Professional Service

• North Dacota State University, School of Architecture. Role: Final Studio Reviewer. Final Master Thesis reviewer. 03/01/2024 - 05/01/2024
• Warren Lloyd Architects. Role: Design Reviewer. Design Review for Warren Lloyd Architects: Montgomery project, Star Valley project. 11/28/2023 - 11/28/2023
• Ivory Innovations. Role: Consultant. Hack-A-House Housing Affordability Hackathon Competition. 10/2023 - 10/2023
• ARCC-EAAE Architectural Research Consortium, European Association for Architectural Educators. Role: Paper Reviewer. 2023-2024 ARCC-EAAE Architectural Research Consortium, European Association for Architectural Educators. Paper Reviewer, ARCC 2024 International Conference: Architecture into the Unknown, Aarhus, Denmark, May 2024. Scholarly Service. 10/01/2023 - 02/29/2024
• Louisiana Tech University, School of Architecture, Rouston, LA. Role: Studio Reviewer. Review of Design Studio Work. 03/2023 - 03/2023
• AIA Utah. AIA Utah COTE 1 HSW LU webinar: Lecture on Passive House Certification (with Bryan Markkanen). 03/2023 - 03/2023
• ARCC-EAAE Architectural Research Consortium, European Association for Architectural Educators. Role: Paper Reviewer. Paper Reviewer, ARCC 2023 International Conference: The Research Design Interface, Dallas, Texas, April 2023. 10/01/2022 - 02/01/2023
• Ivory Innovations, Salt Lake City, Utah. Role: Consultant. Consultant, Hack-A-House Housing Affordability Hackathon Competition. 10/01/2022 - 10/31/2022
• University of the Arts School of Architecture, San Francisco. Role: Design review jury member. Graduate Design Review. 12/16/2021 - 12/16/2021
• Ivory Innovations, Salt Lake City, Utah. Role: Jury Member. 2021 Hack A House Housing Affordability Hackathon. 10/01/2021 - 11/01/2021
• ACSA Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture. Role: Paper Reviewer. Paper Peer Review for the 110th ACSA Annual Meeting, Los Angeles, CA. 09/15/2021 - 12/08/2021
• ARCC-EAAE Architectural Research Consortium, European Association for Architectural Educators. Role: Paper Reviewer. Conference Paper Peer Review. 09/01/2021 - 12/20/2021
• Utah Uniform Building Code Commission. Role: Committee Member. Continuous review and update of the State of Utah Uniform Building Code. 07/01/2021 - present
• American Institute of Architecture Committee on the Environment Podcast Subcommittee. Role: Committee leading member. Biannual Production of podcasts on the topic of Building Energy Performance. 12/01/2020 - present
• University of the Arts School of Architecture, San Francisco. Design review jury member. 12/01/2020 - 12/18/2020
• Ivory Innovations, Salt Lake City, Utah. Role: Jury Member. 2020 Hack A House Housing Affordability Hackathon. 10/01/2020 - 11/01/2020
• Architectural Research Centers Consortium ARCC. Role: Paper reviewer. Paper reviewer for the 2021 ARCC conference in Tucson, AZ. 09/01/2020 - 02/28/2021
• Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture. Role: Jury Member. Jury Member, 2021 Design Build National Award. 07/01/2020 - 01/15/2021
• American Institute of Architects Utah. Role: Committee Member, chair, outreach sub committee. Member, Committee on the Environment and High Performance Envelopes. 06/01/2020 - present
• Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning, University of Michigan. Role: External Promotion Committee Reviewer. External Promotion Committee Reviewer for a faculty member for promotion to Associate Professor of Practice. 09/15/2019 - 12/02/2019
• Ivory Innovations, Salt Lake City, Utah. Role. Role: Jury Member. 2019 Hack A House Housing Affordability Hackathon. Scholarly Service. 09/08/2018 - 02/08/2019. Hours Served: 6 . 09/01/2019 - 09/28/2019
• Advanced Building Skins Conference, Bern, Switzerland. Role: Session Chair. International Conference. 10/01/2018 - 10/01/2018
• Ivory Innovations, Salt Lake City, Utah. Role: Jury Member . 2018 Hack A House Housing Affordability Hackathon. 09/08/2018 - 09/28/2018
