He teaches courses in building structures and materials, fabrication technologies, and design and construction process. His research generally falls into three broad themes: developing and assessing new load bearing materials and systems; embedding structural and fabrication logic into CAD and simulation tools; and quantifying embodied and ongoing energy impacts of buildings and use of these metrics in the design process. He has a B.S. and M.S. in Civil Engineering from Georgia Tech and a Ph.D. in Civil Engineering from the University of Michigan.