Rob Fleming

“Education has been the vehicle for my work. We need as many leaders to step up as soon as possible to make the changes that are so desperately needed in our society.”

Rob Fleming, is an educator, author, LEED® accredited professional, and an architect. He is the Co-creator and Director of the award-winning Master of Science in Sustainable Design Program at Thomas Jefferson University. With over 250 graduates, the program is one of the oldest, largest, and most innovative sustainable design programs in the world. In 2020, Rob co-authored his third and fourth books: Sustainable Design Basics and Sustainable Design for the Built Environment. Rob is a Sustainability Fellow at Re:Vision Architecture where he consults and facilitates integrated design charrettes. In all his work, Rob advocates for social equity, fights against climate change, creates authentic places, and brings economic viability to sustainability projects.

What big ideas have propelled your career?

“One simple big idea guides my career: Climate change is real and the disastrous effects are multiplying faster each year. I live in a constant state of urgency with each effort aimed at altering the current trajectory of human evolution towards a sustainable future. Education has been the vehicle for my work, as we need as many leaders to step up as often as possible to make the changes that are so desperately needed in our society. During these efforts, it becomes clearer each day that a sustainable future must include a socially equitable society. As a person of privilege, I have focused a large part of my career on advocating for a society that will become diverse, equitable and inclusive.”

Biography:

Rob Fleming, is an educator, author, LEED® accredited professional, and an architect. He is the Co-creator and Director of the award-winning Master of Science in Sustainable Design Program at Thomas Jefferson University. With over 250 graduates, the program is one of the oldest, largest and most innovative sustainable design programs in the world. In 2020, Rob co-authored his third and fourth books: Sustainable Design Basics and Sustainable Design for the Built Environment. Rob is a Sustainability Fellow at Re:Vision Architecture in Philadelphia where he consults and facilitates integrated design charrettes. In all his work, Rob’s strives to advocate for social equity in the built environment; regenerate the natural environment, make place making a critical part of sustainable design; and bring economic viability to sustainability projects.