• University of Applied Sciences Dessau, Germany. Role: External Expert Consultant. External Expert Consultant, 2017 University of Applied Sciences Dessau, Germany, Search Committee for Urban Design and Sustainable Urban Development. 10/01/2017 - 12/15/2017
• ARCC Architectural Research Centers Consortium. Role: Session Moderator. Session Moderator, 2017 ARCC Architectural Research Centers Consortium Conference. University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT. 06/15/2017 - 12/2017
• Association of Collegiate Architects (ACSA). Role: Peer Reviewer. Peer Reviewer, 2017 Association of Collegiate Architects (ACSA) Fall Conference, Marfa, TX. 04/2017 - 12/2017
• German Academic Exchange Service. Role: Scholarship Reviewer. Scholarship Reviewer for the Academic Selection Committee for Students/PhD Candidates Abroad – Middle East/Africa. 08/01/2016 - 08/01/2017
• IEREK Research and Knowledge Enrichment. Role: Member, Scientific Review Committee. Member, Scientific Review Committee. 08/01/2016 - 08/01/2017
• ARCC Architectural Research Centers Consortium. Role: Paper Reviewer. Paper Reviewer. 08/01/2016 - 08/01/2017
• The Journal for Architectural Education JAE. Article Reviewer. 08/01/2016 - 12/31/2016
• ARCC Architectural Research Centers Consortium. Role: Paper Reviewer. Paper Reviewer, 2017 ARCC Architectural Research Centers Consortium. 07/01/2016 - 06/30/2017
• Salt Lake Valley Habitat for Humanity. Role: Architectural Design, Development and Consultation. Community Service, Salt Lake Valley Habitat for Humanity. Rendering professional design services to underserved communities. 08/08/2014 - 12/31/2018
• American Institute of Architects. Role: Jury Chair. AIA Utah Design Award, American Institute of Architects, Utah Chapter, Salt Lake City, Utah. 06/2013 - 12/2013
• United States Green Building Council USGBC. Role: Committee Member. Salt Lake Sustainable Building Conference Organization Committee. 01/2012 - 12/2012
• Rehau Montana Ecosmart House. Role: Committee Member. Rehau Montana Ecosmart House Research Steering Committee. Oversight. 10/2011 - 12/2012
• Rehau Montana Ecosmart House. Role: Committee Member. Rehau Montana Ecosmart House Research Steering Committee. Envelope. 10/2011 - 12/2012
• USGBC Utah Chapter. Role: Chapter Secretary. Secretary. United States Green Building Council USGBC, Utah Chapter. 03/2011 - 03/2013
• USGBC Utah Chapter. Role: Chapter Treasurer. Chapter Treasurer. United States Green Building Council USGBC, Utah Chapter. 2010 - 2011. 04/2010 - 04/2011
• USGBC Utah Chapter. Role: Chapter Treasurer. USGBC Utah Chapter. Role: Chapter Treasurer. United States Green Building Council USGBC, Utah Chapter. 03/2010 - 03/2011
• University of Utah, School of Architecture. Role: Co-chair. Utah Sustainable Housing Group. 08/2009 - 04/2010
• USGBC Utah Chapter. Role: Committee Member. USGBC advocacy committee. United States Green Building Council USGBC, Utah Chapter. 2009. 05/2009 - 12/2009
• United States Green Building Council USGBC. Role: Member. USGBC Advocacy Committee. 03/2009 - 12/2009
• United States Green Building Council USGBC. Role: Member. USGBC Education Committee. 08/2008 - 12/2010
• USGBC Utah Chapter. Role: Committee Member. USGBC education committee. United States Green Building Council USGBC, Utah Chapter. 2008 to 2010. 04/2008 - 05/2010
• USGBC Utah Chapter. Role: Board Member. Board member, board of directors. United States Green Building Council USGBC, Utah Chapter. 2008 to present. 02/2008 - 12/2013
• German Academic Exchange Service. Role: Board Member Selection Committee. Member of the board of the academic selection committee for students abroad. German Academic Exchange Service DAAD, Bonn, Germany. 2000 to present. 01/2000 - 03/2012

Internal Service

• Curriculum Committee. Committee Member, 08/21/2023 - present. Department service.
• Design Build Utah: Salt Lake Re-envisioning Committee. Chair, 08/21/2023 - 04/30/2024. Department service.
• University of Utah Academic Senate Committee on Academic Freedom and Faculty Rights. Interims Chair, 05/01/2023 - 07/31/2023. University service.
