Shivani Langer

Background

About Shivani Langer

Shivani serves as a Senior Sustainability Advisor and Senior Project Architect at Perkins & Will. With over 23 years of experience serving in the dual role of an architect and a sustainability leader, Shivani has been instrumental in pushing the boundary of high performance and wellness strategies in all projects across the firms. She has led numerous research projects over the years and has provided education and awareness of best practices through various publications and presentations. She serves as a board member for USGBC CTX and school PTAs. Being a mom of two girls in public schools, she is a firm believer in volunteering and serving the community. Presentations/ Publications: TASA Midwinter – Jan 2023 – ‘Building on a foundation of WELLness and Sense of Place’ LearningSCAPES 2022 – Oct 2022 – ‘Chasing WELLness in the School Environment – a shift in the way we look at High Performance’ A4LE Southern Region conference - March 2022 - ‘School Buildings playing an important role in student health and physical and mental wellbeing’ UT Austin School of Architecture Magazine – Platform – featured alumni – Dec 2021 - https://issuu.com/utsoa/docs/platform_2021_digital Austin Energy Green Building Program (AEGB) – December 2021 – ‘Lighting strategies in Building Design’ USGBC Texas webinar - Aug 2021 – ‘Daylighting in Schools – Re-examining design intuition’ City Efficiency Leadership Council (CELC) webinar – Aug 2021 – ‘Post Occupancy Evaluations helping create healthy and productive environment’ Architect Magazine - April 2021 - ‘Strategic daylighting in schools – more is not always better’ Texas Legislature advocacy day – March 2021 - Importance of green schools alongside the Director of Center for Green Schools TASA Midwinter Conference January 2021 – ‘School Buildings playing an important role in student health, physical and mental wellbeing’ A4LE LearningScapes Nov 2020 - ‘School Buildings connecting with students through interactive learning opportunities” AIA Austin – August 2019 Summer Conference - ‘Daylight in Schools: Re-examining Design Intuition’ A4LE Southern Region – April 2019 - ‘Learning from Experience – Value of Post Occupancy Evaluations’ Women in Architecture – Women in Leadership Panel at UT Austin – March 2019 Published as Feature article in PRISM Magazine – March 2019 - https://prismpub.com/how-much-daylight-is-right-for-todays-tech-enabled-schools/?fbclid=IwAR1fwJ-mN4j9362ET5Zoo7OdLj7NtIj3a7CLiFhxat5nnGKBlOHCPv68XYU