Annie Pearce
- Director, BioBuild Interdisciplinary Graduate Program
- Head, Sustainable Facilities and Infrastructure Laboratory
Bishop-Favrao Hall
Blacksburg VA 24061
Role and Background
Dr. Annie Pearce serves as an associate professor for the Myers-Lawson School of Construction. She joined Virginia Tech in 2006.
Dr. Pearce’s teaching focuses on green building methods, technologies, and best practices in the classroom. In her current role, Dr. Pearce is pioneering a new paradigm of construction research, education, and outreach that combines and synergizes inputs from stakeholders in the construction industry with new technologies and research efforts. She aims to impact the construction world through researching and developing sustainable innovations.
Previously, Dr. Pearce served as the Senior Research Engineer for the Georgia Tech Research Institute before joining the Myers-Lawson School of Construction.
As a LEED Accredited Professional, Annie brings the latest in green building methods, technologies, and best practices to the classroom. Her specific areas of interest include metrics of sustainability for built facilities, green building materials and systems, cost modeling to support sustainability implementation, and in situ performance of sustainable facility technologies.
Education
Dr. Pearce holds a B.S. in Civil Engineering from Carnegie Mellon University, a Master of Science in Construction Engineering and Management from Georgia Tech, and a P.hD in Construction Engineering and Management from Georgia Tech. She is certified as Planning Commissioner from VA Land Use Education Program, a Permaculture Designer from United Latino Students Association, and a LEED AP BD+C from Green Business Certification Inc. (GBCI).