As president of the Boston Society of Architects, he conceived and co-chaired Mass Impact, two international and multidisciplinary symposia held at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 2008 on the subject of cities and climate change. In recent years he has been employed by Partners HealthCare as Manager of Sustainable Initiatives for 12 hospitals and associated health centers throughout Massachusetts. In 2013 he helped initiate and continues to advise on the development of a Strategic Resiliency Plan for Partners facilities statewide. He has written and lectured widely on the subject of sustainability, resiliency and the impacts of climate change.