Upcoming Events
To schedule a talk, contact me.
Past Events
July 13, 2023
Invited talk: “Swedish manufactured homes and the potential for integrating ambient energy”
NSF/DOE/ARPA-E Workshop on Ambient Energy for Buildings
Washington, DC
August 3, 2022
Invited talk: “Inside the Swedish House Factory”
Unity Homes
Walpole, NH
April 7, 2022
Museum talk: “Keck’s House of Tomorrow”
Elmhurst Art Museum
view recording here
March 24, 2022
Invited lecture: “People who live in glass houses...”
Colloquium Scholars Series
University of Wyoming Honors Program
November 12, 2021
Invited talk: “Stockholm’s Magic Houses”
International Scholarship Showcase
University of Wyoming
May 19, 2021
Webcast: “What Can the U.S. Homebuilders Learn from the Best Made Homes in the World?”
Green Builder Media
view recording here
April 7-10, 2021
Conference presentation: “Architectural Engineering and Existing Buildings”
Architectural Engineering Institute (AEI) Annual Conference
Denver, CO
view recording here: Architectural Engineering and Existing Buildings
June 29, 2020
Conference paper: “Energy Efficiency and the Swedish Catalog House”
2020 ASHRAE Annual Conference
(virtual presentation with live Q&A)
November 14, 2019
Invited Seminar: “What Can We Learn from Swedish House Factories?”
Retooling the U.S. Housing Industry, Executive Builder Workshop
Scottsdale, AZ
April 5, 2019
Invited Seminar: “A Historical Perspective on Today’s Swedish Homebuilding Technology”
National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
Gaithersburg, MD
April 4, 2019
Conference paper: "The Solar Architecture Taxonomy: A Historical Analysis"
Architectural Engineering Institute (AEI) Annual Conference
Tysons, VA
September 27, 2018
Guest Speaker: "Solar Architecture: Historical and Contemporary Investigations"
Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT) Architecture Research Forum
Chicago
October 10, 2017
Presentation: "Blogging from the Ivory Tower: Reflections on SolarHouseHistory.com"
SOLAR 2017: American Solar Energy Society
Denver, CO
link to video
October 6, 2017
Presentation: "Architectural History after Charlottesville"
WIHR Conference in honor of Eric Sandeen
American Heritage Center, Laramie, WY
April 23, 2017
Guest Speaker: "Mid-Century Modern: A Historian’s View"
Alliance for Historic Wyoming fundraising event
Laramie, WY
handout
April 13, 2017
Conference paper: "Greenhouse Design with Waste Heat: Principles and Practices"
Architectural Engineering Institute (AEI) Annual Conference
Oklahoma City, OK
link to paper
April 2, 2016
Conference paper: "The Thermostat Age: Questions of Historiography"
American Society of Environmental History (ASEH) Annual Conference
Seattle, WA
link
November 5, 2015
Guest Speaker: “Renewables and Energy Efficiency in Rural Wyoming”
Wyoming Association of Conservation Districts Convention
Laramie, WY
June 9, 2015
Interviewed for "Breakfast at Arup"
London, UK
link
April 17, 2015
Conference Session Convener: "Environmental Technologies In History: Chicago’s Role"
Society of Architectural Historians (SAH) Annual Meeting
Chicago, IL
link
April 4, 2015
Speaker: "Gregory Ain: Low Cost Modern Housing and the Construction of a Social Landscape"
WUHO Gallery
Los Angeles, CA
link
March 25, 2015
Conference Paper Presentation: "Work and Teamwork: Notes on Collaborative Practice in the 20th Century"
Architectural Engineering Institute (AEI) Professional Conference
Milwaukee, WI
link
July 7, 2014
Conference Paper Presentation: "Modern Architecture and Theories of Solar Orientation"
SOLAR 2014: American Solar Energy Society
San Francisco, CA
link (pdf)
June 30, 2014
Guest Speaker: "Solar Energy at Home"
Old Town Library
Fort Collins, CO
link
May 7, 2014
Guest Speaker: "Lost in Translation: American Views of Japanese Architecture"
Old Town Library
Fort Collins, CO
link
April 19, 2014
Guest Speaker: "Notes on the History of the Solar House ... and Shading"
Palm Springs Public Library
Palm Springs, CA
link
April 10, 2014
Conference Paper Presentation: "Banham's Gamble"
Society of Architectural Historians (SAH) Annual Meeting
Austin, TX
link
March 8, 2014
Guest speaker: "The Solar House, Then and Now"
Saturday University
National Museum of Wildlife Art
Jackson, WY
link
February 18, 2014
Guest speaker: "Colorado’s Role in the History of the Solar House"
Northern Colorado Renewable Energy Society (NCRES)
O'Dell's Brewery, Fort Collins, CO
link
November 14th, 2013
Panel Discussion Moderator
University of Wyoming Sustainability Summit
link
October 2, 2013
Presentation: "Chicago's Role in the History of the Solar House"
Chicago Architecture Foundation
link
October 2, 2013
Presentation: "Superinsulation and the History of the Solar House"
Passive House Alliance of Chicago @ Hafele Chicago Showroom
link
August 24, 2013
Presentation: "Notes on the History of the Solar House"
Society of Architectural Historians/Southern California Chapter
West Hollywood Library
link
July 27, 2013
Featured Speaker
Solar Day Salt Lake
Utah Solar Energy Association
link
