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