Congratulations to Sierra Wilson — ARCC King Medal

Congratulations to Sierra Wilson, who was selected to receive the ARCC King Medal For Excellence in Architectural + Environmental Research for 2023-2024.

Named in honor of the late Jonathan King, co-founder and first president of the Architectural Research Centers Consortium (ARCC), the ARCC King Student Medal Award is given to one student per ARCC member college, school, institute, or unit each year. Selection of recipients is at the discretion of the individual member institutions, but is based upon criteria that acknowledge innovation, integrity, and scholarship in architectural and/or environmental design research.

Sierra’s research explores the correlation between occupant perceptions of comfort and energy use in a cross-laminated timber housing case study that emphasizes resiliency, low-income housing, and energy efficiency. This location was recently nominated for an AIA Cote award and is a net-zero building that encourages simplified lifestyles for occupants to reduce their carbon footprints.