Sarah
Balz, P.E., LEED AP, CPD, GPD
Sarah Balz, P.E., LEED AP, CPD, GPD
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Sarah Balz, PE, CPD, GPD, LEED AP, PME magazine’s 2014 Plumbing Engineer of the Year, has been with Affiliated Engineers Inc., a global engineering consulting firm, for almost 20 years since earning her bachelor’s degree in architectural engineering from the Milwaukee School of Engineering in 1996. Sarah has become responsible for the design of large-scale, technically complex building projects for federal government, higher education, and pharma/biotech clients. A member of AEI’s Water Stewardship team, Sarah researches and proposes new and unique solutions to energy and water conservation for her clients’ projects. She has contributed to a number of LEED projects, including the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology—the world’s largest collection of LEED Platinum buildings—the LEED Platinum Advanced Energy Research and Technology Center at Stony Brook University (NY), the LEED Gold Silverman Hall for Molecular Therapeutics and Diagnostics at Northwestern University, and
the LEED Gold Advanced Protein Crystallization Facility at Argonne National Laboratory. Sarah is an active member of ASPE, holding office leadership positions including Chair of the Women of ASPE (WOA) special-interest group and her past Chapter President role and contributing to the ASPE Plumbing Engineering Design Handbook.
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