Magnusson Architecture and Planning, based in New York, has promoted Fernando Villa, AIA, LEED AP, BD+C, from senior associate to associate principal. With more than 20 years of international design experience with a focus on sustainability, historic preservation, cultural institutions, adaptive reuse and residential projects, Villa specializes in LEED-certified affordable housing and mixed-use developments in New York City and the surrounding area.
Bryan Warner has been appointed to senior director of sales for MaxLite, a manufacturer of energy-efficient lighting fixtures and lamps. In his new position, Warner will be responsible for overseeing national sales support in the grocery, petroleum, big and small box retail and other industries throughout the U.S. and Canada.
Harvey Bernstein, vice president of industry insights and alliances at McGraw Hill Construction, has been appointed to the Corporate Advisory Board of the World Green Building Council. A network of national green building councils, the World Green Building Council consists of 25,000 companies in 98 countries.
The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) South Florida Chapter has appointed Sandra Lee, LEED AP+ of Calvin, Giordano & Associates (CGA), as president of the local chapter. Lee has 17 years of professional experience and currently leads CGA’s environmental services division where she coordinates regulatory permitting, environmental planning, site assessment, natural resource management and environmental technical support services.
Somer Spencer, AIA, LEED AP BD+C, has rejoined the Orlando office of SchenkelShultz Architecture as an architect. With seven years of design experience, Spencer was most recently self-employed in Jamaica. She rejoins the company after having also worked in SchenkelShultz’s Tampa office for four years. Spencer holds a master’s of architecture from Florida A&M University and is a LEED Accredited Professional.
With more than 17 year of sustainable design experience and assistance in more than 30 LEED certified projects, Tim Murray has joined Houston-based WHR Architects as sustainable design leader. As sustainable design leader, Murray will strengthen the firm’s commitment to green facility design. He will also prepare WHR for the challenges of LEED version 4 and focus on the Stamford Health System New Hospital’s pursuit of LEED for Healthcare Silver.
PPG Industries has named Deron Patterson international sales manager, flat glass international. Patterson holds 14 years of experience in the U.S. glass industry with seven of those years handling architectural accounts in Texas, Louisiana and Mexico while also conducting strategic business development for PPG flat glass in Mexico.
Jeff Fishman has been appointed senior construction manager of McKinstry’s Spokane, Wash., office. With 25 years of experience in the mechanical construction industry, Fishman will manage mechanical renovation projects related to energy conservation and optimization as well as new construction projects. Most recently, Fishman was the senior project manager for the Limbach Company in both Maryland and California. He also ran his own construction remodeling business for 10 years.
McKinstry, a design-build-operate-and-maintain firm, has named Brent Tracy project director at the firm’s Spokane, Wash., office. With more than 20 years of experience in procuring and managing energy-efficiency systems, Tracy has a proven track record of successfully driving cost reduction and building improvement projects to support business needs, according to the company.
Jill Huskisson has joined Eppstein Uhen Architects Inc. (EUA) as a public outreach specialist for the Learning Environments Studio with an emphasis on working with educational clients and their surrounding communities. In her previous roles, Huskisson has worked with a variety of clients from various backgrounds to help align interests and agendas to achieve a common goal.
