MAYBERRY
Amy Mayberry
“Social change. Statistics say buildings consume 39% of U.S. energy. Do buildings consume energy or do people? The industry is ready to design the next LEED-Platinum building. It is ready to construct the first net-zero-energy building in Utah. The industry has the skills and the knowledge and wants to be the leader in changing our built environment. Until we change as a consumer society, responsible design and construction will not occur at the pace it needs to. States, counties, campuses and communities need to be the catalyst for change. This responsibility lies not with our neighbor, but in our own backyard. Social change is the biggest challenge facing our industry.”
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Owner
Company AP, Bountiful, Utah
Time in Current Position: 5 years
Time in Industry: 15 years
Education: B.S. in architectural studies, M.S. in architecture, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, 1994 and 1996
Hometown: Moab, Utah
LEED Accredited: Yes
Important Projects: Assisted 12 local architecture firms, two national firms, eight construction companies and six engineering firms in marketing efforts
Community Service: MS Society of Utah, Salt Lake City Walk MS, top fundraiser and volunteers graphic design services; Utah State Women’s Golf Association, state team captain
Professional Affiliations, Memberships: University of Utah College of Architecture & Planning, adjunct faculty, advisory board, alumni alliance board; SMPS
MCKENZIE
Gerald McKenzie
What is the biggest challenge your industry faces in its future?
“A challenge I see facing our industry is a reduced intuitive understanding of structural sizes and responses due to an increased reliance and trust in computer analysis. It is so ‘easy’ to run multiple analysis by changing a variety of variables that one fails to learn which variable(s) truly control the structural response.”
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Principal Engineer
BHB Consulting Engineers, Salt Lake City
Time in Current Position: 4 years
Time in Industry: 13 years
Education: B.S. and M.S. in civil and environmental engineering, Brigham Young University, Utah, 1997 and 1998
Hometown: Bountiful, Utah
LEED Accredited: Yes
Important Projects: Management and venue development for the 2002 Olympics in Salt Lake City; Parkway Crossing, Orem, Utah; Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints temple, Tonga; Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints temple, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Community Service: Boy Scouts of America, troop leader
Professional Affiliations, Memberships: ACI; AGC; SEAU; Licensed Structural Engineer, Utah
MCMULLIN
Paul McMullin
What is the biggest challenge your industry faces in its future?
“I am convinced the greatest challenge we face now and will into the future is building projects that are more in harmony with the world in which we live. The era of big projects, without balance with our social and environmental needs, is over, and we need to find ways to meet the demands of current and coming generations without compromising quality of life.”
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Principal
Dunn Associates Inc., Salt Lake City
Time in Current Position: 1.5 years
Time in Industry: 10 years
Education: B.S. in mechanical engineering, University of Utah, 1998; M.S. and PhD in civil/structural engineering, University of Utah, 2000 and 2003
Hometown: Salt Lake City
LEED Accredited: Yes
Important Projects: Workers Compensation Fund of Utah Office Building; Falcon Hill National Aerospace Research Park, Clearfield, Utah; BWXT Pantex Nuclear Weapons Assembly Facility, Amarillo, Texas
Community Service: Young Men’s and Young Women’s church organization; University of Utah, professor
Professional Affiliations, Memberships: Structural Engineering Association of Utah; USGBC, helped over half of Dunn Associates’ employees achieve LEED accreditation; Licensed Structural Engineer, Utah, Idaho and New Mexico
MEMMOTT
Ryan Memmott
“I think technology is moving faster than our craft employees can adapt. It seems every year we get more advanced equipment that enables people to ‘drive’ the equipment rather than operate it. Our craft is losing the old-school touch and trusting equipment to build the work. There’s a fine line between tried-and-true methods of construction and new technology; we will always need both as a sanity check.”
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General Superintendent
Stacy and Witbeck Inc., Salt Lake City
Time in Current Position: 5 years
Time in Industry: 17 years
Education: High School Graduate, Bingham High, South Jordan, 1991
Hometown: Millford, Utah
LEED Accredited: No
Important Projects: Provo Canyon Tunnel Project, Provo; I-15 Reconstruction, Salt Lake City; U.S. 40 and I-80 Interchange Project; Legacy Highway North Interchange Project; UTA FrontRunner Commuter Rail Project, Salt Lake City to Pleasant View; UTA West Valley/Airport TRAX Light Rail Project.
Community Service: Utah Division of Wildlife Hunter Program, Emergency Medical Technician
Professional Affiliations, Memberships: AGC; AGC Leadership Training certificate