trainings and courses
by Dave
Ecology for Designers
With Jennifer Berry, Ecologist
University of California at Berkeley
Extension at downtown San Francisco
Fall 2015
Summer 2014
Spring 2012
Spring 2011
Intro to Green Building (ES 58)
De Anza College
Environmental Studies Dept.
Energy Management and
Building Science section
Since 2007 – 2017
(full course in one weekend)
Recent and further back
Healthy House Clinic
Best Practices for healthy building in Marin
(produced by Dave personally in San Rafael)
Architecture, Culture, Land
International Healers Workshop
Rome and Sovana, Italy
By invitation
September 2012
May 2011
Design for Human Behavior
Environmental Psychology (SFIA)
How to Uncover the Secrets of the Land
Skills for designing with the land (SFIA)
Designer in Nature (SFIA)
Exploring and learning on rugged land
All day exploring
Nature of Order Seminar (SFIA)
Graduate seminar on
Christopher Alexander’s masterwork
Eco Residential Remodeling (SFIA)
Practical and comprehensive
Design for Wildlife Seminar (SFIA)
With Jennifer Berry, Ecologist
First of its kind – national event
EcoDesign Studio (SFIA)
Scenario for a resilient village
Living Building Challenge Studio (SFIA)
Designing mixed use community
with this innovative green rating system
Superurbia Design Studio (SFIA)
Redesigning suburbia
Environmental Architecture (SFIA)
First green building course at SFIA
Started in 1993 with Skip Wenz,
Cloud Porteous and Steve McGaw
( SFIA is San Francisco Institute of Architecture )