Jonah Stanford President See Bio	Liz McCormick Associate See Bio

NEEDBASED Inc.

SUSTAINABLE PLANNING • ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN • PROJECT MANAGEMENT

NEEDBASED provides a broad range of expertise to sustainable and affordable residential development. With a strong belief in an integrated project approach, NEEDBASED provides guidance and management to complex projects that require a multi-disciplined approach. We prioritize and balance parameters while holding a project team to their highest standards.

Sustainable Planning:
NEEDBASED has provided integrated project planning and design to residential developments within Santa Fe and it’s overlay districts. An integrated planning approach can have the greatest positive impact on a project, with a clear understanding of the project parameters good planning is a powerful tool.

Architectural Design:
Started in 2002 Needbased has designed and overseen a broad range of projects in the city of Santa Fe and the state.  With strong hands-on experience in biding and construction NEEDBASED is able to design to and maximize a project budget to the clients best interests. NEEDBASED firmly believes in prioritizing carbon footprint reduction during construction and the building’s lifespan. Our approach is to first maximize the existing conditions through development of appropriate site planning and primary architectural details. We have then found that investing in the shell of the structure both in terms of durability and insulation provides significantly better returns then simply increasing the efficacy of the component that uses the fuel.   This principle of conservation through thoughtful design first, efficiently of components second is applied throughout our projects.

Consulting:
Jonah Stanford has consulted on projects nationally and internationally on subjects ranging from structural stabilization, historic preservation, and economic development. We provide concrete, applicable recommendations and solutions that address the clients needs. In addition to corporate and private clients, Jonah Stanford has served as a principle consultant to the following municipalities or governmental bodies;

U. S. Department of Energy National Trust for Historic Preservation State of Mississippi State of New Mexico City of Albuquerque, New Mexico

Baca County, Colorado San Juan County, Colorado Pima County, Arizona Santa Fe County, New Mexico

Project Management:
In addition to providing project management on NEEDBASED architectural work, Jonah Stanford has provided project management on nationally recognized projects through out the United States ranging from Court House restorations to neighborhood developments. Our approach to project management is to find an alignment shared by involved parties and to manage and empower the project team to meet the highest standards within their fields of expertise while maintaining a clear view and understanding of the client’s requirements.

As president of NEEDBASED, Jonah Stanford brings over 15 years of experience in the field of design and project management.

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Jonah Stanford

Work History:

Professional Experience:

Management

• • Overseen and managed the biding and contract negotiations of over 90 million dollars worth of construction related activities from both contractor and client perspectives

• • Coordinated and managed multi-disciplined teams of planners, architects, engineers, contractors, and consultants to successful project completion

• • Managed and overseen the entire process of concurrent large scale residential housing developments from land acquisition to vertical construction

• • Recruited, trained, and managed contractors, administrative staff, and field crews 

• • Trained personnel in Best- Practice techniques of Green Building, Historic Preservation, Construction, and Structural Stabilization.

Design & Construction

• • Developed and managed implementation of structural stabilization and seismic retrofitting of national and state historic register properties

• • Successfully implemented local, state, and national green building standards through integrated design and construction processes

• • Designed and oversaw construction of one of New Mexico’s first LEED for Homes projects during the U.S. Green Building Council pilot project

• • Lead the development and implementation of LEED for Homes certified (Platinum) houses for affordable housing developments while maintaining budget parameters

• • Generated record architectural drawings (HAER Drawings) for the U. S. Department of Energy

Communication & Presentation

• • Represented development projects to governing bodies overseeing annexation, zoning changes, and historic districts to achieve approvals and partnerships

• • Provided comprehensive reports and consulting to Federal, State, and City clientele on subjects ranging from economic development to seismic retrofitting

• • Generated pro forma’s and project analysis of raw land for affordable housing developments for organizational review

• • Taught sustainable building practices for the New Mexico State Environment Department

• • Presented lectures on project management and Historic Preservation at academic conferences

Compliance & Funding

• • Designed to, inspected for, and maintained compliance with The Secretary of Interior Standards for Historic Preservation on federal, state, and county projects.  Understand incentives and funding sources for Historic preservation and have processed projects to achieve eligibility

• • Designed to, inspected for and maintained standards set forth by HUD, Section 8, MFA, and accessibility requirements regarding affordable housing.  Understand incentives and funding sources for Affordable Housing such as tax credits, CDBG, and HOME money and their processes

• • Designed to, inspected for, and maintained compliance with Energy Star, U.S. Green building council standards, and local Green Building Codes.  Understand incentives and funding sources for “Green” Building & Sustainable Planning and have processed projects to achieve eligibility

• • Expertise with Local, State, and National building & Energy Code, EPA & OSHA requirements, and their application or filing requirements

Certifications:

• • Passive House Institute - Certified Passive House Consultant

• • New Mexico GB98 Licensed - Commercial/Residential General Contractor                

• • U.S. Green Building Council - LEED-AP       

Education:

• • AKI - Academie voor Beeldende Kunst & Vormgeving - 1995

• • Enschede, Netherlands / Post-Baccalaureate Degree in Fine Art

• • The School of the Art Institute of Chicago - 1993

• • North Carolina School for the Arts - 1990

Continuing Education:

• • NM State Contract Law Training - 2008

• • ACI- Building Science/Conference - 2008 & 2009

• • Passive House Certification Training - 2008

• • ICOMOS/Conference - 2007

• • Preservation Inc./Conference - 2007 & 2006

Awards:

2009: GreenWORKS Competition - Overall Winner (NEEDBASED Inc)
Sponsored by the City of Santa Fe, Enterprise Green Communities and the Enterprise New Mexico office. The objective of the competition is to design a multi-unit, residential housing compound on a ¼ acre city-owned vacant lot in downtown Santa Fe that will provide affordably-priced homes that complied with the new City of Santa Fe Green Building Code. NEEDBASED Inc collaborated with WAMO Studios on this project.

2008: V-Site Restoration Project - Project Manager (Crocker & Associates)
National Trust/Advisory Council on Historic Preservation Award for Federal Partnerships in Historic Preservation for the V-Site Restoration Project, in conjunction with Los Alamos National Laboratory and the Atomic Heritage Foundation.

2008: Hubbell House - Project Manager (Crocker & Associates)
New Mexico Heritage Preservation Award for Architectural Heritage for the "remarkable rehabilitation of the Hubbell House."

2007: V-Site Restoration Project – Preservation Consultant & Project Manager
(Crocker & Associates)
New Mexico Heritage Preservation Award for Architectural Heritage, "Exemplary Restoration of the V-Site of the Manhattan Project that successfully challenged the boundaries of historic preservation"

Associations:

PHIUS – Passive House institute U.S.
Founding Board member
ASTM - American Society for Testing and Materials
Committee C-12 masonry construction
NMCID – New Mexico Construction Industries Division 
Earthen Construction building code committee member
USGBC – U. S. Green Building Council
Member
ICOMOS- International Council On Monuments and Sites
Member
NMENV- State of New Mexico Environment Department
Climate Masters- Lecturer

Expertise:

Residential & Commercial Construction
Development Planning & Recordation
Affordable Housing Ordinances & Requirements
Application of Local & Federal Green Building Standards
Secretary of Interior’s Standards for Historic Preservation
Historic preservation, Affordable housing, and Green Building Funding Sources
Integrated Project Management

Green Building Standards and Techniques:

USGBC -LEED for Homes / LEED for Neighborhood Development
Build Green New Mexico
City of Santa Fe Green Building Code
Passive Solar Design Guidelines
Energy Star
Passive House Institute Standards

LEED Accredited Professional

Education:

• RHODE ISLAND SCHOOL OF DESIGN (RISD) Bachelor of Fine Arts, Architecture, 2009 Bachelor of Architecture, 2009 Pre-College, Architecture and Art History, 2002	Providence, RI
  EIDGENÖSSISCHE TECHNISCHE HOCHSCHULE (ETH) Semester Abroad, Joseph Lluis Mateo, Fall 2007	Zürich, Switzerland
  PRATT INSTITUTE Pre-College, Advanced Painting and Art History, 2001	Brooklyn, NY

Professional Experience:

• BOSTON ARCHITECTURAL COLLEGE Studio Leader for the BAC Summer Academy	Boston, MA 2008, 2009
  TRO JUNGlBRANNEN Design Intern, Corporate Interiors	Boston, MA 2008
  SKB ARCHITECTS Design Intern, Architecture and Interiors	Seattle, WA 2007
  RISD TEACHING ASSISTANT Environmental Control Systems II, Jon Knowles, 2008-2009 Statics and Strengths of Materials, Erik Nelson, 2007 Pre-college Architecture, Barbara Macaulay, 2006 Manual Representation, Nathan Bishop, 2006	Providence, RI 2006-2009
  RISD STUDENT ALLIANCE (student government) Recording Secretary, 2008 Vice-President, 2007 Department Representative, 2006	Providence, RI 2006-2009
  RISD CARD SERVICES Offi ce Attendant	Providence, RI 2006-2009

Volunteer Experience:

• • RISD Second-Life Recycling, 2008-2009

• • Friends of Homeless Animals, 2008-2009

• • Houston Humane Society, 2002-2004

• • Amigos De Las Escuelas, 2004

Skills:

• • AutoCAD 2009, Rhinocero,s Adobe PhotoShop, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe InDesign, Bentley Microstation, Form Z, Microsoft Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Google SketchUp, Autodesk Viz, Macromedia, Flash, Ecotect

• • Familiar with prototyping techniques (laser cutting, rapid prototyping, CNC milling)
  

• • Conversational Spanish and German

Recognition:

• • LEED Accreditation, 2008

• • RISD Department of Architecture, Alumni Travel Grant Finalist, 2009

• • RISD Offi ce of Student Life, Distinguished Dedication Award, 2009

• • Scholastic Art Awards, Gold Key Award Winner, Painting, 2004

• • University of Houston High Art Competition, “Best in Show”, 2003

• • U.S. Congressional District 25 Art Competition, First Place, Print, 2002