• Member of the School of Architecture Student Affairs committee. Committee Member, 08/22/2022 - present. Department service.
• Co-Chair, NAAB accreditation support committee, School of Architecture, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT. Co-Chair, 08/22/2022 - present. Department service.
• Curriculum Committee. Chair, 01/10/2022 - 06/30/2022. Department service.
• Search committee Visiting Assistant Professor, Integrated Building Techology . Committee member, 08/01/2020 - 03/31/2021. Department service.
• 2 Meter CA+P Ad Hoc committee to developing draft guidelines of how our College will operate this fall within the “Yellow Level” guidelines defined by the University. Committee member, 05/01/2020 - 07/31/2020. College service.
• University of Utah Academic Senate Committee on Academic Freedom and Faculty Rights. Committee Member, 08/19/2019 - present. University service.
• Design and Development of the Design+Build Salt Lake Program Website. Designer, Developer, 08/20/2018 - 05/15/2019. Department service.
• School of Dance Internal Graduate Council Review. University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT. Internal Review Committee Chair, 08/20/2018 - 05/15/2019. University service.
• CAP Recruitment and Admissions Advisor Position Search Committee, Member, College of Architecture and Planning, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT. 01/01/2018 - 03/01/2018. College service.
• SoA Design Position Search Committee, Member, School of Architecture, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT. Committee member, case reader, 07/01/2017 - 03/30/2018. College service.
• UPTAC. Committee member, case reader, 07/01/2016 - present. University service.
• University of Utah Architectural Review Committee. Design Reviewer, 08/01/2015 - present. University service.
• School of Architecture Admissions Committee. Chair since 08/2015. Department service. Chair, 08/01/2015 - present. Department service.
• RPT Committee. Second Reviewer, 08/01/2015 - 05/01/2016. Department service.
• Leadership Development Program for Faculty and Department Directors. University of Utah Faculty Participant . Workshop Participant, 01/2014 - 05/2014. University service.
• School of Architecture Curriculum Committee. Member, 08/2013 - 06/2014. Department service.
• School of Architecture Outreach Committee. Member, 08/2013 - 06/2014. Department service.
• School of Architecture Faculty Committee. Member, 08/2013 - 06/2014. Department service.
• School of Architecture Admissions Committee. Chair, 08/2012 - 04/2013. Department service.
• Design Build Bluff Advisory Committee. Chair, 03/2012 - 06/2013. Department service.
• Urban Design Committee. College of Architecture and Planning, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA. 2011 to present. Committee Member, 08/2011 - 08/2012. College service.
• Graduate Admission Committee. Member, 08/2011 - 08/2012. Department service.
• International Exchange Committee. College of Architecture and Planning, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA. Committee Member, 08/2011 - 08/2012. Department service.
• Academic Culture Committee. College of Architecture and Planning, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA. 2011 to present. Committee Member, 08/2011 - 05/2012. Department service.
• Modern Dance Department Internal Graduate Council Review. Reviewer, 08/2011 - 04/2012. University service.
• Consolidating the Story Committee, School of Architecture, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT. 2011 to present. Member, 05/2011 - 05/2012. Department service.
• Global Change and Ecosystem Center. Member. University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT. 2011 to present. Member, 03/2011 - present. University service.
• College Technology Committee, College of Architecture and Planning, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT. 2010 to present. Member, 07/2010 - 05/2011. College service.
• Climate Action Plan Committee. University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT. 2010. Member, 01/2010 - 12/2010. University service.
• University of Utah Architectural Review Committee. Member, 08/2009 - 07/31/2014. University service.
• 2020 vision for future computing committee. College of Architecture and Planning, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT. Committee Member, 08/2009 - 08/2012. Department service.
• HPER Mall Design Review Committee. University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT. 2010. Member, 08/2009 - 07/2010. University service.
• Net-Zero Initiative. College of Architecture and Planning, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT. 2009 to present. Principle Executive for documentation, 08/2009 - 05/2010. College service.
• Undergraduate Council. Member, 08/2008 - 08/2011. University service.
• Undergraduate Council. University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT. 2008 to present. Council Member, 08/2008 - 05/2011. University service.
• Graduate School Admission Committee. School of Architecture, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT. 2008 to 2009. Committee Member, 08/2008 - 05/2009. Department service.
• Curriculum committee. School of Architecture, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT. 2008 to 2009. Committee Member, 08/2008 - 05/2009. Department service.
