Christina Force, LEED AP BD+C, AIA, has joined the St. Louis office of HOK as medical planner in the health care practice. Force will plan and program interior spaces for health care clients. She is currently working on the BJC HealthCare and Washington University School of Medicine Medical Center Campus Renewal in St. Louis and the Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha, Neb.
Jeanne Qiu, AIA, CDT, LEED AP, has joined the St. Louis office of HOK as a lab planner in the firm’s Science + Technology practice. In her new position, Qiu will be responsible for the planning, programming and design of lab spaces for both university and corporate clients. She is currently working on the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) lab design in Thuwal, Saudi Arabia and office and lab space for BioGenerator in the CORTEX district in St. Louis.
The Salt Waste Disposal Technologies Team — a collaboration among the Department of Energy program offices as well as laboratories, industry and academia — received the Secretary’s Achievement Award from the department for its work to combine fundamental and applied research, technology development and other elements to develop and deploy new technologies for the safe and cost-effective disposition of large volumes of radioactive salt waste.
Lord Aeck Sargent (LAS) has promoted John Kisner, AIA, LEED AP, former director of the firm’s Texas office, to a principal of the architecture and planning firm. Kisner joined LAS in 2008. He relocated from Atlanta in late 2011 to become associate director of the Austin office when the firm acquired the assets of TWC Architects, and became office director in 2013. Kisner attended Rice University, where he earned his master’s degree in architecture.
The Korte Company recently added Stacey Johnston to its design staff where she will support the architectural team as a design support specialist. Johnston holds a Bachelor of Science in architectural studies from Southern Illinois University at Carbondale as well as a Bachelor of Science in psychology/sociology from Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville.
Wausau Window and Wall Systems has named Chris Bushman as an engineering manager. Bushman began with the company as a designer assisting with customers’ submission drawings, details and elevations. He was then promoted to applications engineer where he expanded upon his previous responsibilities taking leadership of customers’ submission package materials, and in training his colleagues on AutoCAD.
Erik Ring has been promoted to principal at LPA Inc. The LEED Fellow and LEED faculty member for the USGBC has been with the Irvine, Calif.-based firm for seven years. He was the firm’s first engineer and has proven himself as a leader in both mechanical engineering and sustainable design, according to LPA. Ring, who is LPA’s design director for MEP engineering, has consulted for and designed more than 50 LEED certified projects.
Leo A Daly, an international architecture, planning, engineering and design firm headquartered in Omaha, Neb., appointed Dennis Petersen, PE, as corporate president. In his new role, Petersen will be responsible for the day-to-day operations of the entire company, which includes the Leo A Daly and Lockwood Andrews & Newnam Inc. (LAN) brands. With 34 years of experience as a designer, manager and executive, Petersen has served as president of LAN for the past 16 years.
Carl Roehling, FAIA, LEED AP BD+C, president and CEO of SmithGroupJJR, has been appointed to serve on the Joint Committee of The American Institute of Architects (AIA) and The Associated General Contractors of America (AGC). Composed of 10 AIA members and AGC members, the joint committee provides a forum for the design and construction community to discuss important issues related to the construction industry.
Don Anderson has been elected to the board of the Green Building Certification Institute, which administers certifications and professional designations under the USGBC’s LEED green building rating system. Currently the chief sustainability officer for Blackstone, an investment and advisory firm headquartered in New York, Anderson is responsible for developing sustainability initiatives for the firm’s portfolio companies.
