What's New at Kath Williams + Associates

Honors and Awards

Kath Williams has been selected for the inaugural class of LEED Fellows.
The LEED Fellow is the most prestigious designation awarded by GBCI. This designation honors outstanding professionals who have demonstrated mastery-level technical knowledge and skill; exceptional leadership in the green building community; sharing of best practices through teaching, mentoring, or research; and an ongoing commitment to service and advocacy for green building and sustainability. As a LEED Fellow, Kath will serve as an ambassador applying her knowledge and experience to advancing the vision of green building for all within a generation.
http://www.gbci.org/org-nav/announcements/11-09-06/GBCI_Announces_LEED_Fellow_Class_of_2011.aspx

“LEED Fellow” and the LEED Fellow logo are trademarks owned by the U.S. Green Building

Council and awarded to individuals under license by the Green Building Certification Institute.

On November 9, 2011 in Missoula, Montana
Kath Williams + Associates is partnering with BitterRoot Economic Development District, Inc. (BREDD) to research, develop and present a one-time, one-day workshop on Sustainable Manufacturing to manufacturers in the region, 1 of a two-phase Sustainable Manufacturing Project for the region. Phase two will provide assistance to participating manufacturers to help implement changes to become more competitive in green markets.
For more information and to register visit:
http://breddsustainablemanufacturingworkshop.eventbrite.com

This sustainable manufacturing workshop was prepared by Kath Williams for BitterRoot Economic Development District, Inc. under an Award from the U.S. Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration, Award Number 05-46-05030. The statements, findings, conclusions, and recommendations are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Economic Development Administration.

Kath Williams was a keynote speaker for the India Green Building Congress 2010. The three-day event was the 8th annual conference for India Green Building Council and was attended by 2,000 people.
http://www.igbc.in/site/igbc/index.jsp

Kath Williams was a keynote speaker for Taiwan's ITRI-SPRIE conference this fall. The conference, which was by invitation only, was hosted by two research institutions--Stanford university's Program on Regions of Innovation and Entrepreneurialship (SPRIE) and the Idustrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI) of Taiwan. The focus was industrial technology and eco-cities of the future.
http://sprie.stanford.edu/
http://www.itri.org.tw/

Kath Williams is pleased to be a member of the faculty at Boston Architectural College teaching the online course, Global Perspectives on Sustainable Design.
Offered again in Fall 2011, the course description and registration information is:

Global Perspectives on Sustainable Design (TM 7247)
1.5 credits/RIBA CPD-approved course; LEED-AP CEU approval in progress with GBCI

It didn’t all start with LEED. Efforts to reconcile the demands of the contemporary built environment with the demands of the natural world and finite resources have been going on around the world for at least the last fifty years –in some places they have been going on for millenia. For at least the last thirty years, significant green advances in building products, systems, planning and design, and design theory have been going on in Europe, Asia, South America, and Australia-New Zealand as well as in North America. This course will examine the most innovative and exciting green design approaches, projects, policies and programs from around the world. While not all of these are transferable across cultural and geographic boundaries, this course is offered in the belief that as we face the increasingly urgent need to build sustainably, we can all learn from each other.
Online Instructor: Dr. Kath Williams

Artemis Institute

Kath Williams was recently named to the National Board of Advisors for Artemis Insitute, an educational institution located in Livingston, Montana and Jackson, Wyoming. Students from around the world come together in an unsurpassed educational opportunity in design/build. Check out the outstanding Remote Studio opportunity as well as others on the following...

http://www.artemisinstitute.org/

Kath Williams is proud to serve on the Board of Advisors for Spectral, the premier green design and engineering firm in India and Southeast Asia. The firm has accomplished the outstanding LEED certifications, including 8 LEED Platinum projects throughout the world.

http://www.spectralservices.net/

Kath Williams serves as executive vice president of I2SL, a non-profit organization that is the co-sponsor of Labs21, the US Department of Energy and US Environmental Protection Agency's sustainable laboratory initiative. Become a supporter of DOE/EPA's Labs21 at

http://www.labs21century.gov/
http://www.i2sl.org/

Kath Williams strongly supports the Living Building Challenge and the activities of the International Living Building Institute. This leadership organization lives up to its name in putting forth green building standards beyond any currently known or practiced. Kath serves as a LBC "Road Show" faculty member.

http://ilbi.org/

http://ilbi.org/education/road-show/road-show-faculty

SPECIAL VISITOR TO KW+A PROJECT:

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton chose the LEED Platinum rated ITC Green Centre to announce a vision for Indo-US collaboration on climate change. Secretary Clinton, after a tour of ITC’s green building, said that, “The ITC Green Centre is a monument to the future. This Centre is a model of environmental stewardship and economic development, which provides inspiration as we approach the Copenhagen discussions.” Secretary Clinton said that if buildings across the globe replicated ITC Green Centre’s example, global energy use would be reduced by 20 %. She expressed her admiration for ITC’s commitment and work on sustainability issues which underscored the fact that there was no conflict between poverty and economic development.

SPECIAL RECOGNITION:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
Washington, DC

Kath Williams + Associates competed as one of the six finalists to design the new Smithsonian Museum on the National Mall in Washington, DC. In partnership with Moody-Nolan, Inc. of Columbus, Ohio, and Antoine Predock of Albuquerque, New Mexico, the team developed their concept and model for the green building which will house the new National Museum of African American History and Culture. Although not ultimately chosen by the jury, this concept design was highly acclaimed by the public and the jury, who gave the team a standing ovation.