University professor Vivian Loftness, FAIA was awarded the 2021 ARCC James Haecker Award for Distinguished Leadership in Architectural Research by the Board of Directors of the Architectural Research Centers Consortium (ARCC). This award recognizes an individual who has made outstanding contributions to the growth of research in architecture and related fields. Named in honor of ARCC’s founding Executive Secretary, the recipient of this prestigious award has demonstrated a record of sustained and significant research leadership at the national and international level. The ARCC Board of Directors is pleased to recognize Loftness for the innovative, sustained, and high impact of her building science research spanning more than three decades. See the full list of award recipients here.
Vivian Loftness, FAIA, LEED, Design Futures and NIBS Fellow, is Paul Mellon Chair and University Professor at Carnegie Mellon University. She is an internationally renowned researcher, author, and educator, with over 30 years of building science research for industry and government. In addition to editing the 2020 Springer Encyclopedia on Sustainable Built Environments, she has authored books, research reports, and chapters on climate and regionalism in architecture, environmental design and sustainability, advanced building systems integration, and design for performance in the workplace of the future to enhance productivity, health, and the triple bottom line. She has served on over 25 Board of Directors, including EPA’s NACEPT, DOE’s FEMAC, the National AIA, ILFI, and USGBC Boards, as well as on 14 National Academy of Science panels on sustainable built environments. Vivian has been recognized as one of 13 Stars of Building Science by the Building Research Establishment in the UK, received the Award of Distinction from AIA Pennsylvania and NESEA, holds a National Educator Honor Award from the American Institute of Architecture Students, and a “Sacred Tree” Award from the US Green Building Council. Vivian Loftness has a Bachelor of Science and a Master of Architecture from MIT.