Joel has participated in the design, facilitation, and documentation of charrettes for a variety of clients, including Federal agencies such as the Department of Defense, Department of Energy, and National Park Service, universities, and others.
Other activities include:
Co-author of the Handbook for Planning and Conducting Charrettes for High-Performance Projects
directed preparation of materials reports for the American Institute of Architects' Environmental Resource Guide
Vice Chair of the American Institute of Architects Technical and Scientific Advisory Committee
U.S. Team for the international Green Building Challenge
Joel has been involved in green buildings and sustainability issues for more than fifteen years. She worked on energy conservation projects in the 1970s and began her work on green buildings in 1989.
Education:
BA from Miami University, Oxford, Ohio in Political Science
MA from Ohio State University in Political Science