Erin McConahey

About Erin McConahey

29 years experience as an HVAC design engineer and sustainability consultant.Currently leading the Net Zero Carbon Buildings team fulfilling Arup\'s global commitment to collect Whole Life Carbon Assessment data each year- Professional Engineer in California and Colorado- LEED accredited professional BD+C- ASHRAE accredited High Performance Building Design Professional- ASHRAE Fellow- Arup Fellow (one of 50 recognized for technical excellence within the person firm)Recent work includes- Guggenheim Abu Dhabi with Frank O. Gehry and Associates- Broad Museum with Diller Scofidio + Renfro and Gensler- U.S. Embassy Beirut, Lebanon with Morphosis- Kolon Future Research Center, Seoul South Korea with Morphosis- University of Southern California Stevens Hall with SmithGroup JJR- California Science Center Samuel Oschin Pavilion and future Space Center with ZGF- Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum with DLR- Google Spruce Goose with ZGF- Kaiser Permanente School of Medicine with Yazdani Studio at Cannon Design- Google Charleston East with BIG, Heatherwick, AAI, and HLWFormerly served as -Trustee Board member of Arup\'s Trustee Companies: Ove Arup Partnership Trustee Ltd, Ove Arup -Partnership Trust Corporation Ltd. and Arup Australia Holding Ltd.(20••••17)-Arup Americas Region Diversity and Inclusion Advocate (20••••17)-Member of Arup Americas People Executive: advising on Human Resources policy (20••••12)-Leader of Arup Americas Graduate Induction program (20••••18)-Faculty of Arup Americas Design School program (20••••18)-Project Director for the Arup Global Revit Standards project to create a common firmwide data taxonomy and template that can be used as the core content in 5 regions and 30 countries.(20••••19)- U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Overseas Operations Industry Advisory Group (20••••18)- U.S. General Services Administration National Registry of Peer Reviewers (20••••10)- Certified Diversity Professional (20••••19)- Faculty member: Shaping Sustainable Futures (Arup masters level course) with the University of Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership (20••••23)Specialties- mechanical engineering- sustainability consulting with current focus on building decarbonization- expertise in low-energy comfort-cooling designs: natural ventilation, radiant cooling- expertise in museum design- expertise in multidisciplinary design and delivery processes including collaborative group process and use of BIM (Building Information Modeling)- Diversity and Inclusion within engineering

Experience

1. Arup Fellow

   Arup

   Sep 2018 — Present · Los Angeles, CA, US

Education

• UCLA

  Certificate, Plumbing Systems Design

  2007 — 2008

• University of California, Berkeley

  Masters of Engineering, Structural Engineering

  1993 — 1995

• University of California, Irvine Division of Continuing Education

  Certificate, Certificate in Decision Making for Climate Change

  2013 — 2014

• University of California, Berkeley

  Bachelor's of Science, Mechanical Engineering

  1989 — 1992

• McCormick Theological Seminary

  Certificate in Environmental Leadership & Ministry

  2021 — 2021

• Princeton Theological Seminary

  Certificate in Theology and Ministry

  2018 — 2018

• Parsons School of Design - The New School

  Certificate, Healthier Materials and Sustainable Buildings

• Princeton Theological Seminary

  Certificate in Youth and Theology

  2004 — 2006

• MIT Sloan School of Management

  Certificate: Executive Program Corporate Innovation : Strategies for Leveraging Ecosystems, Corporate Innovation

  2019 — 2019

• Claremont Lincoln University

  Master’s Degree, Ethical Leadership

  2014 — 2015

• Claremont Lincoln University

  Certificate in Human-Centered Design for Social Impact

  2017 — 2017

Skills

• Energy
• Building Codes
• Energy Conservation
• Design Management
• Autocad
• Value Engineering
• Feasibility Studies
• Engineering
• Leed
• Submittals
• Design Research
• Construction
• Sustainability
• Integrated Project Delivery
• Leed Ap
• Integrated Design
• Architecture
• Comprehensive Planning
• Cad
• Sustainability Consulting
• Energy Efficiency
• Bim
• Construction Management
• Green Building
• Revit
• High Rise
• Mechanical Engineering
• Energy Management
• Mixed-Use
• Building Services
• Building Design
• Structural Engineering
• Sustainable Design
• Plumbing
• Construction Drawings
• Hvac
• Sustainable Architecture
• Leed Accredited
• Mep