About Alex:
Alex is a Certified Passive House Consultant (CPHC), a licensed architect in Vermont and Massachusetts, and an associate at Utile. He is passionate about helping mission-driven non-profit organizations provide sustainable affordable homes. Since joining Utile in 2012, he has participated in numerous affordable housing projects at various stages of design and construction, planning initiatives that range from infill development feasibility studies to city-wide master planning efforts, and authoring construction and development standards for state agencies throughout New England.
He served as the project manager for 1005 Broadway, a 38-unit Phius Certified affordable residential development located along the banks of the Chelsea Creek in Massachusetts. 1005 Broadway was awarded as the winner of the 2025 Phius Design Competition Low-Rise Multifamily category. He assisted the Rhode Island Housing Finance Agency (RIHousing) in updating its development standards and in creating an accessibility resource manual for affordable housing statewide. Additionally, he supported the State of Vermont’s Agency of Commerce and Community Development in publishing the ‘Vermont Homes for All Toolkit,’ a design guide for the development of small-scale missing middle housing typologies. Alex received his Master of Architecture from Northeastern University, where his graduate thesis focused on reintroducing density within affordable and mixed-income housing.
Born and raised in Vermont, Alex is an outdoor enthusiast who enjoys hiking, fishing, hunting, bank barn sighting, and the liberal use of Grade A Vermont maple syrup. As the grandson of Québécois immigrants, he is also an avid Canadiens fan and poutine enthusiast. Alexander lives in Northern Vermont with his wife, two children, and two Labrador Retrievers.
CPHC® is a certification mark of Passive House Institute US (PHIUS). Used under license.
