Melanie Silver, AIA, LEED AP BD+C, joined Payette’s Building Science Group in 2017. She works with design teams to meet rigorous sustainability targets through data-driven investigation, while understanding which elements are critical to the building’s design or program. She manages the building performance simulation responsibilities in the Building Science Group and has been involved with a number of projects for clients. Melanie also leads research efforts to develop and implement Payette’s Material Policy throughout the office and is key in the development of Payette’s award winning embodied carbon tool, Kaleidoscope. Additionally, she has worked closely with the specification group to develop a QA/QC process. She represents Payette regularly at both client meetings and speaking at national conferences.
EDUCATION
M.Arch., Certificate in Ecological Architecture, 2013, University of Pennsylvania
B.S., Civil Engineering, Minor in Architecture, 2010, Columbia University
