Aqua Naturae

Our designs use biodiversity and natural processes to create mechanically simple but biologically complex systems capable of treating the most difficult contaminants and human water- and waste-streams. We are focused on reshaping how people think about wastewater treatment by designing advanced ecologically engineered systems that can clean water and provide a public amenity to built environments. Our Personnel include David N. Benjamin, PhD. I am a design and RD & D lead with over 35 years of experience in architecture, sustainable design, stakeholder engagement design and charrette facilitation, and cultural heritage assessments and research. I have a PhD in Architecture, with a specialization in archaeology, from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology, in Trondheim, and a Master of Architecture from Washington University in St. Louis, U.S.A. I have worked on landscape designs and publishing scientific papers with my business partner, biologist and Nature-Based Solutions pioneer John Todd, since 2004. In 2010, I was a Research Council Norway postdoctoral research fellow in sustainable innovation at OsloMet University, where I researched how construction and development firms in Oslo should incorporate the Passivhaus low-energy standard into their entire value chain. I am a registered architect, MNAL, in Norway, a charrette planner, certified by the National Charrette Institute in the U.S.A, a U.S. Green Building Council LEED AP, a member of the Norwegian section of ICOMOS and a published author in the fields of sustainable built environments and buildings archaeology. My competencies and experience include designing sustainable and ecological built environments, designing and facilitating stakeholder workshops, researching and analysing built environment policies and practices, guiding clients through the programming process and collaborating with interdisciplinary teams and partners.