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Key StaffGayle Borst
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Gayle lives in an old Austin neighborhood, building a cob studio for Stewardship. |
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Susan Barnett
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She is a certified Master Composter, organic gardener and has completed Land Steward courses. She lives in a rammed earth house. |
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Team with IntegrityAn integrated team approach has served Stewardship in achieving successful projects. Over the years, we have worked with many other professionals on projects and have come to respect and enjoy these folks. Please check out their web sites. Glenrose Engineering ACR Steinman and Luevano Structures BD&E, Inc. KWR Services Patricia Michael Design Native Landscape Design & Restoration General ContractorsWilliam T. Moore Gaddis/Connor Construction, Inc. Michael Cox Other AffiliationsCob Cottage Company Sustainable Building Coalition (SBC) City of Austin/Austin Energy Green Building Program Living Technologies |
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As the
founder and president of Stewardship, Inc., Gayle Borst has practiced
sustainable architecture for over ten years. Her undergraduate training
as a biologist gave her a fundamental understanding of life processes
that has lead to a greater depth of understanding of real sustainability,
particularly with respect to systems thinking and the importance of interrelationships.
It is not surprising that many of her special areas of interest — natural
building materials, site-responsive design, indoor-outdoor spaces — have
strong ties to the biological world.
Gayle
completed her Master of Architecture degree at the University of Texas,
specializing in energy studies and completing her thesis on designing
with daylight. This background in energy efficient architecture, combined
with her biology and chemistry training, made her evolution into the specialty
of sustainable design a natural one. Understanding that all things are
connected, she is continuously adding to her education and experience
repertoire in order to deepen and widen the sustainability she brings
to a project. Recent ventures include a tour of "Sustainable Ireland"
and becoming a LEED®-Accredited Professional.
Susan Barnett was a former commercial building coordinator for the City
of Austin's international award-winning Green Building Program. Now she brings
to our firm extensive knowledge of sustainable materials, systems and
concepts. Susan also worked for years on endangered species protection
programs and environmental education programs for several environmental
protection organizations.
She helped
form the U.S. Green Building Council, participated in the writing of the
Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED®) rating
system, which has become the national standard of green building rating,
and she is officially LEED) accredited. Susan was the team
leader for American Standards and Testing Methods (ASTM) Committee for
Commercial Green Building standard and gave input on National Institute
of Standards' (NIST) Building for Environmental and Economic Sustainability
(BEES), and several federal government sustainable design initiatives.
Sue has assisted several cities and countries in beginning their own Green
Building programs and continues to lecture on Green Building principles
as well as program experiences. She has consulted on many of the area's
largest sustainable projects.
