Team Florida
Team Florida: Our Mission
Team Florida, a collaboration of four major Florida research universities, was conceived on the belief that the building industry cannot function effectively without close collaboration between groups of professionals representing different fields of expertise. With representatives from eight different departments Team Florida gives students the chance to reach across the boundaries of their respective disciplines and experience learning in the same collaborative process that they will one day encounter in their jobs. Students, faculty, staff and administrators from the University of South Florida, Florida State University, the University of Central Florida, and the University of Florida along with industry partners are working together to design, construct, commission and monitor Flex House a net zero energy house prototype. Team Florida will validate the energy efficient performance features of FLeX House with measured, continuous and accessible, real time monitored data throughout the 2011 Solar Decathlon. After the competition, FLeX House will become the Zero Energy House Learning Center (ZEHLC) to raise awareness, demonstrate building science principles, highlight sustainable construction strategies, utilize Florida Friendly landscaping and illustrate Florida WaterStar practices associated with climatically responsive zero energy homes.
Students
Architecture
Kendall Ahlberg
USF School of Architecture
Daniel Alderman
USF School of Architecture
Jessica Antonen
USF School of Architecture
Jonathan Brannon
USF School of Architecture
Jana Buchter
USF School of Architecture
Sasha Dalla Costa
USF School of Architecture
Joshua Deacon
USF School of Architecture
Dimitar Dimitrov
USF School of Architecture
Luciano Esposito
USF School of Architecture
Christopher Garcia
USF School of Architecture
Stella Kellman
USF School of Architecture
Jean Frederic Monod
USF School of Architecture
Mario Rodriguez
USF School of Architecture, Graduate Student
Solar Decathlon Student Team Leader
Lauren Sajek
USF School of Architecture
Omar Saleh
USF School of Architecture
Miguel Sanchez
USF School of Architecture
Sean Smith
USF School of Architecture, Graduate Student
Daniel Alderman
USF School of Architecture, Graduate Student
Jonathon Anderson
USF School of Architecture
Krista Bennett
USF School of Architecture, Graduate Student
Dimitar Dimitrov
USF School of Architecture, Graduate Student
Matthew Johnson
USF School of Architecture, Graduate Student
Stella Kelmann
USF School of Architecture
Gregory Osburn
USF School of Architecture, Graduate Student
Mark Perrett
USF School of Architecture, Graduate Student
Engineering
Shannon Ingersoll
Florida State University College of Engineering, Graduate Student
Jon Pandolfini
Florida State University College of Engineering, PhD Student
Jacob Moberg
University of South Florida College of Engineering
Shane Maxemow
University of South Florida College of Engineering
Stephen Pokol
University of South Florida College of Engineering
Justin Vandenbroeck
Florida State University College of Engineering
Interior Design
Christian Camargo
University of Florida College of Design, Construction and Planning
Rodrigo Castro
University of Florida College of Design, Construction and Planning, PhD
Student
Pam Cotera
University of Florida College of Design, Construction and Planning, Graduate Student
Carole Dockree
University of Florida College of Design, Construction and Planning
Julie Emminger
University of Florida College of Design, Construction and Planning
Krista Farmer
University of Florida College of Design, Construction and Planning
Thao Ho
University of Florida College of Design, Construction and Planning
Nataly Horan
University of Florida College of Design, Construction and Planning
Eduardo Lam
University of Florida College of Design, Construction and Planning, Graduate
Student
Marcela Laverde
University of Florida College of Design, Construction and Planning
Jeanette Price
University of Florida College of Design, Construction and Planning
Paige Walker
University of Florida College of Design, Construction and Planning, Graduate Student
Business
Chris Zalapi
USF College of Business, Graduate Student
Communications
Christina Heath
USF School of Mass Communications
Brian Menendez
USF School of Mass Communications
Derek Smart-Gordon
USF School of Mass Communications
Danielle Superior
USF School of Mass Communications
Kristin Weber
USF School of Mass Communications
Katie Nelson
USF School of Mass Communications
Miranda Lou
USF School of Mass Communications
Hunter Taylor
USF School of Mass Communications
Faculty & Professional Advisors
D. Yogi Goswami
University of South Florida
Co-Director- Clean Energy Research Center
Brenton Greska
Florida A&M University and Florida State University
College of Engineering
Rebecca Jacobsen Hagen
University of South Florida
School of Mass Communications
Karl Hees
Structural Engineer
Justin Kramer
Florida A&M University and Florida State University
College of Engineering
Anjaneyulu Krothapalli
Florida A&M University and Florida State University
Don Fuqua Eminent Scholar in Engineering
Nam-Kyu Park
University of Florida
Department of Interior Design
Robert J. Ries
University of Florida
Rinker School of Building Construction
Stanley R. Russell
University of South Florida
Assistant Professor, School of Architecture and Community Design
Lee Stefanakos
University of South Florida
Co-Director- Clean Energy Research Center
Stephanie Thomas-Rees
University of Central Florida/Florida Solar Energy Center
Research Architect Buildings Research
Maruja Torres-Antonini
University of Florida
Department of Interior Design
Sharon Hanna West
University of South Florida
College of Business Administration
Exide Distinguished Lecturer of Ethics and Sustainability
Mark Weston
University of South Florida
School of Architecture and Community Design
David Young
Landscape Architect
Ryan Toth
Beck Construction
Peter Dayton
Beck Construction
Brian Caldwell
RCI
Mike Lemieux
USF College of Architecture Shop Supervisor






