Associate Vice President for Sustainability

Dennis Carlberg, AIA, LEED BD+C, is the associate vice president for sustainability and an adjunct assistant professor in the department of Earth & Environment. Prior to BU he was a partner at Arrowstreet, a Boston architectural firm. Dennis began his career at the Solar Energy Research Institute conducting daylighting research to reduce building energy consumption and improve the indoor environment. Dennis helped lead the development of BU’s Climate Action Plan, BU’s Strategic Plan, and Zero Waste Plan. He lead the procurement of BU Wind, a renewable energy project designed to match 100% of the University’s electricity usage.

Dennis currently co-chairs the Boston Green Ribbon Commission Higher Ed Working Group. He serves on Technical Advisory Groups for the City of Boston’s Carbon Emissions Performance Standard and the Boston Planning and Development Agency’s Zero Net Carbon Building Zoning Initiative. He is the University’s Operations Liaison to the University Climate Change Coalition and has served on the AASHE STARS Steering Committee, Massachusetts Statewide Resilience Master Plan Technical Advisory Group, the Museum of Science Environmental Sustainability Committee, ULI Boston Climate Resilience Committee, three Carbon Free Boston working groups, and the City of Boston’s Zero Waste Advisory Committee.

Dennis received his Master of Architecture degree from MIT where he was awarded the AIA Gold Medal. He received his Bachelor of Arts in Architecture from UC Berkeley