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         BACKGROUND

Joseph J. Ferraro, FAIA, LEED® AP*
Founding Principal

Profile:

Co-founded Ferraro Choi And Associates, Ltd. with Gerald Choi in February 1988.

Principal and Director of Interior Architecture of the CJS Group Architects 1982 -88. Vice President of Sheridan Associates, NYC 1977-1982.

Practiced professionally for ten years in New York prior to relocating to Hawaii. Vice-President of Sheridan Associates (formerly Raymond Loewy International). Directly associated with corporate and institutional design projects throughout the East Coast.

Guest lecturer and juror for University of Hawaii School of Architecture, and the Honolulu AIA Design Awards. Published in Hawaii Architect, Interiors, Interior Design, Lighting Design, The New York Times science section, Wall Street Journal, Wired, and Science. Former Director of the Honolulu Chapter AIA

Education:

Bachelor of Fine Arts in Interior Design, Pratt Institute, 1971
Attended School of Architecture, University of Hawaii, 1982-1985, 1991

Professional Registration:

Architect/Hawaii /1986
Architect/New York /1998
National Council of Architectural Registration Boards /1991
LEED® Accredited Professional /2002

Professional Affiliation:

National Trust for Historic Preservation Member
Sustain Hawaii Advisory Board Member
American Institute of Architects Hawaii State Council Past Director
Hawaii Architectural Foundation 2010 President
University of Hawaii Sustainability Advisory Council Member

Service Affiliations:

Malama-O-Manoa Advisor to Board of Directors
Rotary Club of Honolulu Sunrise Foundation Past President

Publications:

Implementing Sustainable Design for Research Laboratories, Facility Management Journal, July/August 2001

Master Plan for the Amundsen Scott South Pole Redevelopment Project, 10th International Conference on Cold Regions Engineering

Integrated Sustainable Design for Research Laboratories, The 4th International Conference Indoor Air Quality Ventilation & Energy Conservation in Building 2-5 October 2001 Changsha, Hunan, China; Laboratories for the 21st Century Conference, Washington D.C., October 2-4, 2001, co-author

Design and Management Analysis of Technology Incubators Worldwide, WCBI RIO 2001 World Conference on Business Incubation October 2001 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, October, 2001, co-author

*LEED® AP: Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Accredited Professional

Meet the other Principals:
Gerald Choi	Troy Miyasato	Bill Brooks

Latest.Revision.10.27.2010