Shannon Kaplan

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Shannon Kaplan

LEED AP BD+C

Partner

AKF

New York, NY

Electrical Engineering, Energy Engineering, Sustainability Consulting

  • 491.7K GSF
  • 3 Projects

About

Engineer with a passion for Net Zero and Net Positive projects!

A Partner at AKF, Shannon specializes in the design and analysis of high performance systems for buildings with an emphasis on ultra low-energy lighting systems, daylight harvesting, and on-site renewable energy. She has over 20 years of experience, including experience on numerous high performance, net zero, and LEED Certified projects. Shannon works with clients to help them find ways to minimize energy usage in buildings and has helped develop innovative tools such as low energy building user guides to achieve energy goals. 

Projects

  • King Open/Cambridge St Upper Schools & Community Complex

    Energy & Sustainability

    Education K-12

    Cambridge, MA | 2019

    273K GSF

    Net Zero (Achieving) The project is highly efficient AND ≥100% of the building energy is offset with on-site and/or off-site renewable energy, on a cumulative annual basis. Energy consumption and renewable energy generation must be based on measured data.

  • Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. School

    Energy & Sustainability

    Education K-12

    Cambridge, MA | 2015

    168.5K GSF

    Net Zero Ready Designed to be highly efficient and DOES NOT offset ≥100% of the building energy with on-site and/or off-site renewable energy, on a cumulative annual basis.

  • The Foundry

    Energy & Sustainability

    Mixed Use

    Cambridge, MA | 2021

    50.2K GSF

    Net Zero Ready Designed to be highly efficient and DOES NOT offset ≥100% of the building energy with on-site and/or off-site renewable energy, on a cumulative annual basis.