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Patrick Keeney
Eric Overby
Bryan Rouse
Chairperson-Elect
Patrick Keeney, a Project Architect for Sheehan Nagle Hartray Architects and formerly a Senior Technical Architect with Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture, is responsible for leading the technical design, detailing, and coordination of multidisciplinary teams for complex mixed-use projects. A licensed Architect in the District of Columbia and a Certified Passive House Consultant (CPHC), Patrick’s expertise lies in the design of high-performance, sustainable buildings. With extensive experience with building simulations, environmental analyses, and building science, he brings a performance-based decision-making process to each project. Patrick is currently finishing a two-year term as Secretary of the BEC-Chicago Board and hopes to continue his tenure guiding the future direction of the BEC group.
Secretary
Eric Overby is currently a Managing Associate at FitzGerald with a variety of experience leading teams on high-profile projects in multifamily, senior living, office, and retail sectors. In addition to being a BEC member, he is also a member of CSI (Chicago and Northern Illinois Chapters) and USGBC. Eric graduated with a Bachelor of Architecture in Structures from the University of Illinois Chicago and in his over 28 years in the field of architecture have worked for firms such as SOM (Chicago) and Lucien LaGrange. Eric also holds the current Secretary position on his townhome association Board of Directors.
Bryan Rouse is an Illinois licensed architect and an Associate Principal with the Chicago office of Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates, Inc. Since joining WJE in 1995, Mr. Rouse has performed hundreds of evaluations and investigations of distressed and deteriorated conditions in existing buildings and other structures. His projects include high-rise and low-rise buildings; historical buildings; structural steel buildings; conventionally reinforced concrete structures; timber-framed structures; stone, brick, and terra cotta exterior facades; stucco and plaster finishes; EIFS; gypsum wallboard; glass and metal curtain walls; fire- and water-damaged structures; and architectural and structural design coordination. His responsibilities have included designing repairs, developing construction documents, and providing field observation services for repair work during the construction phase. He draws on his experience with existing construction to provide enclosure consulting during design and construction of new construction projects, helping stakeholders avoid problems before the project is occupied. Mr. Rouse has also assisted several project teams in providing litigation assistance in construction-related lawsuits and mediation.