• Search Committee, Urban Design. Member, 08/2008 - 04/2009. College service.
• Design Degree Committee. Member, 08/2006 - 08/2007. College service.
• Lecture and Exhibition Committee. College of Architecture and Planning, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT. 2006 to 2010. Member, 07/2006 - 07/2010. College service.

Community Partnership

• Design Build Salt Lake City, Housing and Neighborhood Development. 07/01/2016 - present
• Field of Dreams Eco-Community, Academy Residence, Community Partnership with Habitat for Humanity, Salt Lake City. 08/01/2014 - 12/31/2018

Outreach

• Invited Professor, lecturer and instructor, ArchitekTour 2015, annual national Polish workshop, Walbrzych, lower Silesian Voivodeship, southwestern Poland. Joint Architectural Workshop by Poznan University of Technology and Gdansk University of Technology and Art. 04/18/2015 - 04/26/2015

Honors & Awards

• ACSA Design Build Award: “The Kunga ADU Design Build." Salt Lake City, Utah. First realized Design+Build Salt Lake project for a 70 m2 high-performance Accessory Dwelling Unit for a client in wheelchair. Program Founder, Program Director, Program Instructor. Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture ACSA2022 ACSA Design Build Award, 03/18/2022
• Design Arts Utah Award Winner: „The Site Net Zero Energy Barn House in Holladay, Utah." Salt Lake City, Utah, 2021. Utah Arts Council, 06/2021. https://utahvisualarts.omeka.net/exhibits/show/design-arts-21/jorg-rugemer. Utah Arts Council, 06/2021
• 2021 ACSA Collaborative Practice Award. Masterplanning, development and design of a micro-neighborhood consisting of 20 innovative, highly energy-efficient and cost effective housing units for the affordable housing market. Under construction since 2017. Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture ACSA, 01/15/2021
• AIA Utah Honorable Mention Award: “The Kunga ADU Design Build." Salt Lake City, Utah. First realized Design+Build Salt Lake project for a 70 m2 high-performance Accessory Dwelling Unit for a client in wheelchair. Program Founder, Program Director, Program Instructor . American Institute of Architecture Utah Chapter, 10/31/2020
• AIA Utah Merit Design Award: "Field of Dreams Eco-Community", Kearns, Utah. American Institute of Architects Utah, 10/25/2019
• Salt Lake City Home Innovation Competition - the 2016:Slim House. Design Arts Utah, 09/20/2019
• Alta Sustainability Leadership Award, Sustainability Community Partnership: The Field of Dreams Eco-Community. University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT. University of Utah, 02/15/2018
• Nominated, Utah Energy Champion of the year 2018 in the Public Sector Higher Ed with the American Association of Energy Engineers AEE. American Association of Energy Engineers AEE, 06/2017
• First Prize, Salt Lake City Home Innovation Competition: [2016:Slim House]. The result will be build as a Pilot Study between 01/2017 and 06/2017. Salt Lake City, UT, 01/2017. As part of the winning contract, a series of 4 additional buildings on odd lots are planned throughout 2017-2021. Salt Lake City Housing and Neighborhood Development HAND, 01/02/2017
• AWARD, FINALIST, PRIVATE HOUSE XS CATEGORY, 2016 TREFOIL RANCH GIRL SCOUT CABINS. The National Building Museum in Washington DC, 09/09/2016
• American-Architects Building of the Week: “Project:ARCHITECTURE: Girl Scout of Utah Summer Cabins. American-Architects , 07/13/2016
• Celebrate U - A Showcase of Extraordinary Faculty Achievements. University of Utah, 03/09/2016
• Architizer A+ Award Finalist The Girl Scouts Utah Summer Cabins Typology category: Residential Private House XS category . Architizer, 03/2016
• Celebrating Excellence in Wood Structures: 2014-15 North American Wood Design Award Winners: "Project:ARCHITECTURE: The Girl Scouts Cabins in Provo Canyon, Utah." . Canadian Wood Council, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, 10/2015
