During his 29-year career in the development and construction industries, Sandy Wiggins has worked with project teams through the development, design and construction of projects totaling almost one billion dollars. In November 2001, he co-founded the Delaware Valley Green Building Council, an organization devoted to changing the way these industries work in order to regenerate the natural environment and leverage the built environment to improve human health and productivity. In January 2004, he founded Consilience LLC, a national consulting and real estate development firm with a mission to build environmentally, socially and economically sustainable communities.
Selected Green Building & Sustainable Development Project Experience
Town of Southampton, NY – Sustainable Development Master Plan
Wallace Roberts & Todd Philadelphia Offices – LEED CI Certified Gold
W.S. Cumby & Son, Inc. Corporate Offices - LEED Certified
Mannington Mills Fitness Center – LEED Registered (Gold)
Aerzen USA Headquarters and Assembly Plant – LEED Registered (Gold)
Chester County Conservation District Offices – LEED Registered (Gold)
Swarthmore College Residence Hall – LEED Registered (Pending)
The Walden School – LEED Registered (Gold)
Rose Hill Development LLC – Green Market Rate Housing
Walton Farm/Bitonti Development LLC – Green TND
Friends Center Philadelphia – LEED Registered (Platinum)
Wickersham Farm – Zero Energy Market Rate Housing – LEED-H pilot
Garrison Forest School New Middle School – LEED Registered
Philadelphia School District School High School of Engineering and Science
Rowan University SJ Technology Park – Glassboro, NJ - LEED Reg (Silver)
J.S. Wilson Middle School – Erie, PA LEED Registered (Gold)
University of Iowa Hygienic Laboratory – Iowa City, IA - LEED Reg (Gold)
New Jersey Highlands Council Regional Master Plan
Lower Bucks Family YMCA – Morrisville, PA - LEED
AFF Potomac Study Complex – Accokeek, MD – LEED (Platinum)
George School Integrated Campus Energy Master Plan – Newtown, PA
Prior Professional Experience
W.S. CUMBY & SON, Springfield, PA
Corporate Vice President, 1989 – 2004
Notable Projects:
NFL Films Technology Center and Studios, Mt. Laurel, NJ
Philadelphia Municipal Services Building Renovation and Restoration
University of Pennsylvania Thomas Evans Dental School, Philadelphia
Model Cities 5, Philadelphia
Lumberton Independent Living Campus, Lumberton, NJ
Philadelphia City Hall Pilot Restoration Project
Bryn Mawr College Campus-wide Academic Buildings Feasibility Study
Tioga Marine Terminal, Philadelphia
Swarthmore College Residence Halls, Swarthmore, PA
CAPSTONE CORPORATION, Philadelphia, PA
Principal/Chief Operating Officer, 1980 – 1988
Notable Projects:
Frank Lloyd Wright Room, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
Forrest Theater Restoration, Philadelphia
The Wagonworks, Philadelphia
Memorial Hall Restoration, Philadelphia
Education and Certifications
ST. JOSEPH’S UNIVERSITY, Philadelphia, PA
BS Physics, BA Philosophy
LEED Accredited Professional
NCI Certified Charrette Manager
Professional and Service Affiliations
Chair, U.S. Green Building Council
Founding Chair, Delaware Valley Green Building Council
USGBC LEED for Neighborhood Development Core Committee
LEED Version 3 Executive Committee
USGBC Trade Association Task Force
Juror, Delaware Valley Smart Growth Alliance
Director, Energy Coordinating Agency
Founding Member, Pennsylvania Green Building Forum
Director, Earth Force of Delaware Valley (retired)
Director and past President, The Walden School (retired)
Director, Pennsylvania Resources Council (retired)
Member, Congress for the New Urbanism
Member, Urban Land Institute
Selected Educational Engagements
University of Pennsylvania Doctorate in Higher Education Management
Clean Med National Conference
U.S. Department of Energy, Region 3 Green Building Conference
U.S. Green Building Council Greenbuild National Conference
American Society of Heating Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Engineers
American Society of Civil Engineers
Construction Specifications Institute
American Institute of Architects, Philadelphia – New York - Delaware
National Urban Restoration Symposium
Association of Higher Education Facilities Officers National Conference
Governor’s Conference on Housing, New Jersey
Liberty Property Trust Annual Meeting
Mannington Mills Conference on Marketing Perspectives
Association of Delaware Valley Independent Schools
Design Build Institute of America
National Real Estate Roundtable
National Design Education Symposium
Pennsylvania League of Municipalities Annual Conference
Radnor Township School Board
Wallingford-Swarthmore School Board
Philadelphia School District
University of Pennsylvania Facilities & Real Estate Services
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Drexel University Department of Architecture
Mercy Health System and Catholic Health East
Child Health Corporation of America National Conference
Council of Educational Facilities Planners Regional Conference
WGBA Sustainable Development Symposium
Lifecare Advisory Council National Symposium
World Green Building Congress Plenary – Bangalore, India
Greenbuild 2006 International Conference Plenary