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Mike O'Brien
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Michael O'Brien is an Associate
Professor in the College of Architecture and Urban Studies at Virginia
Tech. He received his Bachelor of Arts in Architecture in 1975 and
Bachelor of Architecture in 1976 from North Dakota State University and
Master of Architecture in 1982 from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and
State University. He has been a licensed architect since 1981. After ten
years of professional practice, Mr. O'Brien joined the faculty at Virginia
Tech. and teaches courses in design, materials and methods of
construction, affordable housing, and has completed sponsored research
programs in affordable housing and Crime Prevention Through Environmental
Design. Current areas of interest include the development of interactive
simulation environments for the assessment of building envelope assembly
performance, development of sensor deployment strategies for maintenance -
targeting sensors in building envelopes, shading devices for building
envelopes, developing design / performance integration tools for primary
building systems, and the development of adaptation methods for surplus
shipping containers as emergency housing and single resident occupancy -
transitional living center prototypes. Mr. O'Brien is currently a member
of the board of the Architecture Research Centers Consortium (ARCC).
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