• 2. Prize, VDI-Competition: Integrated Planning: “Energy-Efficient Highrise,” Verein Deutscher Ingenieure e.V. Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, School of Architecture, Fall Studio: Slim Tower. May 2015. VDI Verein Deutscher Ingenieure e.V. , 05/22/2015
• 2015 Wood Design Regional Excellence Award: „Project:ARCHITECTURE: Project:ARCHITECTURE: The Girl Scouts Cabins in Provo Canyon, Utah." Oakland, California, 2015. In collaboration with Erin Carraher. WoodWorks, 01/2015
• AIA Utah Honor Design Award: „Project:ARCHITECTURE: The Girl Scouts Cabins in Provo Canyon, Utah." Salt Lake City, Utah, 2014. In collaboration with Erin Carraher. American Institute of Architects, Utah Chapter, 10/2014
• AIA Utah Distinguished Service Award: „Project:ARCHITECTURE: The Girl Scouts Cabins in Provo Canyon, Utah." Salt Lake City, Utah, 2014. In collaboration with Erin Carraher. American Institute of Architects, Utah Chapter, 10/2014
• AIA Utah Urban Design Merit Award: “Sixtynine-Seventy – The Spaces Inbetween“, International Urban Design Competition. Atelier Jörg Rügemer in Urban Art Lab Salt Lake City. Salt Lake City 2013. American Institute of Architects, Utah Chapter, 10/2014
• Design Arts Utah, Juror Award Winner: „Project:ARCHITECTURE: The Girl Scouts Cabins in Provo Canyon, Utah." Salt Lake City, Utah, 2014. In collaboration with Erin Carraher. Utah Arts Council, 06/2014
• Design Arts Utah Award: “The Denver Superefficient Housing Challenge”. Principal Investigator, design studio instructor for ARCH 6016, Fall 2013. Salt Lake City, Utah, 2014. Utah Arts Council, 06/2014
• Research and Teaching Fellowship Abroad. German Academic Exchange Service, German Federal Ministry of Education and Reseach, 05/31/2014
• Merit Award: “Neubebauung Rentzelstraße Hamburg“, Invited international architectural design competition. $12,500. Atelier Jörg Rügemer. Hamburg, Germany 2014. Projekt Entwicklungs GmbH, City of Hamburg, 05/2014
• Honorable Mention Award. „PROJECT:ARCHITECTURE: The Girl Scouts Cabins in Provo Canyon, Utah." Public Interest Design Award 2014. In collaboration with Erin Carraher. SEED Awards, 04/2014
• 2013-2014 ACSA Collaborative Practice Award. „PROJECT:ARCHITECTURE: The Girl Scouts Cabins in Provo Canyon, Utah." Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture. In collaboration with Erin Carraher. Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture, 02/2014
• 2013-2014 ACSA Diversity Achievement Award. „PROJECT:ARCHITECTURE: The Girl Scouts Cabins in Provo Canyon, Utah." Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture. In collaboration with Erin Carraher. Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture, 02/2014
• Utah Divison of Arts & Museums: “What is Your Re?“ Salt Lake City, 2014. 1,600$. In collaboration with Charlotte Greub, Salt Lake City. Utah Divison of Arts & Museums, 01/2014
• Public Choice Award: “The Denver Superefficient Housing Challenge”. Rocky Mountain Institute, Denver Housing Authority. Principal Investigator, Design Studio Instructor for ARCH 6016, Fall 2013. Denver 2014. Rocky Mountain Institute, Denver Housing Authority, 01/2014
• 20 Award-Winning Projects of 2013: 125 Haus has been chosen among the 20 best award-winning green projects of 2013 the United States. Green Projects Guide, Hanley Wood. Atelier Jörg Rügemer. http://bit.ly/125HAUS. See also Published Reviews of Architectural Work. Hanley Wood, 08/2013
• Residential Design Award: “125 Haus in Park City, Utah.” https://www.architectmagazine.com/project-gallery/125-haus-6369. American Institute of Architecture, 06/2013
• Design Arts Utah Award: “125 Haus in Park City, Utah.”. Utah Arts Council, Salt Lake City, Utah., 05/2013
• First Prize/Jury Award: “Sixtynine-Seventy – The Spaces Inbetween“, International Urban Design Competition. American Institute of Architecture, 04/2013
• Kennecott Copper/Rio Tinto Utah Research Award: “Utah Lab House.” . Kennecott Copper/Rio Tinto Utah, 01/2013
• American Institute of Architecture AIA Utah Design Award: “125 Haus in Park City, Utah.” . American Institute of Architecture, 10/2012
