Jeff Geisinger

Jeff Geisinger leads Utile’s building performance and resilience initiatives. As a Certified Passive House Consultant (CPHC), he has guided the design of several multifamily projects pursuing Passive House certification. He works intimately with project teams to set sustainability goals from the start and to integrate cost-effective solutions for energy efficiency through in-house energy modeling. Jeff also advances resilience best practices within the firm’s architecture and urban design practice. In 2019, he co-authored the City of Boston’s Coastal Flood Resilience Design Guidelines, which outlines strategies to make buildings more resilient to sea level rise. In addition to project-based work, Jeff leads Utile’s AIA 2030 Commitment benchmarking.

Jeff holds a Master of Science from the Building Technology Program at MIT and a B.Arch from Rice University. He is a lecturer at the Rhode Island School of Design’s Department of Architecture, where he teaches courses on environmental building performance. In his spare time, Jeff enjoys biking around the city and hosting a show on WMBR, MIT’s radio station.

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