Kathrina Simonen

Kathrina (Kate) Simonen is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Architecture at the University of Washington. Licensed as both an Architect and Structural Engineer, he research agenda stems from unresolved questions originated during over 15 years of professional practice. She is founding director of the Carbon Leadership Forum (www.carbonleadershipforum.org), an industry/academic research collaborative focused on linking the science of life cycle assessment to industry best practices in order to help enable quantifiable reduction of the environmental impact of the built environment.