• 2010-2011 ACSA Creative Achievement Award: “Integrated Technology in Architecture Program (I TAP)." In collaboration with Ryan Smith, 2011. Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture, 04/2011
• Design Arts Utah Award “The Director’s Office, School of Architecture, University of Utah.” “Grunewald Manufacturing Facilities, Bocholt, Germany.” Utah Arts Council, Salt Lake City, UT, 2010. Utah Arts Council, 05/2010
• American Institute of Architects AIA Upjohn Award:” Energy Efficiency Benchmarks for Housing.” In collaboration with Ryan Smith, 2009. American Institute of Architects AIA, 12/2009
• Design Arts Utah Award: “Summit Park Treehouse, Summit Park, UT.” Utah Arts Council, Salt Lake City, UT, 2009. Utah Arts Council, Salt Lake City, UT, 05/2009
• Professor of the Year Award. College of Architecture and Planning, University of Utah, 2009. College of Architecture and Planning, 05/2009
• Design Arts Utah Award: “Summit Park Treehouse, Summit Park, UT.” Utah Arts Council, Salt Lake City, UT, 2009. Utah Arts Council, 05/2009
• Purchase Prize (Merit Award): “Shopping Center Heidelberg-Rohrbach.” Invited architectural competition, City of Heidelberg, Germany, 2008. City of Heidelberg, 10/2008
• Best Architects Award 2008 for Germany, Switzerland, Austria: “Lidl-Superstore am Alten Meßplatz, Mannheim, Germany.” Zinnobergruen GmbH, Germany . Zinnobergruen GmbH, 10/2008
• Design Arts Utah 2008 Award: “Lidl-Superstore am Alten Meßplatz, Mannheim, Germany.” Utah Arts Council, Salt Lake City, UT, 2008. Utah Arts Council, 05/2008
• Nomination German Architecture Prize: “Lidl-Superstore am Alten Meßplatz, Mannheim, Germany.” Organization for the German Architecture Prize, Karl Kraemer Verlag Stuttgart, Germany 2007. Organization for the German Architecture Prize, Karl Kraemer Verlag Stuttgart, 10/2007
• First Prize: “Hangtou Train Station, Shanghai.” Limited international architectural and urban competition. City of Shanghai, Shanghai Train Authority, 2007. Rügemer in KoopX. City of Shanghai, Shanghai Train Authority, 09/2007
• Purchase Prize (Merit Award): “Cultural-Scientific Center and Library for the Department of Philosophy.” Limited European wide architectural competition, University of Göttingen, Germany, 2007. University of Goettingen, 08/2007
• Merit Award for Outstanding Buildings: “Lidl-Superstore am Alten Meßplatz, Mannheim, Germany.” City of Mannheim, Germany, 2007. City of Mannheim, 05/2007
• First Prize: “Caohejing-Pujiang High Tech Park, Shanghai.” Limited international architectural and urban competition. City of Caohejing / Shanghai, 2007. Rügemer in KoopX. City of Caohejing / Shanghai, 04/2007
• Merit Award, Sustainable Urban Renewal Prize 2000-2006: “Lidl-Superstore am Alten Meßplatz, Mannheim, Germany.” City of Mannheim, 2007. City of Mannheim, 04/2007
• German Facade Prize Special Prize: “Lidl-Superstore am Alten Meßplatz, Mannheim, Germany.” FVHF Fachverband Baustoffe und Bauteile für vorgehängte hinterlüftete Fassaden, Munich 2007. FVHF Fachverband Baustoffe und Bauteile für vorgehängte hinterlüftete Fassaden, 01/2007
• Second Prize: “Putoa-Shenru Subzentrum, Shanghai.” Limited international architectural and urban competition. Shanghai Planning Authority, Shanghai 2005. Rügemer in KoopX. Shanghai Planning Authority, 05/2005
• First Prize: “City Extension Dongying.” Limited international urban competition. City of Dongying, Dongying Planning Authority, 2005. Rügemer in KoopX. City of Dongying, Dongying Planning Authority, 05/2005
• Second Prize: “Shanghai Waitanyuan.” Limited international competition. City of Shanghai, 2004. Rügemer in KoopX. City of Shanghai, 11/2004
• Purchase Prize (Merit Award): “Housing for Elderly, Bürmoos, Austria.” Limited international competition. Bürmoos Housing Authority, Austria 2004. Bürmoos Housing Authority, 08/2004
• Finalist: “Community Center Vaterstetten, Germany.” 2-phase architectural competition. City of Vaterstetten, Germany 2004. City of Vaterstetten, 03/2004
