Chelsea Johnson + Katie Ackerly

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Chelsea Johnson, AIA, LEED AP, is an Associate at David Baker Architects, a progressive firm based in San Francisco that creates acclaimed buildings in diverse urban environments. A California native raised in the Pacific Northwest, Chelsea has a particularly strong interest in the intersection of urban architecture and the natural world, including green site design and the opportunities for the creative expression of innovative sustainable strategies. She is currently designing two buildings that are taking part in the Living Building Challenge Affordable Housing Pilot. Katie Ackerly is an Associate at David Baker Architects, a top multi-housing design firm based in San Francisco. Katie is DBA’s Sustainability Lead, and acts as the firm’s resource and advocate for building-performance tools and best practices. Katie came to architecture with a background in energy efficiency policy, in pursuit of an interest in building dialogue about building performance across industry disciplines. Katie holds both a Master of Architecture and a Master of Science in Building Science from the University of California, Berkeley, where she worked with the Center for the Built Environment. She also has several years experience teaching the core fundamentals course on energy and environment at the California College of the Arts Department of Architecture.

Issue 37 | Collaboration + Abundance

Exploring the Living Building Challenge Affordable Housing Pilot Program

Chelsea Johnson + Katie Ackerly
April 11, 2019

The Living Building Challenge (LBC) and Affordable, Urban Infill Housing Midrise urban apartment buildings, especially those rented or sold below market-rate, are a special building type to consider in the context of imagining a Living Future. These buildings define “home” for dozens or hundreds of households at a time and set the context for community; at a regional scale, establishing…