AIA, LEED™ 2.0 Accredited Professional

Professor, School of Architecture
Director, Master of Science in Sustainable Design Program
Research Faculty, Center for Building Performance & Diagnostics

Educational Background

Master of Architecture in Advanced Building Studies (1976) Carnegie Mellon
Bachelor of Architecture (1975) Carnegie Mellon
Professional Background
Professor, Department of Architecture, Carnegie Mellon University (CMU), Pittsburgh, PA
Visiting Associate Professor, University of Tokyo; Endowed Chair, Urban Environment Systems,
Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology (1993)
Founder and Principal, TAI + LEE, Architects PC, Pittsburgh, PA
Senior Consultant, Romualdi, Davidson and Associates, Forensic Engineering, Monroeville, PA

Design, Research and Teaching Activities

Professor Lee’s activities focus on systems integration for high performance commercial and residential architecture. The work involves issues of integrated design, system and material innovation and the building delivery process. He is a LEED™ accredited professional and is currently providing sustainable design consulting services for institutional and commercial clients in Europe, Canada and the United States. Innovative projects on which Professor Lee has been involved include the Robert L. Preger Intelligent Workplace, the Susquehanna House (Armstrong World Industries), Government of Canada Building Prince Edward Island, the PA Department of Environmental Protection South Central Office Building, Smith College, Alcoa’s new smelter in Reydarfjodur, Iceland and Carnegie Mellon’s New House, Henderson House and the Collaborative Innovation Center. His consulting work with the PA Department of Environmental Protection resulted in a new standard for healthy, flexible, adaptable and energy and environmentally effective buildings in the Commonwealth. Professor Lee developed and conducted a year long, professional enrichment curriculum (2001) entitled, “High Performance Green Building” to the PA Departments of General Services and Environmental Protection and twelve nationwide workshops (2002) entitled, “Improving Customer Satisfaction and Building Performance”, for the federal General Services Administration.
Professor Lee is faculty adviser for the CMU School of Architecture Solar Decathlon team and his teaching activities have resulted in the integration of required undergraduate courses related to design, environment, materials, structures and construction. He is the director of the Master of Science in Sustainable Design degree program

Committees

Professor Lee’s is a member of various AIA Knowledge Communities and has been a member of the Committee on New Technology and Innovation in Building, of the Building Research Board, National Research Council (1990–91), the Advisory Committee of the Pittsburgh Green Building Alliance (1995–99) and he was the co-founder / director of the Pennsylvania Advanced Technology Housing Consortium (1989–91).

Selected Publications

Dibner, David R. and Lemer, Andrew C., Editors, S.Lee was a contributing member of the Committee on New Technology and Innovation in Building; “The Role of Public Agencies in Fostering New Technology and Innovation in Building”; BRB, Commission on Engineering & Technical Systems; National Academy Press, Washington, D.C. 1992
Lee, Stephen; "Demonstrating Design for Flexibility in the Susquehanna House"; Continuous Customization in Housing, Open Building Tokyo 2000”; Tokyo, Japan; October 2000.
Lee, Stephen; "The Intelligent Workplace: A Building Performance Research Laboratory"; Highly Effective Facilities: Processes and Performance; AIA National Client Conference; Cincinnati, OH; March 1998.
Lee, Stephen; "The PHASE Integrated Construction System"; The 14th International Conference on Passive and Low Energy Architecture (PLEA); Kushiro, Japan; January 1997.
Lee, Stephen and K.J. Tu; "Total Building Performance, A Framework for Evaluating Innovative Components and Systems in the Intelligent Workplace"; APCIB International Symposium; Tel Aviv, Israel; December 1996.