Dennis Carlberg

Biography: Dennis Carlberg Associate VP for University Sustainability Boston University Boston, MA Dennis is Boston University's first Sustainability Director and an Adjunct Assistant Professor in the Department of Earth & Environment. Under Dennis’ leadership the University is now recognized as a green university by the Princeton Review, USGBC, and the Sierra Club, as a result of reducing its environmental impacts and greenhouse gas emissions by 25% and leading the Climate Action Plan implementation for the University to be net carbon neutral by 2040. Dennis is an architect and a LEED AP with over 25 years of architectural experience. Prior to joining BU in 2009, Dennis was a principal at Arrowstreet, a Boston-based architectural firm where he focused on sustainable design. His work received Silver at The International Awards for Livable Communities for the Urridaholt Masterplan in Gardabaer, Iceland, a Boston Society of Architects Urban Design Citation in Urban Design for the Urridaholt Masterplan, and a BSA Unbuilt Architecture Citation for Design Wind Train. Dennis began his career at the Solar Energy Research Institute (now NREL) and Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory (now LBNL) conducting daylighting research to reduce building energy consumption and improve the indoor environment. Dennis co-chairs the Urban Land Institute Boston’s Climate Resilience Committee. In addition, he is active in several Boston area sustainability organizations: • City of Boston Green Ribbon Commission’s Higher Education and Climate Preparedness Working Groups, • Metropolitan Area Planning Council’s Regional Climate Change Adaptation Strategy Advisory Committee, and • Boston Museum of Science’s Environmental Sustainability Committee. He is also a member of the Sustainability Tracking, Assessment, & Rating System (STARS) Steering Committee at the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education. At Boston University, Dennis collaborates with campus st