Steve Sunderman

Experience

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  RRMM Architects

  Feb 1999 - Mar 2011

  Principal

  Director of Higher Education, lead sustainability initiatives in Roanoke office, managed many K-12 schools, higher education, medical and local & state government projects.

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  USGBC Southwest Virginia

  Jan 2009 - Jan 2016

  Green Schools Committee Chair

  We promote sustainable practices such that all Virginia children are in green schools within this generation

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  USGBC SWVA Chapter

  Jan 2009 - Jan 2013

  Local Chapter of the US Green Building Council

  • Board of Directors Member

    Jan 2008 - Jan 2013

  • Board Chair

    Jan 2009 - Dec 2009
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  Terrazia PC

  Apr 2011 - now

  President

  Terrazia provides high performance building design, construction and operations strategies to its clients as a means to conserve financial and natural resources and create healthy sustainable environments for all current and future stakeholders.

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  USGBC Green Schools Committee Cabinet

  May 2011 - Jan 2019

  National Green Schools Committee Chair (SE Region)

  One of seven Volunteer chairs with USGBC Center for Green Schools. Acting as contact and resource for Southeast USA chapters green schools committees.

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  Cabell Brand Center

  Jun 2012 - now

  President Board of Directors

  The Cabell Brand Center for Global Poverty and Resource Sustainability Studies is a Non-Profit Organization Founded in 1987 The goals of the center focus on Poverty, Environment, and Peace.

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  Quantum Architects

  Dec 2012 - Mar 2015

  CEO/Principal Architect

  21st century building science, our systems-based understanding of how buildings function, enables Quantum Architects to realize transformative leaps in the performance, comfort, and durability of the buildings it designs. Passivhaus:Standing at the leading edge of high performance building, the Passivhaus (Passive House) energy standard provides a proven methodology for designing buildings that consume 70-90% less energy for heating and cooling than conventional new construction. The Passivhaus approach favors design elegance over complex gadgetry, combining a relatively simple suite of off-the-shelf building techniques (superinsulation, air tight and thermal bridge-free construction, high quality doors and windows, energy recovery ventilation, good solar siting and orientation) into a cost-optimized exemplar of low-load, high performance building.Benefits:The benefits of this approach are clear: superior thermal comfort, constant supply of fresh air, durable building assemblies, low operational costs, and revolutionary energy performance all for little or no cost premium. Show less

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  Resilient Virginia

  Feb 2018 - Dec 2024

  Volunteer for non-profit organization that is dedicated to accelerating resiliency planning in Virginia communities.

  • Board Member

    Aug 2018 - Dec 2024

  • Member Board Of Directors

    Feb 2018 - Dec 2024
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  ARISE US

  Sept 2023 - now

  General Member Board

  Consult on high-performance resilient building design to engage with the United Nations Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) initiative.