PennDesign Dean and Paley Professor Frederick Steiner is among the first group to earn the SITES Professional (SITES AP) credential through Green Building Certification Inc. (GBCI), placing him among an elite group of leading professionals who are dedicated to elevating the value of landscapes in the built environment.
The SITES AP establishes a common framework to define the profession of sustainable landscape design and development. It provides landscape professionals with the opportunity to demonstrate their knowledge, expertise and commitment to the profession. SITES APs help create landscapes and places that provide important ecosystem services, conserve resources, create regenerative systems and foster resiliency, mitigate climate change and enhance human wellbeing while strengthening the community. SITES APs are also responsible for elevating landscape architecture and educating the public about the critical role that SITES plays in protecting and healing the environment.
Dean Steiner helped establish the Sustainable SITES Initiative, which is the first program of its kind to offer a systematic, comprehensive rating system designed to define sustainable land development and management.
“Frank is historic preservation’s Indiana Jones,” said Paul Steinke, Alliance Executive Director, in the announcement. “In 37 years of teaching and practice, he has aided the conservation of archaeological sites in the Middle East, South America, and North America; and led building teams in the restoration of the Guggenheim Museum, Lincoln Memorial, and Jefferson Memorial.”
The 2017 Preservation Achievement Awards are given to individuals, organizations, structures, and spaces that determine the region’s unique character in two categories: Grand Jury Awards for historic building projects that have been restored or renovated in an exemplary way; and Special Recognition Awards for people and organizations that champion preservation. The James Biddle Award is the highest Special Recognition honor given.
PennDesign is also represented in the Grand Jury Award Winners by alumni and associated faculty members Stephen Kieran (MArch’76) and James Timberlake (MArch’77). 841 North American Street, a post-war, International-style bottling plant in Northern Liberties that hosues their firm, is among the 23 exemplary projects will be honored this year.
The awards will be presented at a June 7 ceremony at Vie in Philadelphia.
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