Steve Baczek — Contributing Architect

Biography

Steven Baczek, AIA, is a registered architect with over 18 years of construction industry experience. Steve is the architect responsible for all of the details in the GreenBuildingAdvisor.com library. His training and work in the contracting trades have made him not only an architect with full respect for how design gets expressed in the field, but an expert in building technology as well. Steve utilizes his full-spectrum building expertise in everything from design review and analysis to post occupancy building investigations.

Steve’s “new construction” work as an Architect has included healthcare, public housing, heavy industrial, and custom residential projects. Many of Steve’s architectural projects have been Building America demonstration projects, featuring a systems approach to building durable, healthy, comfortable, energy efficient, and environmentally responsible structures.

Steve also has done extensive work in the areas of architectural renovation and building systems re-engineering. On these projects his responsibilities have included material / value engineering to enhance the building’s performance, durability, and the health of its occupants.