• Second Prize: “Generations Reside, Bielefeld.” Limited architectural competition. Bielefeld Housing Authority, Bielefeld, Germany 2003. Bielefeld Housing Authority, 05/2003
• Shortlisted: “Les Épaves - Europan 7, Wolfisheim - Eckbolsheim, France.” International architectural and urban competition, 2003. European Union, 05/2003
• First Prize: “Kurpfalzachse Mannheim, Germany.” Limited international urban competition. AJJMR Metz Rügemer Architekten, Berlin. City of Mannheim, Department of Planning, Germany, 2002. City of Mannheim, 09/2002
• First Prize: Teaching Award. School of Architecture, Brandenburg University of Technology, Cottbus, Germany, 2001. School of Architecture, Brandenburg University of Technology, Cottbus, 05/2001

Affiliations

• Architektenkammer Baden-Württemberg (AKBW), Registered professional architect, 01/01/2015 - present
• Associate AIA, The American Institute of Architects (Assoc AIA), Associate Member, 08/2005 - present
• Integrated Technology in Architecture Center (ITAC), Co-Director, 10/2009 - present
• United States Green Building Council Utah Chapter (USGBC), Chapter Secretary, 04/2011 - present
• United States Green Building Council Utah Chapter (USGBC), Chapter Treasurer, 04/2010 - 04/2011
• Society of Building Science Educators (SBSE), Member, 06/2012 - present
• Computer Aided Architectural Design Research in Asia (CAADRIA), Member, Reviewer, 06/2005 - 06/2009
• German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD), Member of the Board for applicants of scholarships abroad, 12/2000 - 12/2012
• Education in Computer Aided Architectural Design in Europe (ECAADE), Member, reviewer, 06/2001 - 06/2006
• Architektenkammer Nordrhein-Westfalen (AKNW), Registered Architect, 12/01/1997 - 12/31/2015

In the Media

• The University of Utah @ the U: Designing in the desert: U architecture students reimagine downtown Vernal. Article about the Fall 2023 ARCH 4010 Vernal Design Studio. Valerie Greer, Lisa Benham, Jörg Rügemer, Dwight Yee. 01/24/2024. https://attheu.utah.edu/students/designing-in-the-...
• Field of Dreams Eco-Community, in: "Climate of Hope". Exhibition in the Natural History Museum of Utah (NHMU) featuring Utah businesses, homes, and organizations that are helping inspire and create climate-adapted communities. Fall 2023. 10/2023.
• New Scientist: World’s largest office building with ‘passive house’ design to open. Article by Jeremy Hsu, with Jörg Rügemer being interviewed. 03/14/2023. https://www.newscientist.com/article/2363708-world...
• 125 Haus. 125 Haus used as exemplary case study project. In: Gerring, Dorothy, Renewable Energy Systems For Building Designers. Routledge, New York 2023. Pp. 279-284. ISBN 978-1-032-28648-8. 09/2022.
• Salt Lake Tribune: Energy efficient homes means less air pollution. But are they affordable? by Heather May. 03/09/2020. https://www.sltrib.com/news/environment/2020/03/09...
• Slim House at Design Arts Utah exhibition featured in the Salt Lake Tribune. 09/15/2019. https://www.sltrib.com/artsliving/2019/09/15/my-br...
• Students to Create Affordable Housing in SLC: in Fall 2018 Continuum - The Magazine of the UofU. 10/2018.
• KSL TV, Tonight at 6: Building the ‘Dollar Fifty Houses’ on the ‘Field of Dreams’. 06/11/2018. http://ksltv.com/396573/building-dollar-fifty-hous...
• KSL.com: Design+Build Salt Lake: Initiative to address issue of housing affordability in Salt Lake City. 06/02/2018.
• U of U students design efficient, affordable housing: Good4Utah. 05/29/2018. http://www.good4utah.com/news/local-news/u-of-u-st...
• University of Utah News: U students to design and build affordable housing: Architecture students will create homes for Salt Lake Valley affordable housing market. 05/29/2018. https://unews.utah.edu/u-students-to-design-and-bu...
• Deseret News: Initiative to address issue of housing affordability in Salt Lake City, Design+Build Salt Lake. 05/29/2018. https://www.deseretnews.com/article/900019970/init...
