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Jennifer SZE
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About Jennifer SZE
Ms. Sze is committed to integrating building envelope with energy efficiency. She works closely with developers, owners, and architects to develop high-performing facade systems that meet their intent and project constraints, as well as the industry’s most stringent criteria (e.g. Passivehouse).
She approaches projects with a sense of practicality that draws from seeing firsthand how buildings get built, from her days on construction sites as an inspector. She thinks holistically in her consulting to provide high level impact, combining expertise in performance, aesthetic, constructibility, cost, etc., as well as the commercial aspect of the facade. Within a few years she became Director of Special Inspections (SIA) at SOCOTEC and now oversees the firm’s quality assurance operations over a team of more than 50 inspectors and supervisors.
Professional Experience
10+ YEARS WITH FIRM | 15+ YEARS IN INDUSTRY
Jennifer SZE is a Principal & Director of Envelope New York at SOCOTEC and has held various other positions within the organization since 2009. Prior to her current position, Ms. SZE was a Principal & Director of Special Inspections at Vidaris, Inc., formerly Israel Berger & Associates, which was acquired by SOCOTEC in 2019. Ms. SZE was previously employed at TMT Restoration Consultants, LTD.
Qualifications
Education
- Masters in Design Studies, Sustainable Design – Harvard University – 2009
- Bachelor in Architecture – The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art – 2005
Practice Areas
- New Construction Building Envelope
- Special Inspection
- Reclad & Overclad
- Repositioning
- Restoration & Repair
- FISP (Façade Inspection Safety Program)
Registration
- Registered Architect in: NY, MA
Professional Affiliations
- NY DOB Construction Requirements and Materials Committee, 2017-2019
Representative Projects
COMMERCIAL
- 3 Hudson Boulevard, New York, NY
- One Post Office Square, Boston, MA
- 145 Broadway (11 Cambridge Center), Cambridge, MA
CULTURAL & ENTERTAINMENT
- Museum For African Art, New York, NY
- National September 11 Memorial & Museum, New York, NY
EDUCATION
- Princeton University Andlinger Center for Energy & The Environment
- The New School, New York, NY
- University of Miami
HEALTHCARE
- Coney Island Hospital, Brooklyn, NY
- New York Methodist Hospital, New York, NY
RESIDENTIAL
- The House at Cornell Tech, New York, NY
- Cityview Tower (2 Court Square), Queens, NY
- Holmes East 92nd Street, New York, NY
- One Clinton Street, Brooklyn, NY
- 2 Waterline Square, New York, NY
- Phipps Houses, Far Rockaway, NY
- Sendero Verde, New York, NY
- 30 Park Place (99 Church Street), New York, NY
- 115 Nassau Street/5 Beekman, New York, NY
MIXED USE
- 115 Winthrop Square, Boston, MA
- The Hub on Causeway, Boston, MA