GEORGE H. BERGHORN, Ph.D., LEED AP BD+C, CGP 552 W. Circle Drive • East Lansing, MI 48824 • 517.862.7821 • [email protected]EDUCATION Ph.D., Construction Management 2014 Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, USA Dissertation Title: “Life Cycle Cost-Based Risk Model for Energy Performance Contracting Retrofits” Fields of Specialization: Sustainability in the built environment, mass timber construction, construction project management, energy efficiency, life cycle analysis, risk management M.S. Construction Management core course requirements completed 2007-2009 (including undergraduate collateral courses) Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, USA Master of Environmental Studies 1998 Yale University School of Forestry and Environmental Studies, New Haven, Connecticut, USA Fields of Specialization: Sustainability, resource policy, watershed forestry Bachelor of Science (magna cum laude), Political Science and Earth Science 1996 SUNY College at Brockport, Brockport, New York, USA SUMMARY OF PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Michigan State University East Lansing, Michigan, USA Assistant Professor of Construction Management August 2015-present Core Faculty, Housing Education and Research Center August 2015-present Affiliate Faculty, Environmental Science and Policy Program August 2015-present Teach lecture, laboratory, and capstone courses to undergraduate and graduate students, including commercial construction materials and methods, residential/commercial capstone courses, construction project scheduling, advanced project scheduling, and built environment sustainability. Advise graduate students. Maintain active research agenda. Interests include building science; energy efficiency; mass timber construction; deconstruction and material re-use; built environment sustainability; construction education; and risk management. Berghorn Group Lansing, Michigan, USA Principal September 2014-present (operated under different name since 1999) Conduct sustainability (energy, water, waste stream) audits and provide strategic sustainability planning and implementation for public and private clients. Provide sustainability; construction management; and research and training services. Green Prisons Lexington, Kentucky, USA Senior Sustainability Advisor January 2014-present Provide technical expertise for energy efficiency/renewables and water conservation projects. Conduct research related to adoption of sustainable practices.
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GEORGE H. BERGHORN, Ph.D., LEED AP BD+C, CGP
552 W. Circle Drive • East Lansing, MI 48824 • 517.862.7821 • [email protected]
EDUCATION
Ph.D., Construction Management 2014
Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, USA
Dissertation Title: “Life Cycle Cost-Based Risk Model for Energy Performance Contracting
Retrofits”
Fields of Specialization: Sustainability in the built environment, mass timber construction,
construction project management, energy efficiency, life cycle analysis, risk management
M.S. Construction Management core course requirements completed 2007-2009
(including undergraduate collateral courses)
Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, USA
Master of Environmental Studies 1998
Yale University School of Forestry and Environmental Studies, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Fields of Specialization: Sustainability, resource policy, watershed forestry
Bachelor of Science (magna cum laude), Political Science and Earth Science 1996
SUNY College at Brockport, Brockport, New York, USA
SUMMARY OF PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Michigan State University East Lansing, Michigan, USA
Assistant Professor of Construction Management August 2015-present
Core Faculty, Housing Education and Research Center August 2015-present
Affiliate Faculty, Environmental Science and Policy Program August 2015-present
Teach lecture, laboratory, and capstone courses to undergraduate and graduate students,
including commercial construction materials and methods, residential/commercial capstone
courses, construction project scheduling, advanced project scheduling, and built environment
sustainability.
Advise graduate students.
Maintain active research agenda. Interests include building science; energy efficiency; mass
timber construction; deconstruction and material re-use; built environment sustainability;
construction education; and risk management.
Berghorn Group Lansing, Michigan, USA
Principal September 2014-present (operated under different name since 1999)
Conduct sustainability (energy, water, waste stream) audits and provide strategic
sustainability planning and implementation for public and private clients.
Provide sustainability; construction management; and research and training services.
Green Prisons Lexington, Kentucky, USA
Senior Sustainability Advisor January 2014-present
Provide technical expertise for energy efficiency/renewables and water conservation projects.
Conduct research related to adoption of sustainable practices.
