John Cays

Professor of Practice, New Jersey School of Architecture, NJIT

Biography

 

John Cays is Professor of Practice in the New Jersey School of Architecture at NJIT’s Hillier College of Architecture and Design. John holds a Bachelor of Science in Architecture from the University of the Arts and Master of Architecture degree from Princeton University. He is a recognized sustainable design professional. John co-founded GRADE Architects, an architecture and interior design firm in NYC. Prior to that John was as a project manager at Robert A.M. Stern Architects.

John has been active in various academic and professional associations, including serving as North East Regional Director for the Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture from 2014 – 2017 and as a Director on the National Architectural Accrediting Board from 2017 – 2020. He served as the Hillier College Associate Dean for Academic Affairs from 2005 to 2024. He currently serves on the SIGGRAPH Education Committee and is a current Board member of the American Center for Life Cycle Assessment. John was the 2021 recipient of the ACLCA Education LCA Leadership Award. He is the Author of An Environmental Life Cycle Approach to Design: LCA for Designers and the Design Market published by Springer Nature.

 

 

 

All sessions by John Cays

Panel Discussion: Science-Based Targets for Sustainable Quantification
12:10 PM

Building 20 - Main Auditorium

John Cays

Professor of Practice, New Jersey School of Architecture, NJIT

Abdulaziz Aljodai

General Manager, Research Development and Innovation Authority (RDIA)

Rolf André Bohne

Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU)

Matthew McCabe

Professor of Remote Sensing and Water Security, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology

Sami G. Al-Ghamdi

Associate Professor of Environmental Engineering & Urban Lab Lead, KAUST

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Parallel Session C2 - Sustainable and Climate Resilient Infrastructure
10:01 AM

Building 19 - Hall 2

John Cays

Professor of Practice, New Jersey School of Architecture, NJIT

Eyad Masad

Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Hamad Bin Khalifa University

Abdulaziz A Banawi

Director and Edgar P. Small Professor of Construction Engineering and Management at University of Delaware

Amjad Azmeer

Doctoral Researcher, Urban Lab, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology

Safi Ullah

Postdoctoral Fellow, Urban Lab, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology

Mohammed A. Almarshoud

Assistant Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Jeddah

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10:05 AM
John Cays

Professor of Practice, New Jersey School of Architecture, NJIT

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12:10 PM
John Cays

Professor of Practice, New Jersey School of Architecture, NJIT

Amjad Azmeer

Doctoral Researcher, Urban Lab, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology

Eyad Masad

Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Hamad Bin Khalifa University

Safi Ullah

Postdoctoral Fellow, Urban Lab, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology

Mohammed A. Almarshoud

Assistant Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Jeddah

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