Education
Master of Science (Historic Preservation), University of Oregon, 2002
Master of Architecture, University of Oregon, 2000
Bachelor of Arts (English Literature), Carleton College, 1992

Teaching Area
Architectural structures and construction; historic preservation; sustainable design  

Research Interests
Sustainable design processes and practices that investigate the intersection of the impacts of physical/environmental context, climate, and culture on the built environment. Specific areas of focus include the quantification of design decisions with respect to materials use, energy flows, and human comfort. These interests manifest themselves in: the study and documentation of historic buildings and the methods of environmental control used in vernacular design as well as in Early Modern buildings bridging the period between passive and active systems of environmental control; the study of local climate and the application of bioclimatic design principles in conceptual design phases; and the digital simulation of energy performance in contemporary buildings.  

Memberships
American Solar Energy Society
Northeast Sustainable Energy Association
Society of Building Science Educators
Wisconsin Green Building Alliance

Teaching Experience
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI.
Assistant Professor, 2006-present
Wentworth Institute of Technology, Boston, MA.
Assistant Professor, 2005-06.
Southern University and A & M College, Baton Rouge,
LA. School of Architecture, Assistant Professor, 2001-02.

Academic & Professional Honors (selected)
2005 Boston Society of Achitects, Honor Award
2004 USGBC, 1st Place Emerging Green Builders Design Competition
2001 University of Oregon, Dean’s Graduate Student Fellowship
2001 Society of Building Science Educators Scholarship

Publications (Selected)
Sensible Design: investigating the Thermal environment of The Public Gardens And Alleys Of Boston’s Back Bay. Gregory D. Thomson, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI and Kevin Settlemyre, The Green Roundtable, Boston, MA. Forum 2007 Proceedings, American Solar Energy Society - Annual Conference, July 2007.
Unbuilt, Untested, Performance Unknown: Libbey-Owens-Ford And “Your Solar House.” Gregory D. Thomson, Wentworth Institute of Technology, Boston, MA and Nicholas B. Rajkovich, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY. Forum 2006 Proceedings, American Solar Energy Society - Annual Conference, July 2006.
Design With Climate: Recycling a Good Idea, Objectives and Results of a Second Year Design Studio Curriculum. Gregory D. Thomson, Wentworth Institute of Technology, Boston, MA. Forum 2005 Proceedings, International Solar Energy Society - Annual Conference, August 2005.
The Preservation of Historic Thermal Environmental Systems. Nicholas B. Rajkovich, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, and Gregory D. Thomson, Wentworth Institute of Technology, Boston, MA. 2005 Proceedings, International Solar Energy Society - Annual Conference, August 2005.
Process or Artifact: Preserving Experimental Systems of Passive Environmental Control in Modern Architecture. Gregory D. Thomson, Wentworth Institute of Technology, Boston, MA and Nicholas B. Rajkovich, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY. Forum 2005 Proceedings, International Solar Energy Society - Annual Conference, August 2005.
Testing Performance of Experimental Building Systems in Early Modern Architecture. Gregory D. Thomson, Goody, Clancy & Associates, Boston, MA. Forum 2004 Proceedings, American Solar Energy Society - Annual Conference, July 2004.
Design, Construction, Calibration, and Uniqueness of a Mirror-Box Artificial Sky and Heliodon. G.Z. Brown, L. Jensen, L. Kessler, J. Kline, D. Northcutt, and Gregory D. Thomson, Department of Architecture, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR. Forum 2004 Proceedings, American Solar Energy Society - Annual Conference, July 2004.
A Tale of Two Cabins: Weatherization Recommendations for Historic Sleeper Cabins at Silver Falls State Park. G.Z. Brown, Dale Northcutt, Gregory D. Thomson, Department of Architecture, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR. Forum 2001 Proceedings, American Solar Energy Society - Annual Conference, April 2001.
The Changing Shapes of the Axe. ArchitectureWeek: The New Magazine of Design and Building. No. 13. 09 August, 2000.
The Historiography of Urban Planning in Ancient Greece. The ASHP Journal. Associated Students for Historic Preservation, University of Oregon. Volume 12, No. 2, p. 10. Spring 2000.
The Changing Shapes of the Axe. The ASHP Journal. Associated Students for Historic Preservation, University of Oregon. Volume 11, No. 3, p. 10, 11. Spring 1999.
Understanding the Gap: Opposing Historic Preservation and Energy Conservation Efforts in America. The ASHP Journal. Associated Students for Historic Preservation, University of Oregon. Volume 11, No. 2, p. 8,9. Winter 1999.
1997 UO Preservation Field School: Silver Falls State Park. The ASHP Journal. Associated Students for Historic Preservation, University of Oregon. Volume 10, No. 2, p. 4,5. Winter 1998.
Cape Blanco Guest Center: A Feasibility Study. The ASHP Journal. Associated Students for Historic Preservation, University of Oregon. Volume 10, No. 1, p. 10. Fall 1997.
 

