Awards: Living Future Hero, International Living Future Institute, 2021; Marquis Who’s Who in America, 2023-24 Inductee; 40 Under 40, Consulting-Specifying Engineer Magazine, 2018
Qualifications: LEED Accredited Professional, Living Future Accredited Professional + Ambassador, Green Roof Professional, Certified Energy Manager, Green Point Rated Advisor and WELL Accredited Professional
Education: A.B. in Environmental Studies, Dartmouth College (+ exchange at UCSD), M.S. in Building Science, UC Berkeley (+ DISP Copenhagen), Sagehen River Restoration Workshop, UVic Professional Coursework in Ecological Restoration
Memberships: Nature in the City Advisory Council, Society for Ecological Restoration, Biophilic Cities, International Living Future Institute, Green Roofs for Healthy Cities, US Green Building Council, International Dark Sky Association, Urban Land Institute
Kirstin has published and presented broadly at conferences like Living Future, AIA National and APA National. She guest lectures at institutions such as UC Berkeley, Woodbury, and the University of Cincinnati. Recent publications include Green Roof Performance - Living Architecture Monitor, Winter 2020.
Pronouns: she/her
Languages: English, Spanish, French, Hawai’ian, Mandarin, Music
Kirstin Weeks, Principal
MS, LEED AP, LFA, WELL AP, CEM, GRP, ENV SP
A leader in regenerative design and urban ecology, Kirstin works with interdisciplinary teams to create sustainable, resilient built environments where people and nature thrive together.
After 12 years as an energy and building ecology specialist at Arup, Kirstin started Bio Studio to offer innovative, collaborative, climate-positive consulting while bringing to the forefront her passion for urban ecosystems and the enhancement of wellbeing and environmental justice through connection to nature for all.
Kirstin is an accomplished workshop leader and a respectful communicator with a wide range of stakeholders, always working to create an environment where everyone can be heard and work toward consensus.
Kirstin’s experience extends from ecological design leadership on mixed-use, office, civic, academic and landscape projects to city-scale plan development, research and cost-benefit studies.
Kirstin lives in San Rafael, California with her husband, daughters, and a menagerie of pets and farm animals.
