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Christopher Drew
Working Group: High Performance Facades Co-Chair
AS+GG, Director of Sustainability | Chicago, United States
About
Dr Christopher Drew is Director of sustainability at AS+GG. He brings an understanding of the relationships of the built environment with the natural environment and urban ecosystems through over 20 years of experience, working as an ecologist, environmental scientists and sustainability manager.
Chris helps establish the sustainable design vision and goals and works closely with the architecture team and consultants to develop appropriate implementation strategies and performance monitoring approach. With a focus on holistic sustainable design and resource use minimization strategies, he has supported all of AS+GG most significant projects and helped the firm to win numerous environmental design awards.
CTBUH Designated Expert
CTBUH Roles
Working Group: High Performance Facades, Co-Chair (2015 – Present)
Annual Conference, Presenter (Shanghai 2012; Shanghai 2014; China 2016)
CTBUH Initiatives
AIA Orlando – CTBUH Panel Discussion
28 April 2017
2016 CTBUH Leaders Meeting Report
16 October 2016
Tongji University Faculty and Students Visit Chicago
01 November 2013
Videos
17 September 2014
The Environmental Impact of Tall vs Small: A Comparative Study
The concept of vertical living has been hailed as a solution to control fast growth and urbanization of cities worldwide. As supertall residential projects become...
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Research
20 September 2021
Lester Partridge, LCI Consultants; Christopher Drew, Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture
Via the C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group’s Net Zero Carbon Buildings Declaration, cities such as New York, Tokyo, and Paris have committed to ensuring new...
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Research
01 December 2017
The Path to Life Cycle Carbon Neutrality in High Rise Buildings
Chris Drew & Natalia Quintanilla, Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture
Across the world, building energy codes are becoming stricter, demanding higher levels of energy performance with each issuance. Some locations have taken initiatives to eliminate...
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CTBUH Initiatives
28 April 2017
AIA Orlando – CTBUH Panel Discussion
Several noteworthy CTBUH leaders and staff will present at the AIA 2017 Convention, using CTBUH research to guide a discussion on "Urban vs. Subruban: What's Truly Sustainable?"
16 October 2016
2016 CTBUH Leaders Meeting Report
The Annual Leaders Meeting was held this year in conjunction with the 2016 Conference in China, bringing together the Council’s leaders from around the world.
1 November 2013
Tongji University Faculty and Students Visit Chicago
“Towards Zero Carbon,” a collaborative design studio between Tongji University, CTBUH and the Illinois Institute of Technology, made a week-long visit to Chicago in November.
21 September 2012
Shanghai Congress News Day Congress: Day Three
See the highlights from the third day of the CTBUH 2012 Shanghai Congress including the plenary on the past, present, and future World's Tallest Buildings.
18 September 2012
Sustainability Workshop, Shanghai
The CTBUH Tall Buildings and Sustainability Working Group convened the day before the start of the Shanghai Congress to review recent progress and focus on goals for the future.
Videos
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17 September 2014
The Environmental Impact of Tall vs Small: A Comparative Study
The concept of vertical living has been hailed as a solution to control fast growth and urbanization of cities worldwide. As supertall residential projects become...
17 September 2014
Monthly Video: Five Minutes with Christopher Drew
Wednesday, 17th September 2014. Shanghai, China. Christopher Drew, the Director of Sustainability at Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture, LLC, is interviewed by Chris Bentley...
17 September 2014
2014 Shanghai International Conference - Session 08 - Q & A
2014 Shanghai International Conference Session 08 Questions & Answers session with speakers Antony Wood, CTBUH / IIT / Tongji University; Luke Leung, SOM; and Christopher...
17 September 2014
Wednesday, 17th September 2014. Shanghai, China. Christopher Drew, the Director of Sustainability at Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture, LLC, is interviewed by Chris Bentley...
21 September 2012
A Sustainable Solution for Urbanization in China
This presentation examines a design solution for a new high-density vertical City in China for 100,000 residents sharing a live-work environment in a total built...
21 September 2012
Track 17: Urban Design in China Q & A
Track 17 panelists including: Ellen Lou, SOM; Ban Wang, Heller Manus Architects; and Christopher Drew, Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture take questions from delegates.
Research
20 September 2021
Lester Partridge, LCI Consultants; Christopher Drew, Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture
Via the C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group’s Net Zero Carbon Buildings Declaration, cities such as New York, Tokyo, and Paris have committed to ensuring new...
01 December 2017
The Path to Life Cycle Carbon Neutrality in High Rise Buildings
Chris Drew & Natalia Quintanilla, Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture
Across the world, building energy codes are becoming stricter, demanding higher levels of energy performance with each issuance. Some locations have taken initiatives to eliminate...
17 October 2016
Using Parametric Simulation and GIS to Design a Stormwater Solution for a Chinese Sponge-City
Christopher Drew, Patrick Keeney & Xi Yi, Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture
One of the predicted effects of climate change in Central China is an increase in precipitation and in extreme rainfall intensity. In 2015, the Chinese...
01 June 2015
The Environmental Impact of Tall vs Small: A Comparative Study
Christopher Drew, Katrina Fernandez Nova, and Keara Fanning, Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture
The concept of vertical living has been hailed as a solution to control fast growth and urbanization of cities worldwide. As super tall residential projects...
16 September 2014
The Environmental Impact of Tall vs Small: A Comparative Study
Christopher Drew, Katrina Fernandez Nova & Keara Fanning, Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture
The concept of vertical living has been hailed as a solution to control fast growth and urbanization of cities worldwide. As supertall residential projects become...
19 September 2012
A Sustainable Solution For Urbanization In China
Christopher Drew, Dennis Rehill, Keara Fanning & Adrian Smith, Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture
This paper presents a design solution for a new high density vertical City in China for 100,000 residents sharing a live-work environment. The built up...
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