICON  Solar  House:   Innovative  Design  and  the  Solar  Decathlon  Presentation  w.  Ethan  Torrey,  Josh  Quinnell    AIA  Minnesota  Convention  November  14,  2008  

Solar  Decathlon:  Strategies  and  Technologies  Lecture  for  Rachelle  Schoessler‐Lynn’s  Architecture  and  Ecology  (ARCH  4561)  Apri l  29,  2008  

Solar  Decathlon  Case  Studies  from  2005  and  2007  Lecture  for  Thomas  Kuehn’s  HVAC  System  Design  (ME  5105)  February  25,  2008  

Solar  Decathlon  Engineering  Case  Studies  from  2007  Lecture  for  Jane  Davidson’s  Topics   in  Mechanical  Engineering   ‐  Solar  Technologies  (ME  5xxx)  February  21,  2008  

P u b l i c a t i o n s  Sustainable   Indicators  for  Cities:  an  interdiscipl inary  perspective  

Unpublished  Masters  of  Science  Thesis    w.    Dr.  Jul ia  Will iams  Robinson  Spring  2010  Applies practices from sociology, business, and architecture to redesign the framework for city sustainability indicators.  Also examines several existing methods for city evaluations.     

Ecological  Footprint  for  the  Twin  Cities  Pending  publication  Spring  2010  Investigation of current methods for ecological footprint of cities, including literature review of accounting methods as well as case studies of cities with completed footprints.  Application of the methods to an ecological footprint of the Twin Cities, Minnesota.   

Systems  Thinking   in  the  Solar  Decathlon  Project  

THere  Journal  of  Design  Winter   Issue  2009  Discussion of the design of the process of the University of Minnesota’s 2009 Solar Decathlon entry, the ICON Solar House.  Covering the issues of integrated design from conceptual to construction phases, and the implications of a volunteer‐based design‐build project, and the contraints of the competition.   

The   Integral  Capital  City  Unpublished  Masters  of  Arch  Thesis  w.    W.  Conway,  J .  Robinson,  L.  Neckar  Spring  2008  Investigates the dual conditions of national and local identity in capital cities.  The research supports a design intervention on a neighborhood where forces such as interstate freeways and urban renewal have deteriorated its ability to effectively support national and local identities.  

Democracy   in  the  Everyday  THere  Journal  of  Design  Spring   Issue  2007  Article describing a graduate studio design project, Hospice in an Urban Environment, and how it embodies design democracy in its unique approach to the everyday.  Feature for the Design Democracy Fellowship Award in 2007.