Rebecca Berry
Associate, sustainability team leader
Finegold Alexander+Associates, Boston
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AIA, LEED AP
Dual BS, MArch, MIT

Leads teams overseeing projects ranging from historic renovation to multifamily housing to university buildings. Currently handling $70 million master plan ($40 million in construction costs) for the Valley Beth Shalom Synagogue, Encino, Calif.

Heads firm’s sustainability efforts, including 40,000-sf Fall River (Mass.) Justice Center (LEED Silver) and transitional housing complex Project Hope (LEED Silver).

Earned dual Bachelor of Science degrees (art and design, political science) and a Master of Architecture from MIT.

Member, Boston Society of Architects Committee on the Environment.

Board of directors, MIT Crew Alumni Association.

Led volunteer efforts/supervised construction of 18 units for Habitat for Humanity in Boston, Alabama, Georgia, and Romania.

Avid Skier. Favorite locales: Cannon/Mittersill Ski area (N.H.), Alta (Utah), and Vail, Colo.

Favorite movie: “A Clockwork Orange.”

Was thisclose to becoming a constitutional lawyer.

Accomplished English handbell ringer.

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  • The Anacostia Neighborhood Library in Washington, D.C., and the renovation of Cass Gilbert’s grand Beaux-Arts library in St. Louis are among six projects to be named 2013 AIA/ALA Library Building Award winners.

  • BIM modeling tools are great, but if you can't run efficient, productive coordination meetings, the Building Team will never realize the benefits of true BIM coordination. Here are some helpful tips for making the most of coordination meetings.

 

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