Reports
UWM Carbon Neutral House. U.S. Department of Energy / National Renewable Energy Lab Request for Proposals for the 2009 Solar Decathlon. December 2007. With Assistant Professor Chris Cornelius, Assistant Professor Yaoyu Li, and Assistant Professor Abdolhosein Nasiri
Building Industrial Consortiums Promoting Carbon Neutral Building Design. Proposal for the 2007 UWM Research Growth Initiative. With Visiting Assistant Professor Christine E Scott, Associate Professor Dennis M. Utzinger, and Associate Professor James H. Wasley. October 2007.
Bioclimatic Design Guidelines for Milwaukee. Site Analysis and Bioclimatic Design Research conducted with students in the ARCH 420 design studio. Spring 2007
Proposal for a Daylighting / Integrated Design Laboratory. Completed for Wisconsin Focus on Energy. December 2006, Updated January 2007. With Associate Professor of Architecture James Wasley, and Kevin Van Den Wymelenberg, Director, Integrated Design Lab / Assistant Professor of Architecture, University of Idaho
Material Resource Budget Tool: Developing a GIS-based metric of resource sustainability for the building industry. Unfunded proposal for the 2006 UWM Research Growth Initiative.
Weatherization Recommendations for Silver Falls State Park. Energy Studies in Buildings Laboratory, Center for Housing Innovation. University of Oregon Department of Architecture. December 1999
Cottrell House Condition Assessment Report. Prepared by the Historic Preservation Program at the University of Oregon. Spring 1998
Cape Blanco Greeting Center Feasibility Study. University of Oregon Department of Architecture and the Historic Preservation Program. Spring1997

Conference & Seminar Presentations
Sensible Design: investigating the Thermal environment of The Public Gardens And Alleys Of Boston’s Back Bay. Gregory D. Thomson, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI and Kevin Settlemyre, The Green Roundtable, Boston, MA. Forum 2007 Proceedings, American Solar Energy Society - Annual Conference, July 2007.
Unbuilt, Untested, Performance Unknown: Libbey-Owens-Ford And “Your Solar House.” Gregory D. Thomson, Wentworth Institute of Technology, Boston, MA and Nicholas B. Rajkovich, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY. Forum 2006 Proceedings, American Solar Energy Society - Annual Conference, July 2006.
Design With Climate: Recycling a Good Idea, Objectives and Results of a Second Year Design Studio Curriculum. Gregory D. Thomson, Wentworth Institute of Technology, Boston, MA. Forum 2005 Proceedings, International Solar Energy Society - Annual Conference, August 2005.
The Preservation of Historic Thermal Environmental Systems. Nicholas B. Rajkovich, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, and Gregory D. Thomson, Wentworth Institute of Technology, Boston, MA. 2005 Proceedings, International Solar Energy Society - Annual Conference, August 2005.
Process or Artifact: Preserving Experimental Systems of Passive Environmental Control in Modern Architecture. Gregory D. Thomson, Wentworth Institute of Technology, Boston, MA and Nicholas B. Rajkovich, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY. Forum 2005 Proceedings, International Solar Energy Society - Annual Conference, August 2005.
Testing Performance of Experimental Building Systems in Early Modern Architecture. Gregory D. Thomson, Goody, Clancy & Associates, Boston, MA. Forum 2004 Proceedings, American Solar Energy Society - Annual Conference, July 2004.
Design, Construction, Calibration, and Uniqueness of a Mirror-Box Artificial Sky and Heliodon. G.Z. Brown, L. Jensen, L. Kessler, J. Kline, D. Northcutt, and Gregory D. Thomson, Department of Architecture, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR. Forum 2004 Proceedings, American Solar Energy Society - Annual Conference, July 2004.
A Tale of Two Cabins: Weatherization Recommendations for Historic Sleeper Cabins at Silver Falls State Park. G.Z. Brown, Dale Northcutt, Gregory D. Thomson, Department of Architecture, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR. Forum 2001 Proceedings, American Solar Energy Society - Annual Conference, April 2001.
The Changing Shapes of the Axe. ArchitectureWeek: The New Magazine of Design and Building. No. 13. 09 August, 2000.
The Historiography of Urban Planning in Ancient Greece. The ASHP Journal. Associated Students for Historic Preservation, University of Oregon. Volume 12, No. 2, p. 10. Spring 2000.
The Changing Shapes of the Axe. The ASHP Journal. Associated Students for Historic Preservation, University of Oregon. Volume 11, No. 3, p. 10, 11. Spring 1999.
Understanding the Gap: Opposing Historic Preservation and Energy Conservation Efforts in America. The ASHP Journal. Associated Students for Historic Preservation, University of Oregon. Volume 11, No. 2, p. 8,9. Winter 1999.
1997 UO Preservation Field School: Silver Falls State Park. The ASHP Journal. Associated Students for Historic Preservation, University of Oregon. Volume 10, No. 2, p. 4,5. Winter 1998.
Cape Blanco Guest Center: A Feasibility Study. The ASHP Journal. Associated Students for Historic Preservation, University of Oregon. Volume 10, No. 1, p. 10. Fall 1997.
 

