Efrie Escott, AIA

{"version":"0.3.0","atoms":[],"cards":[],"markups":[["a",["href","https:\/\/choosetally.com\/","target","_blank"]]],"sections":[[1,"p",[[0,[],0,"Merging her passions for design and environmental advocacy in her\npursuit of architecture, Efrie Escott, AIA, provides thought leadership through\ngroundbreaking methods and her commitment to service. With work that spans\nindustrial ecology, architecture, and construction, Escott endeavors to make\nthe environmental impacts of buildings transparent to her fellow professionals\nand her students. "]]],[1,"p",[[0,[],0,"Escott is a principal at Philadelphia\u2019s KieranTimberlake, where she\nbegan her career as a research intern and created the prototype database for\n"],[0,[0],1,"Tally"],[0,[],0,", the first BIM-integrated life cycle assessment software. After\ncompleting her graduate studies at University of Michigan Taubman College of\nArchitecture and Urban Planning, she returned to KieranTimberlake as a\nfull-time researcher and Tally\u2019s most public advocate, delivering hundreds of\ntalks on integrating life cycle thinking into design. She has also published\nmultiple peer-reviewed articles and has represented KieranTimberlake at major\nconferences, including as the keynote at the International Living Future\nInstitute\u2019s (ILFI) Zero Carbon Conference. Because of her contributions to its\nsuccess, the firm elevated her to associate in 2019, making her the first\nresearch group member to reach that level. The firm recognized her work again\nlast year, elevating her to principal."]]],[1,"p",[[0,[],0,"Beyond her research, Escott contributes to the firm\u2019s designs, most\nnotably as a design architect for the award-winning OpenHome, a prefabricated\nsystem designed to Passive House and ILFI Zero Carbon standards. Additionally,\nshe was a critical member of the design team for Henley Hall at the University\nof California, Santa Barbara. In that role, she collaborated across the\nproject\u2019s transdisciplinary team of consultants to shape a holistic approach to\ncarbon reductions and the elegant architectural approach to the building\u2019s\nmateriality and detailing. She remains the driving force behind\nKieranTimberlake\u2019s ambitious ILFI Zero Carbon-registered projects and co-leads\nits climate advocacy group. "]]],[1,"p",[[0,[],0,"Design-based research and experiential learning are the hallmarks of\nEscott\u2019s courses at Temple University and the University of Pennsylvania, both\nin Philadelphia. A natural mentor, she focuses on environmental ethics, imbuing\nthe next generation of design professionals with a passion for interweaving\nenvironmental performance and design intuition. She brings the same level of\ncare to her firm, co-leading KieranTimberlake\u2019s mentoring committee and\npresenting workshops on embodied carbon for her colleagues. "]]],[1,"p",[[0,[],0,"An avid volunteer,\nEscott focuses on creating new relationships that support equity and climate\nactivism. In 2017, she created a community for computational design, becoming\nthe first female founder of a digital design user group with Philadelphia\u2019s\nDynamo User Group. That work led her to Rwanda, where she worked with MASS Design\nGroup to learn visual scripting, supply chain equity analysis, and embodied\nenvironmental impact measurement. She is also a leader in her local community,\nserving as co-chair of AIA Philadelphia\u2019s Women in Architecture Committee. "]]]]}