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SUMMARY OF PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE, continued
Michigan State University East Lansing, Michigan, USA
Post-Doctoral Research Associate August 2014-July 2015
Doctoral Student January 2007-July 2014
Conduct research related to sustainability and energy efficiency in the built environment.
Current research focuses on sustainability related to building deconstruction and materials
reuse, to include life cycle assessment and embodied energy.
Previous projects included impacts of LEED on general contractors and health-mediated
worker productivity impacts in LEED buildings.
Kendall College of Art and Design of Ferris State University Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA
Adjunct Graduate Faculty January 2015-May 2015
Co-develop Building Systems Integration class for M.Arch. students; lead development of
sustainability, building science, and energy systems/design with climate modules.
Provide classroom and laboratory instruction as well as studio critiques.
Lansing Community College Lansing, Michigan, USA
Dean – Technical Careers Division May 2011-March 2014
Chairperson - Environmental, Design & Building Technologies Dept. June 2009-April 2011
Adjunct Professor – Environmental Science and Biology June 2003-May2005
Led academic unit with a ~$10 million budget, over 125 FTE faculty and staff, 4,000
students, and over 50 academic programs.
Increased unduplicated headcount by 64% through strategic realignment at zero net cost.
Michigan Forest Products Council Lansing, Michigan, USA
Director of Forest Policy July 2005-June 2009
Led the federal and state legislative agenda for sustainable forest management, renewable
Property Abandonment (Undergraduate Research Seminar) at Michigan State University, Honors
College, East Lansing, MI, USA, Fall Semester 2014. Invited Presenter.
Berghorn, G.H. (2014). “Correctional Facility EPC Retrofit Project Risks,” presented during the
session “Updating your Infrastructure without Negatively Affecting Your Budget” at the
Construction and Maintenance Institute for Criminal Justice Agencies 2014 Conference,
Indianapolis, IN, USA, October 13-October 16, 2014. Invited Presenter.
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DELIVERED PRESENTATIONS, continued
Elmblad, G., Berghorn, G.H., Hildebrand, J., and Madvig, D. (2014). “Going Green, Updating
Needed Infrastructure, While Not Negatively Affecting Your Budget,” presented at the
American Correctional Association 2014 Winter Conference, Tampa, FL, USA, January 31-
February 5, 2014. Invited Presenter.
Dunham, M.S. and Berghorn, G.H. (2013). “Building Smart: Developing High
Performance Energy Education,” presented at the League for Innovation in the Community
College STEMtech Conference, Atlanta, GA, USA, October 27-30, 2013.
Berghorn, G.H. and Reed, L. (2013). “Building Smart – New Pathways to Careers in High
Performance Building,” presented at Innovations in Technical Education to Advance
Sustainability: Student Leadership, 2nd Annual Sustainability Conference at Alfred State
University, Alfred, NY, USA, June 6-8, 2013.
Madry, L., Berghorn, G.H., Holsten, R., Elzanati, J., Antle, J., and Cohen, T. (2013).
“Supporting Community Colleges in Expanding Sustainability Skills and Addressing Barriers to
Successful Innovations in Sustainability Education,” panelist at Sustainability Skills Matter: A
National Policy Discussion to Advance a Competitive Workforce for the Clean Economy,
Washington, DC, USA, April 10-11, 2013. Invited Presenter.
Berghorn, G.H. (2012). “The Energy Performance Contracting Process for Retrofits at
Correctional Facilities,” presented at the 2nd National Symposium on Sustainability in
Corrections, Indianapolis, IN, USA, October 29-November 1, 2012. Invited Presenter.
Carter, V.C., Berghorn, G.H., Lesiecki, M., Murray, B., Smith, S., and Yanow, K. (2012).
“National Science Foundation Workshop,” panelist at the League for Innovation in the
Community College STEMtech Conference, Kansas City, MO, USA, October 28-31, 2012.
Invited Presenter.
Nelson, J. and Berghorn, G.H. (2012). Anchoring Your Efforts: Partnering with Local
Universities to Revitalize Communities, panelist at the 7th Annual Land Bank Conference,
Kalamazoo, MI, USA, October 14-16, 2012.
