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Brian Deal

Research Assistant Professor, Design

Education

Ph.D., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, July 2002
Master of Architecture, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1997
Bachelor of Science in Architectural Studies, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1983

Professional Registrations

Licensed Architect, Illinois, 1987
Licensed Architect, Wisconsin, 1987

Academic Experience

Adjunct Assistant Professor, School of Architecture, UIUC; 1997-98, 2000-02
Visiting Research Scholar, UIUC; 1999-2000
Instructor, College of Lake County; 1986-93

Professional Experience

Senior Research Architect, Construction Engineering Research Laboratories; 1993-2002
Partner/Principal Architect, Deal Associates Architects; 1986-93
General Partner/Construction Manager, Deal Construction Co.; 1988-93
Project Architect, Ruck, Pate and Associates; 1984-86
Draftsman, Bank Structures Inc.; 1983-84

Publications

Deal, Brian and D. Fournier, "Ecological Urban Dynamics and Spatial Modeling," in the proceedings of the American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy Summer Study on Efficiency and Sustainability, Monterey, CA; 2000

Deal, Brian, C. Farrello, M. Lancaster, T. Kompare, and B. Hannon, "A Dynamic Model of the Spatial Spread of an Infectious Disease," Environmental Modeling and Assessment, 5, pp. 47-62; 2000

Deal, Brian, "Ecological Urban Dynamics: the Convergence Spatial Modeling and Sustainability," The Journal of Building Research and Information, Vol. 29, No. 5; Sept-Oct. 2001

Deal, Brian, W. Goran, and D. Timlin, "Evolving Urban Dynamic and Military Installations: The Quest to Co-Exist," Federal Facilities Environmental Journal. New York: McGraw-Hill; 2001

Deal, Brian, W. Goran, and D. Timlin, "A Spatial Modeling Approach to Address Urban Growth Threat to Military Training," Joint Forces Quarterly; 2001

Research

The Land use Evolution and impact Assessment Model (LEAM), an application to the Tri Counties of Peoria, State of Illinois Department of Natural Resources (completion date 2002)

A Dynamic Decision Support System for Sustainable Military Communities, Strategic Environmental Research and Development Program (SERDP) (completion date 2005)

Presentations and Lectures

"Ecological Urban Dynamics" keynote speaker at Sustainable Building 2000, Maastricht, NL; 2000
"Architecture and Sustainable Design," featured speaker - American Licensed Architects Forum; 2001

"The Land use Evolution and impact Assessment Model (LEAM)," invited speaker at The USEPA Region V Watershed Modeling Workshop; 2002

"The Land use Evolution and impact Assessment Model (LEAM)," featured speaker at The State of Illinois Growth Task Force Committee Meeting; 2002

Professional Memberships

US Green Building Council’s Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Technical committee
Member, Building Environment and Thermal Envelope Council
National Homebuilder Press, proposal reviewer for sustainable and environmental design publications
Member (appointed), City of Champaign's Neighborhood Task Force Committee
Member, National Trust for Historic Preservation
Member, American Solar Energy Society

Professional and University Service

Appointed to the Committee for a Sustainable Campus Environment, University of Illinois; 2001
Appointed to the Sustainable Livings Systems, Inc., Board of Directors; 2001
Appointed to the LEED 3.0 Coordinating Committee by the US Green Building Council; March 2001
Appointed to the State of Illinois Capitol Development Board Green Building Advisory Group; 2002
Appointed to the Housing Source Selection and Evaluation Board at the US Military Academy at West Point

Other Activities

Ecological Sustainability and the Urban Dynamics: A Disaggregated Modeling Approach to Sustainable Design with V. George; presented at Computers in Urban Planning and Urban Management, Honolulu, HA; July 2001

Urban Dynamics and Sustainability: an Ecological Approach presented at the American Collegiate Schools of Planning Conference; November 2001

Evolving Urban Dynamics: the Landuse Evolution and Impact Assessment Model presented at: Planning Matters, a workshop of the Illinois Planning and Zoning Institute; March 2002

The Military Land use Evolution and impact Assessment Model presented at the Federal Planning Division of the American Planning Association Conference, Chicago, IL; April 2002

Deal, Brian, D. Fournier, and D. Timlin; An Assessment of Encroachment Mitigation Techniques for Army Lands, Engineering Research and Development Center [CERL] (TR submitted)

Deal, Brian, The Military Land use Evolution and impact Assessment Model (LEAM), Engineer Research and Development Center [CERL], Champaign, IL, Technical Note TN-01-2

Deal, Brian, M. Diane, M. Timlin, and William D. Goran, Urban Encroachment of Military Lands: Military Installations at Risk, Engineer Research and Development Center [CERL], ERDC/CERL TR-02-3

Deal, Brian and D. Fournier, Building Codes, Energy, and the Environment: How Model Building Codes Affect Sustainability, Engineering Research and Development Center; 2000, TR 00/03

Deal, Brian, W. Rose and S. Riley, The Commissioning of Humidified Buildings, Construction Engineering Research Laboratories; 1998, TR 98/03

Awards and Honors

The American Institute of Architects Henry Adams Medal for Scholastic and Professional Achievement; 1998
Evolving Urban Dynamics. National Science Foundation (NSF);1999-2001
Integrated Sustainable Landuse Planning, Engineering Research and Development Center; 2000-02
Indicators of Sustainable Design, Engineering Research and Development Center; 2000-03
The Land use Evolution and impact Assessment Model (LEAM), an application to the Tri Counties of Peoria; State of Illinois Department of Natural Resources; 2002
A Dynamic Decision Support System for Sustainable Military Communities; Strategic Environmental Research and Development Program (SERDP); 2002-05

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Professor Brian Deal Advocates Sustainable Design (February 2005)