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NATHAN GOOD
AIA, IIDA, LEED™ AP:
Architect, Interior Designer,
Green Building Consultant, Facilitator, and Speaker

DISTINGUISHING QUALIFICATIONS
• Registered architect and certified interior designer; over 25 years experience
• LEED™ AP providing sustainable design consulting services to building owners
   and architects
• Professional facilitator of group process for strategic planning and design
   charrettes
• Speaker/trainer on high-performance buildings and sustainable development

DESIGN
Nathan’s portfolio of design projects focuses upon distinctive high-performance homes, wineries, bridges and owner-occupied office buildings. For many of his projects, he has designed custom furniture, light fixtures, landscape features, and signage. His design projects have received a number of awards and have been featured in professional and lifestyle publications. Through other architectural firms, he has been responsible for the design of numerous religious, research and development, educational, retail and hospitality facilities.

CONSULTING
Nathan has been involved with some of the most respected green building projects in the Pacific Northwest as a sustainable design consultant. He has been involved with dozens of commercial and institutional projects that are pursuing, and have achieved, the US Green Building Council’s LEED Certification. Nathan also consults on residential projects, providing design guidance, resources, and green building tips to the owners, their architects, and contractors.
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FACILITATION
Nathan Good has been a pioneer in providing third-party neutral facilitation of design charrettes for other architectural firms and their projects.
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PRESENTATIONS
Nathan Good is an experienced speaker on the topic of green buildings and integrated design. He has been a guest speaker and moderator at conferences on design, energy, and sustainability.
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AWARDS AND RECOGNITION
• “Excellence in Design ”, Enivronmental Design + Construction, 2006
• “Western Home Award”, Sunset magazine, March 2006
• “People’s Choice Award", American Institute of Architects,
   Portland Chapter, November, 2005
• “Custom Green Home of the Year”, National Association of Home Builders,
   March 2005
• “Sustainable Design Award”, Portland Design Festival, November 2004
• “25 Green Building Leaders of the Northwest”, Sustainable Industries Journal,
   November 2004
BetterBricks Award Recipient, “Green Building Advocate”, October 2003
• “Green Building Champion”, Portland Office of Sustainable Development,
   February 2001
• “Energy Manager of the Year”, Association of Professional Energy Managers,
   May 2000
• Businesses for an Environmentally Sustainable Tomorrow (BEST) award,
  City of Portland, 1999

PUBLICATIONS, AUTHORED BY NATHAN GOOD
“Net Zero Energy Homes”, Fine Homebuilding, February 2006 (pdf)
“Learning from a Library—The Daylighting Techniques at the
   Mt. Angel Abbey Library.”
, Environmental Design and Construction.
   July/August 2001.
• “Shedding Light on Productivity: Architects Turning Toward the Light.”
   Business Journal, Portland, Oregon. July 16, 1999.
• “User Responses to the Lighting Design at the Mount Angel Abbey
   Library.” Vital Signs. University of California - Berkeley. June 1998.

RECENT PUBLICATIONS, ABOUT NATHAN GOOD, ARCHITECT
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EDUCATION
• Master’s Degree in Architecture, California State Polytechnic University,
   San Luis Obispo, 1991
• Bachelors Degree in Architecture, California State Polytechnic University,
   San Luis Obispo, 1978
• Denmark International Studies in Architecture, University of Copenhagen,
   1976 – 1977
• Graduate Studies: University of Colorado, Denver and
   University of Oregon, Portland

PROFESSIONAL REGISTRATIONS
• Licensed Architect: Oregon (1996) and California (1990)
• National Council of Architectural Registration Boards (NCARB)
  Certified Architect (1996)
• US Green Building Council LEED Accredited Professional
  (Fifth in the US to be Accredited, 2000)
• National Council for Interior Design Qualifications (NCDIQ)
  Certified Interior Designer (1983)

PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS AND AFFILIATIONS
• American Institute of Architects (AIA), 1998 - Current
• International Interior Design Association (IIDA), 1999 - Current
• U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) 1998 – Current
• Salem Environmental Commission, Member, Salem, Oregon 2002-2003
• Association of Professional Energy Managers (APEM),
  Board Member: Oregon Chapter, 2001-2002
• U.S. Department of Energy "Q" Security Clearance, 1990 - 1994