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Valparaiso University Engineering in the News

Green design explored in talk

4-25-08

Two experts in the design of environmentally-friendly buildings and business activities will discuss the benefits of “green” engineering during an April 30 talk at Valparaiso University.

Valparaiso alumnus John Abrecht, senior architect and director of sustainable design at Knight Engineering & Architecture, and Tim Carey, a chemical engineer at Quaker Oats, will present “Sustainable Design Engineering.” The talk begins at 4 p.m. in Neils Science Center and is free and open to the public. Refreshments will be served prior to the lecture.

Abrecht and Carey will discuss current practices and predicted trends in the sustainable design of buildings and processes during their talk.

Before joining Chicago-based Knight, Abrecht held a number of positions with the city of Chicago over 27 years, including assistant commissioner for its Department of General Services and project manager in its Department of Transportation. He is a leading expert in green building design and has been instrumental in establishing Chicago as one of the greenest cities in the country.

Carey has extensive experience in managing a wide range of environmentally sustainable projects for Quaker Oats.

The talk is part of a year-long series of Interdisciplinary Science Colloquia sponsored by the University's academic departments representing the STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) disciplines.