Invited Presentations
 “Intent + Objectives + Metrics = Building” at the annual meeting of the American Institute of Architectural Students. Forum 2007. Milwaukee, WI. January 2008
“Architecture: Education | Practice” at the Saint Francis High School Career Day March 28, 2007.
“Beyond Binary” at the Icelandic Academy of the Arts, January 2007.
“Context, Climate & Culture: Bioclimatic Building Research & Design” at the Wentworth Institute of Technology. April 2005
“The Metrics of Sustainability, LEED projects at Goody, Clancy & Associates” at Roger Williams University. April 2004
 

Professional Leadership and Service 
Session Moderator – SE²/Greening the Heartland U.S. Green Building Council Midwest Regional Conference September 2007.
Session Moderator – American Solar Energy Society 2007 Annual Conference, Cleveland, Ohio, July 2007.
Board of Directors – Wisconsin Green Building Alliance, newly elected board member for 2007
Committee Member – American Solar Energy Society, Annual Passive Conference Technical Review Committee, Annual Conference 2007.
Session Moderator – Associated Collegiate Schools of Architecture, Midwest Regional Conference 2006.
Technical Paper Reviewer – American Solar Energy Society, Annual Conference 2006
Manuscript Reviewer – Journal of the International Solar Energy Society
Co-Chair elect – Boston Society of Architects, Committee on the Environment. Contributing member 2003-2006. Organized and developed BSA-COTE response to AIA Draft High Performance Building Position Statements. (position not taken prior to beginning work at UW-M)
Moderator – ArchFest 2005, conversation and keynote address sessions featuring Ed Mazria AIA, “Meeting Humanity’s Greatest Challenge”
Committee Member – Boston Architectural Center Thesis review committee for undergraduate student thesis “Memory/Architecture/Urban Voids”
Communicating Committee – member of U.S. Green Building Council communicating committee for the Emerging Green Builders national organization, 2005-Present.
Organizing Committee – Building Energy, Northeast Sustainable Energy Association annual conference. 2005-2006. Current active member and session chair for conference sessions. Primary focus has been on the development of technical sessions devoted to architectural education and research.
Co-Founder – Boston Emerging Green Builders group, a subcommittee of the Green Roundtable (Boston US Green Building Council affiliate), an organization of students and young professionals with interests in sustainable design. Currently working on development of regional design competition for the 2006 Emerging Green Builders national design competition. 2004-present.
Facilitator - Louisiana Architecture Schools Consortium (LASC), Southern University School of Architecture 2000-01 academic year: responsibilities included organizing meetings between Department Heads and Deans of Louisiana’s four public schools of architecture; organizing exchange of studio critics between LASC institutions; development of cooperative agenda between schools for the development of a digital collection of state architecture images.