Kenneth Filarski, FAIA
Principal - Kenneth J Filarski FAIA, LEED FELLOW, LEED AP BD+C, SITES AP, AICP, CFM, SAP+AEER, NCARB
FILARSKI/ARCHITECTURE+PLANNING+RESEARCH
Kenneth J. Filarski , FAIA, LEED FELLOW, LEED AP BD+C, SITES AP, AICP, CFM, SAP+AEER, NCARB
Principal/Founder, FILARSKI/ARCHITECTURE+PLANNING+RESEARCH is an integrated architecture and planning, ecology design studio/research workshop recognized with national/regional/state awards - focused and dedicated to excellence in design and planning creating working landscapes of ecology, social responsibility/stewardship, sustainable and regenerative environments.
Holistic and multidisciplinary, Ken is a Fellow of the AIA and a LEED Fellow of the U.S. Green Building Council, one of the first SITES Accredited Professionals, an AICP Certified Planner, a Certified Flood Plain Manager, and nationally certified by the State of California Office of Emergency Services as a disaster assistance trainer and responder.
An AIA Richard Upjohn Fellow and AIA-RI Morse-Stone Fellow, he served on the AIA Board of Directors, chaired four AIA Committees, and elected three time President of AIA Rhode Island.
Ken co-chaired the AIA’s Disaster Assistance Committee, developing local/national AIA strategies for disaster events and COVID-19. He co-authored/contributed to the AIA "Disaster Assistance Handbook", “Re-occupancy Assessment Tool", originated the AIA “Master the Disaster” board game; serving the AIA Resilience and Disaster Response and Resilient Resource Advisors Committees supporting disaster stricken communities.
A "Citizen Architect", Ken authored RI's renown Green Buildings Act and RI statutes for all disaster responders. President of the RI Architects & Engineers Emergency Response Task Force 7, honored with a national AIA Service Award for their work in Superstorm Sandy. He served on the ASCE 24-14, 24-24 Committees developing “Flood Resistant Design and Construction” code standards.
Ken Chairs the RI Green Buildings Act Committee; serves on the Advisory Board, RI Executive Climate Change Coordinating Council; Commissioner, RI State Building Code Standards Committee; Secretary of the Providence/Cranston Workforce Development Board; Vice-Chair, RI Ratepayers Advisory Board; RI Floodplain Managers Association Board; Cranston Zoning Board, State of RI Resilience Partner Group.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1uH6WhvRqlfQNbIEf_gIPqzFNj4EuQEUg/view?usp=sharing
Principal/Founder, FILARSKI/ARCHITECTURE+PLANNING+RESEARCH is an integrated architecture and planning, ecology design studio/research workshop recognized with national/regional/state awards - focused and dedicated to excellence in design and planning creating working landscapes of ecology, social responsibility/stewardship, sustainable and regenerative environments.
Holistic and multidisciplinary, Ken is a Fellow of the AIA and a LEED Fellow of the U.S. Green Building Council, one of the first SITES Accredited Professionals, an AICP Certified Planner, a Certified Flood Plain Manager, and nationally certified by the State of California Office of Emergency Services as a disaster assistance trainer and responder.
An AIA Richard Upjohn Fellow and AIA-RI Morse-Stone Fellow, he served on the AIA Board of Directors, chaired four AIA Committees, and elected three time President of AIA Rhode Island.
Ken co-chaired the AIA’s Disaster Assistance Committee, developing local/national AIA strategies for disaster events and COVID-19. He co-authored/contributed to the AIA "Disaster Assistance Handbook", “Re-occupancy Assessment Tool", originated the AIA “Master the Disaster” board game; serving the AIA Resilience and Disaster Response and Resilient Resource Advisors Committees supporting disaster stricken communities.
A "Citizen Architect", Ken authored RI's renown Green Buildings Act and RI statutes for all disaster responders. President of the RI Architects & Engineers Emergency Response Task Force 7, honored with a national AIA Service Award for their work in Superstorm Sandy. He served on the ASCE 24-14, 24-24 Committees developing “Flood Resistant Design and Construction” code standards.
Ken Chairs the RI Green Buildings Act Committee; serves on the Advisory Board, RI Executive Climate Change Coordinating Council; Commissioner, RI State Building Code Standards Committee; Secretary of the Providence/Cranston Workforce Development Board; Vice-Chair, RI Ratepayers Advisory Board; RI Floodplain Managers Association Board; Cranston Zoning Board, State of RI Resilience Partner Group.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1uH6WhvRqlfQNbIEf_gIPqzFNj4EuQEUg/view?usp=sharing