Heather is a Research Professor of Architecture and Co-Director at the University of Washington’s Integrated Design Lab where she specializes in whole building high-performance design with a focus on energy efficiency, decarbonization, and human wellbeing. Her work bridges research, practice, and education with collaboration between faculty, practitioners, and students. She leads major research initiatives that develop roadmaps for achieving high performance design goals and has experience working directly with design teams establishing and realizing deep energy reduction, health & wellness objectives, and other performance-related goals. Her focus is on collaborative, integrated design practices and includes tracking performance-based goals from project inception through operation.