Joseph W. Nagy is a registered architect and LEED AP consultant based in Pittsburgh, PA with over 30 years of experience in sustainable design and LEED project certification. He has extensive experience managing LEED projects, including the first LEED Gold student union and LEED Gold School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture. He is a strategic sustainability consultant for institutional, business, and nonprofit clients and has a proven track record of delivering award-winning projects on time and on budget.
The Green Roundtable Green Residential Case Studies
Registered Architect & LEED AP Consultant
1. Joseph W. Nagy, Registered Architect, LEED AP
jwnagy@gmail.com
4034 Windsor Street, Pittsburgh PA 15217
Cell 412.780.7682 Home 412.422.2706
Registered Architect
Sustainable Design & LEED Project Consultant
Thirty years diverse experience in planning, design, documentation and construction.
Strategic sustainability consultant for institutional, business and nonprofit clients.
Extensive US Green Building Council LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design)
project certification experience.
Coordinated WTW Architects effort to be nationally recognized for sustainable design
including:
Project Manager - First LEED GOLD college student union
Project Manager - LEED GOLD School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture
LEED Consultant - largest LEED SILVER student housing project in US
LEED Consultant - joint venture projects with internationally recognized design firms
Proven track record of award winning projects delivered within budget and on time.
Collaborative manager, trusted advisor, skilled trainer and mentor
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
WTW Architects, Pittsburgh, PA 2001-2009
Architect / Firm Associate / Studio Co-leader / Project Manager
Developed firm’s national reputation for sustainable design - assembled/managed LEED
project teams, trained staff, set sustainable project goals, coordinated sustainable
design/documentation, and facilitated successful marketing.
Project Highlights
First LEED GOLD Student Center Project Manager & LEED Consultant
Davis Student Center, University of Vermont $30 Million
LEED GOLD School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture
Pennsylvania State University Project Manager & LEED Consultant
with Overland Partners Architects, San Antonio, TX $24 Million
RiverParc: Winner international design competition LEED Consultant
proposed LEED ND with Behenisch Architecten, Stuttgard, Germany
GEHL Architects, Copenhagen and Concorde Eastridge Developer, DC
Multi-use development, Cultural District, Pittsburgh, PA $415 Million
Largest LEED SILVER Student Housing Project LEED Consultant
Indiana Univ. of PA with Allen & O’Hara Developer 7224 Beds/$270 Million
LEED SILVER CI Reed Smith Law Offices, Pgh., PA LEED Consultant
certification pending with Gensler Architects, DC $25 Million
LEED SILVER Student Activities Center, Univ. of Miami LEED Consultant
certification pending with Arquitectonica, Miami $35 Million
LEED SILVER Student Housing Project Manager & LEED Consultant
SUNY School of Environmental Sciences & Forestry
certification pending with Allen & O’Hara Developer 450 Beds/$22 Million
Sustainable prototype bank, Dollar Bank, Pgh, PA LEED Consultant
LEED SILVER Student Housing, Slippery Rock Univ., PA LEED Consultant
Page | 1
2. Joseph W. Nagy, Registered Architect, LEED AP
jwnagy@gmail.com
4034 Windsor Street, Pittsburgh PA 15217
Cell 412.780.7682 Home 412.422.2706
with Allen & O’Hara Developer 750 Beds/$270 Million
Perkins Eastman Architects, Pittsburgh, PA 1999-2001
Architect / Firm Associate / Studio Co-leader / Project Manager
Managed firm’s first LEED project. Co-leader of 15 person architectural studio within
Pittsburgh office of international architectural firm. Responsible for project budgets, staffing,
schedule, design and document quality.
Project Highlights
LEED GOLD Convent, & High School Renovation PM & LEED Consultant
Felician Sisters, Coraopolis, PA $20 Million
WTW Architects, Pittsburgh, PA 1987-1999
Architect / Firm Associate / Studio Co-leader / Project Manager
Managed complex projects requiring high level of technical expertise including higher
education, research laboratories, hotel, commercial and developer clients.
Project Highlights
Bayer North American Headquarters, Pittsburgh, PA Project Manager/$24 Million
Nittany Lion Inn Addition, PSU, Univ. Park, PA Project Manager/$15 Million
Mt. Lebanon Transportation Center Project Manager/$5 Million
Bayer Machine Area Fire Restoration, Pittsburgh, PA Project Manager/$100Million
REGISTRATION & EDUCATION
Registered Architect, Pennsylvania RA – 9928
LEED Accredited Professional (LEED AP), US Green Building Council, 2005
Bachelors of Architecture, Carnegie Mellon University, 1972
RECENT PROJECT AWARDS
School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture, Pennsylvania State University
LEED GOLD, USGBC
American Architecture Award, !00 Best Buildings of Year, Chicago Anthenaeum
Honor Award, AIA Pittsburgh, AIA Texas, AIA San Antonio
Green Design Citation, AIA Pittsburgh
Copper in Architecture Award, Copper Development Association
Davis Student Center, University of Vermont
First LEED GOLD Student Center, USGBC
Design Award of Excellence, Association of College Unions International
Mollohan Student Community Center, Glenville State College, WV
Design Award of Excellence, Association of College Unions International
Designed to achieve LEED Silver
Felician Sisters Convent High School and Chapel, Coraopolis, PA
LEED GOLD, USGBC
Sustainable Design Award, Boston Society of Architects
Green Building Citation, AIA Pittsburgh
Excellence in Design Award, Environmental Design & Construction
Design for Aging, Award of Merit, AIA National/AAHSA
Page | 2
3. Joseph W. Nagy, Registered Architect, LEED AP
jwnagy@gmail.com
4034 Windsor Street, Pittsburgh PA 15217
Cell 412.780.7682 Home 412.422.2706
Green Project of the Year- Multifamily Housing, National Association of Home
Builders
Page | 3