Deane M. Evans, FAIA
Executive Director
Deane Evans is a Research Professor and serves
as Executive Director of the Center for Architecture and Building
Science Research at NJIT.
Mr. Evans has over 20 years experience - in
both the private and public sectors - in architectural design,
construction technology and building performance. For twelve
years Mr. Evans was in private practice with Steven Winter
Associates, Inc., an architecture/engineering firm in New
York City, where he rose to the position of Senior Principal.
In January 1990, Mr. Evans became the first, full-time Director
of the AIA/ACSA Council on Architectural Research, an organization
jointly sponsored by the American Institute of Architects
and the Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture.
The Council's main purpose was to foster research which benefited
both the architectural curriculum and activities within the
profession, and which positively impacted the built environment
and the public at large.
In January 1995, Mr. Evans accepted appointment
as the first Vice President for Research at the American Institute
of Architects. In addition, he assumed management responsibility
for the AIA's "Allied Member" and "Continuing
Education Products" programs.
In January 1998, Mr. Evans accepted appointment
as the founding Director of the Partnership for Advancing
Technology in Housing (PATH). PATH is a new public/private
partnership to accelerate the creation and use of advanced
technologies as a means to improve the quality, durability,
energy efficiency, environmental performance and affordability
of U.S. housing. In January 1999, at the conclusion of his
one year contract as PATH Director, Mr. Evans left the Federal
government and returned to private practice, where he developed
educational tools for architects and their clients, including:
the Affordable Housing Design Advisor and the High Performance
School Buildings Resource and Strategy Guide.
On October 1, 2001, Mr. Evans accepted appointment
as Executive Director of the Center for Architecture and Building
Science Research at NJIT, where he also serves as Director
of the Educational Facilities and Housing/Community Development
programs.
Mr. Evans is a registered architect, a Fellow
of the American Institute of Architects and currently serves
as the Vice Chair of the Sustainable Buildings Industry Council.
He has a B.A. from Yale University and an M.Arch. from Columbia.
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Mary Delano
Research Associate
Mary has worked with the Center on the Preservation
Arts High School project for four years as project coordinator.
She recently replaced Ruth Baker, the Associate Chair of the
Department, and is now responsible for the Center's accounts
and grants management. Prior to coming to NJIT, Mary spent
9 years with the Good Year Tire & Rubber Company where
she managed all aspects of a customer service call center.
Mary is currently pursuing her Masters Degree in Public Administration
at Rutgers University.
