About Emily:
Emily joined Utile in 2024 as a building performance intern while completing her Masters in City Planning at MIT, and has since become the firm’s Building Performance Specialist working alongside Utile’s Director of Sustainable Design to help the firm build sustainable, resilient environments. Emily also holds a B.S. in Civil Engineering and Urban Planning from MIT. Prior to Utile, Emily’s experience spans work at an architecture firm, an international development bank, and Conservation Law Foundation, focusing on environmental justice and transit-oriented development. At MIT, Emily conducts research on climate resilience and water affordability, and her thesis work centers on reducing energy burden through energy efficiency retrofits in multifamily affordable housing in Ohio, where she grew up. Outside of work, Emily can be found painting-by-numbers or running along the Charles.
