Press & Publications
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AUTHORED publications:
ArchPLUS * (pgs. 16-17)
Architect Magazine: Has Remote Work Changed the Architecture Profession for Good?
Architect Magazine: Moving Toward Zero-Waste Offices
The Cornerstone Journal of Sustainable Finance and Banking (pgs.14-15)
Greenbiz: The retrofitting strategy behind Sonoma Clean Power’s all-electric headquarters
Greenbuild: Texas’ Energy Crisis Is Our Crisis, Too
Greenbuild: Carbon in Buildings: Material Embodied vs. Operations Generated
NCARB: Belonging in Architecture
Saddle River Magazine: Going Solar in Saddle River *print publication
USGBC+ Trends in city policies that build toward climate goals
USGBC+ LEED Fellow: Esteban Martinez Lozada
USGBC+ LEED Fellow: Marni Evans
USGBC+ India takes the lead in LEED Zero projects
*Denotes widely distributed print publication in addition to web-based publication
Featured PUBLICATIONS:
American Institute of Architecture Students (National Website)
Careers in Green Energy (contributor) - Salem Press
Greenbuild: Sustainability Yesterday vs Tomorrow: Thought Leaders Share the Future
Green Builder Magazine (pgs. 26-27)
Home Innovation Research Labs: Home Innovation Research Labs Recognizes 2022 NGBS Green Partners of Excellence
NCARB (National Council of Architectural Registration Boards)
United States Green Building Council: Greenbuild scholarship recipients: Where are they now?
podcast features:
EntreArchitect Episode 251: How to Promote Your Passion to Build a Better World
EntreArchitect Episode 468: ARCAST22 Live from AIA Conference on Architecture
GovLove Episode 495: Green Building Standards and Recruiting Architects to Local Government
YoungArchitect Episode 118: Making Your Passion Count with Farah Ahmad
Practice of Architecture Episode 57: Southeast Asian American Architects
Doin’ Girly Things: Becoming an Architect & how to stand out by focusing environmental & energy efficiencies
By Design: Farah Naz Ahmad is an Architect on a Mission For Sustainability via Reynard Architectural Designs.
Spaces Podcast: Episode 162: Sustainability and the Public
USGBC+ Fall 2023: India takes the lead in LEED Zero projects
VIDEO:
Transform Your Home with Insulation: A Ciel Podcast Special with Green Building Expert Farah Ahmad. 2023.
Expert Insight On Windows and Doors with Green Building Expert Farah Ahmad. 2023.
Green Building Expert Farah Ahmad Discusses Household Plug Loads. 2023.
Heating Water the Smart Way: Energy-Efficient Tips from Green Building Expert Farah Ahmad. 2023.
Green Building Expert Farah Ahmad Discusses Energy Efficient Household Lighting. 2023.
Trends in Residential Energy Consumption. January 2023.
NCARB Live, Licensure Tips, Panelist. January 2023.
What is Greenwashing? November 2022.
Sustainable and Functional Design, Building for Today and Tomorrow. November 2022.
How to reduce the cost of home ownership with passive design. October 2022.
Farah Naz Ahmad is an architect on a mission for sustainability. September 2022.
Solar Decathlon Alumni Highlight. June 2022.
speaking:
Gabl Media, Building a Resilient Future: Architecture, Climate Action, and Environmental Justice, Panelist. November 2024.
Brickworks Design Studio, Sustainable and Functional Design – Building For Today and Tomorrow, Panel Moderator. Philadelphia. October 2023.
Brickworks Design Studio, Sustainable and Functional Design – Building For Today and Tomorrow, Panel Moderator. New York City. October 2023.
Citizens Climate Lobby, Connecting the Dots: From Isolation to Impact, Helping Business be part of Climate Solutions. Panelist. The College of New Jersey. February 2023.
NCARB Live, Licensure Tips, Panelist. January 2023.
Brickworks Design Studio, Sustainable and Functional Design, Building for Today and Tomorrow, Moderator. New York City. November 2022.
ABC Stone Rolling Stone Excursion, Sustainability in Sourcing Roundtable, Speaker. Manchester, Vermont. September 2022.
Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce 2021 Virtual Energy Summit, Presenter and Panelist. June 2021.
USGBC Middle Atlantic New England region, Panelist. Women in Green 2021. June 2021.
Young Architect Winter Series, Presenter/Panelist. Sustainable Projects Panel- NYC Green Building Policy. January 2021.
ABC Worldwide Stone, Panelist. Making Space: A webinar exploring the role of women in the A + D industry. October 2020.
Nasdaq MarketSite, Times Square. Panelist, Next Gen + New Ideas: How young innovators are bringing fresh ideas to old models: Design Talks NYC. May 2019.
AFSCME District Council 37 Union Headquarters. NYC Department of Buildings: Fighting Climate Change in NYC. November 2018.
New York City Department of Buildings. Green Building in Texas. November 2017.
New York City Department of Buildings. Spotlight on Solar Energy. AIA CES Speaker. December 2015.
Solar RoofPod, The City College of New York. New York City Energy Conservation Code/DOB Sustainability Initiatives. October 2015.
New York University, New York. Pakathon 2014- Mentor. September 2014.
NYU Kimmel Center, New York. ACE Mentor Program End of Year Presentations- Juror: May 2014
The Lotus Club, New York. CCNY Presidential Brunch- Speaker: March 3, 2013
The City College of New York. CCNY Earth Day- Moderator, Organizer: March 2012
West Potomac Park, Washington DC. US Department of Energy Solar Decathlon 2011 Press Day- Speaker: September 2011
The City College of New York. Solar Decathlon 2011 Media Tour Day- Speaker: September 2011
Museum of the City of New York. Harvesting the Sun – Solar Power in New York City. Presenter: June 2011
AIA Staten Island. Solar Roofpod: Presenter, February 2011
Office of the Mayor. Solar Roofpod. Fall 2010
blog:
Residential Sustainability Trends for 2023. January 2023.
Greenwashing is keeping your custom home from being green. What is it?. November 2022.
How to reduce the cost of home ownership with passive design. October 2022.