Berghorn, G.H. and Huberty, S. (2011). “Campuses as Learning Laboratories: A Framework to
Achieve Institutional Sustainability Goals Through Service Learning,” presented at the American Association for Sustainability in Higher Education Annual Conference, Pittsburgh, PA, USA,
October 11, 2011.
Filipiak, M., Berghorn, G.H., and Huberty, S. (2011). “Bridging the Gap: Students and
Professionals Design NetZero Energy Communities,” presented at the League for Innovation in
the Community College STEMtech Conference, Indianapolis, IN, USA, October 2-5, 2011.
Berghorn, G.H. (2011). “Green Building and LEED® Certification,” presented at the
Community Economic Development Association of Michigan, Comprehensive Community
Development Institute, Lansing, MI, USA, February 16, 2011. Invited Presenter.
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DELIVERED PRESENTATIONS, continued
Dingens, J.E., Berghorn, G.H., and Huberty, S. (2010). “Enhancing Sustainability Education
Through Multidisciplinary Competition-Based Learning,” summit presented at STEMtech 2010,
Orlando, FL, USA, October 31-November 2, 2010. Invited Presenter.
Dingens, J.E., Berghorn, G.H., and Huberty, S. (2010). “Enhancing Sustainability Education
Through Multidisciplinary Competition-Based Learning,” concurrent session presented at
STEMtech 2010, Orlando, FL, USA, October 31-November 2, 2010.
Berghorn, G.H., Deits, T., and Beard, R. (2010). “Eco-Scholars Bridge Academics and Campus
Sustainability,” presented at STEMtech 2010, Orlando, FL, USA, October 31-November 2,
2010.
Berghorn, G.H. and Welch, R. (2010). “The Impact of LEED® on the Green Industry,”
presented at the Great Lakes Trade Expo, Grand Rapids, MI, USA, January 4-6, 2010. Invited
Presenter.
Cuttino, P., Berghorn, G.H., Clark, L., Nathman, J.B., and Warner, J. (2009). “Pew Project On
National Security, Energy, and Climate Town Hall Discussion,” presented at Lansing
Community College, Lansing, MI, USA, September 15, 2009. Presenter with former Senator
John Warner and Admiral (Retired) John Nathman, USN. Invited Presenter.
Berghorn, G.H. (2008). “Local Availability of Certified Wood Products and Raw Materials,”
presented at Green: 2008 & Beyond - Forest Products Society Great Lakes Section Spring
Seminar, Lansing, MI, USA, May 13, 2008. Invited Presenter.
Berghorn, G.H. (2008). “Green Building and Industry Change,” presented at the Michigan
Association of Timbermen Annual Convention, Boyne Falls, MI, USA, April 2008. Invited
Presenter.
Berghorn, G.H. (2004/2005). “Remediation of the Summitville Mine Complex, Colorado,”
guest lecture presented to FW 443: Restoration Ecology, Michigan State University, Department
of Fisheries and Wildlife, East Lansing, MI, USA, March 2004 and March 2005. Invited
Presenter.
Berghorn, G.H. (2000). “Site Remedial Construction and GIS,” guest lecture presented to
ENAS 610b: GIS and Water Resources at Yale University, School of Engineering and Applied
Science, New Haven, CT, USA, April 2000. Invited Presenter.
Berghorn, G.H., Gorokhovich, Y., and Marsh, G. (1995). “Accuracy Assessment of Digital
Data,” presented at the 5th Annual New York State GIS Conference, Syracuse, NY, USA,
October 1995.
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GRANTS
Funded, +Selected, and *Under Consideration
*US Forest Service Wood Innovations program. $389,833, 2018-2021. Construction Cost and
Time Estimating Tool Development and Industry Outreach for Cross Laminated Timber
Buildings - Principal Investigator. With Pascal Nzokou. Submitted, under consideration.
*Sustainable Forestry Initiative. $46,819, 2018-2019. Supporting the Forest Carbon and Climate