Publication Date
5-22-2009
Document Type
Interview
Duration
28 minutes
Subjects
Sustainable buildings -- Design and construction, Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Green Building Rating System, Architectural design
Abstract
Interview of Kirk Davis by Jay Fielding at Glumac International, Portland, Oregon on May 22nd, 2009.
The interview index is available for download.
Biographical
Kirk Davis is an electrical engineer. He is LEED Accredited, and has worked for Glumac, a firm specializing in sustainable design. Kirk Davis earned a BS in Architectural Engineering from the University of Colorado at Boulder. His work has included Managing Principal of Glumac's Portland office and The Engineering Partnership in Boulder, Colorado.
Rights
This digital access copy is made available as streaming media for personal, educational, and non-commercial use within the parameters of “fair use” as defined under U.S. Copyright law. It cannot be reproduced, distributed, or broadcasted for commercial purposes. For more information, please contact Special Collections at Portland State University Library at: specialcollections@pdx.edu or (503) 725-9883.
Persistent Identifier
http://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/10717
Recommended Citation
Fielding, Jay, "Interview with Kirk Davis, 2009 (audio)" (2009). Sustainability History Project. http://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/10717
Included in
Architectural Engineering Commons, Electrical and Computer Engineering Commons, Sustainability Commons
Description
As Managing Principal at Glumac, an engineering firm with a focus on “creating green buildings that work,” Kirk Davis is able to parlay his electrical engineering background into making sure the various projects Glumac is associated with in Portland are built sustainably. With projects such as the transformation of the Brewery Blocks and Gerding Theater in Portland’s Pearl District, Davis and Glumac strive to make every project LEED certified. Davis states that one of Glumac’s goals is to build “net-zero” buildings, which consume less than they produce and utilize all waste. Further, Davis addresses the promise of wind and photovoltaic panels as energy sources, the possibility of a fully sustainable future, and his wish that Portland’s model of sustainability catch on elsewhere.
This interview is part of “The Sustainability History Project: Documenting Sustainable Development and Practice in the Pacific Northwest” at Portland State University.