Logan Cravens, AIA LEED AP BD+C

EDUCATION

  • 1986 Master of Architecture, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX
  • 1979 Architecture Coursework, University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, TX
  • 1977 Bachelor of Arts, Education, Austin College, Sherman, TX

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

  • 2011 Project Architect, Neumann Sloat Blanco Architects LLP, Lake Oswego, OR
  • 2001 Sustainability Director, SERA, Portland, OR
  • 1997 Adjunct Professor of Architecture, Portland State University, Portland, OR
  • 1992 Project Architect, ZGF, Portland, OR
  • 1990 Intern Architect, JKS, Portland, OR
  • 1986 Intern Architect, DECMM, Washington, DC

PROFESSIONAL STATUS

Logan Cravens has over 24 years of experience in architecture and education with a special emphasis in environmental design issues. Since 1992, Logan has been a recognized leader in Portland’s sustainable design community. He is a founding board member/founding President of the Cascadia Region Green Building Council and has served as co-chair of the Pacific Regional Council of Chapters of the US Green Building Council.

As the Estidama director for SERA Abu Dhabi, Logan applied the Interim and Pilot versions of the New Communities Rating Method to two Abu Dhabi projects, respectively, the Downtown Infill Development Framework for Abu Dhabi City and the Liwa Framework Master Plan in Al Gharbia. He has also organized or led numerous eco-workshops in the USA and Abu Dhabi which have focused on integrating sustainability into the design process. To date, he has documented and submitted two LEED–NC buildings which received certification and researched or advised on five other LEED projects.

In the role of architect, consultant, project manager Logan has worked on multiple building types including, federal courthouses, federal office buildings, higher education, hospitality, churches, medical research facilities, multi-family housing, prefabricated housing, retail centers, pedestrian bridges and transit stations. He has advised project teams on building envelope design and detailing and is a capable researcher of technical issues regarding sustainability . He also has working knowledge of various building envelope analysis tools such as WUFI®.

As project manager for multiple consultation contracts for the Administrative Office of the US Courts, Logan provided review and analysis of Federal Courthouses throughout the western United States and has working knowledge of blast and ballistic design, program and feasibility analysis, related historic preservation issues, and cost estimate analysis.

Logan has been an Adjunct Professor of Architecture at Portland State University since 1997. In those thirteen years he has taught various courses on sustainable architecture and design as well as building systems and sustainable materials.

LICENSES

  • Oregon Architect 3326

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

  • American Institute of Architects
  • AAMA
  • SWR Institute
  • Founding Board Member, Portland Building Envelope Council, 2010
  • Vice Chair, Chapter Steering Committee, US Green Building Council 2001
  • Founding Co-Chair and Member, Pacific Region Council of Chapters, US Green Building Council 2001
  • Founding Board Member and Past President, Cascadia Region Green Building Council 1999-2002
  • Technical Advisory Group for Green State Building Code Amendments, City of Portland 2009-2010
  • Past Chair AIA/Portland Chapter Committee on the Environment 1996-1997
  • Past Associate Board Member, AIA/Portland Chapter 1991-1992
  • Contributor Oregon Natural Step Network, Construction Industries Task Group

ARTICLES AND WHITE PAPERS

  • Castle, Duke, et. al. Using the Natural Step as a Framework for the Design and Construction of Fully Sustainable Buildings. Oregon Natural Step Network, Construction Industries Task Group, 2000.
  • Washington Department of Ecology. Sustainable Pathways: A comprehensive Strategic Planning Model for Achieving Environmental Sustainability. Publication No. 02-01-008. 2nd Edition, 2003.
  • SERA Architects Inc. Feasibility Study: Affordable and Sustainable Prefabricated Housing for Development by a Community Land Trust. Clackamas Community Land Trust, Milwaukie, Oregon. 2007
  • Cravens, Logan. The Natural Step and Building Construction. Environmental Design and Construction, May/June 2002, pp. 32-37.
  • Cravens, Logan. Where did it come from?...Where is it going? Inside Edge, IIDA Oregon Chapter Newsletter, January 2002, pp. 7-8.