• Fox 13 News: Field of Dreams EcoCommunity Design+Development coverage. 05/23/2018.
• Field of Dreams EcoCommunity Design+Development coverage: KSL Salt Lake City. 05/23/2018.
• Deseret News, Salt Lake City, UT: Salt Lake announces winning designs from its Home Innovation Competition. 11/21/2017. https://www.deseretnews.com/article/900004398/salt...
• Building Salt Lake.com: City selects two housing designs to address city’s affordability crisis. 11/20/2017. https://www.buildingsaltlake.com/city-selects-two-...
• Fox 13 News: Home design competition winners hope to help alleviate SLC housing crisis. 11/17/2017. http://fox13now.com/2017/11/21/home-design-competi...
• Field of Dreams Eco-Community: Part of the exhibition: "Where Children Sleep," The Leonardo, Salt Lake City, Utah. December 2016 - May 2017. 12/08/2016. http://www.theleonardo.org/children-sleep-exhibit-...
• Field of Dreams Eco-Community. Building Salt Lake.com. 09/13/2016. http://www.buildingsaltlake.com/habitat-humanity-b...
• American-Architects Building of the Week: “Project:ARCHITECTURE: Girl Scout of Utah Summer Cabins. 09/13/2016. http://www.american-architects.com/en/projects/539...
• The Girl Scouts of Utah built impressive summer cabins without a single drop of glue. Inhabitat.com, 2016. 03/29/2016. http://inhabitat.com/the-girl-scouts-of-utah-built...
• Inhabitat.com: The Girl Scouts of Utah built impressive summer cabins without a single drop of glue. 03/29/2016. http://inhabitat.com/the-girl-scouts-of-utah-built...
• Celebrate U: A Showcase of Extraordinary Faculty Achievements on March 9, 2016 with two School of Architecture faculty members Erin Carraher and Jörg Rügemer named as honorees. 03/09/2016. https://newsletter.lib.utah.edu/?p=1460
• Jörg Rügemer and Erin Carraher recognized at Celebrate U: A Showcase of Extraordinary Faculty Achievements Project:ARCHITECTURE, College of Architecture and Planning Website. 03/2016. http://soa.cap.utah.edu/2016/03/erin-carraher-and-...
• Place of Worship – the 125 Haus. The City Home Collective. 01/15/2016. http://cityhomecollective.com/place-worship-125-ha...
• “Project Highlight: Project:Architecture,” Reflexion: AIA Utah’s Newsletter, Fall 2015. 09/2015.
• “Project:ARCHITECTURE,” The Girl Scouts of Utah Summer Cabins, Provo Canyon, Utah. Architect, The Magazine of the American Institute of Architects, February 2015 Issue.. 02/2015. http://www.architectmagazine.com/projects/view/pro...
• “WoodWorks 2015 Wood Design Awards for Wood Building Construction,” Woodworking Network, April 2015. 01/2015. http://www.woodworkingnetwork.com/wood-market-tren...
• “Style and Substance – A Summit Park abode sets a beautiful new standard for efficiency and affordability,” 125 Haus, Park City, Utah. Park City Magazine, Winter 2015 Issue. 12/2014.
• U Community Solar can help Summit residents, article on 125 and UofU photovoltaic systems, Park City Record. 08/15/2014. http://www.parkrecord.com/summit_county-news/ci_26...
• Girl Scout Convention Host has Awesome New Camp Facilities! gsblog. 08/14/2014. http://blog.girlscouts.org/2014/08/girl-scout-conv...
• Girl Scouts, University of Utah team up for sustainable cabin project. Fox 13 Salt Lake City. 08/04/2014. http://fox13now.com/2014/08/03/girl-scouts-univers...
• Girl Scouts teams up with U. to build energy-efficient cabins. KSL.com Utah. 08/02/2014. http://www.ksl.com/?nid=148&sid=30938460
• Utah Girl Scouts design sleek, sustainable Cabins - The collaboration with the University of Utah introduced girls to architecture and sustainable building, article on project:ARCHITECTURE, The Salt Lake Tribune. 08/01/2014. http://www.sltrib.com/news/1394065-155/scouts-girl...
• Utah Girl Scouts design sleek, sustainable Cabins - The collaboration with the University of Utah introduced girls to architecture and sustainable building, article on project:ARCHITECTURE, The Salt Lake Tribune. 08/01/2014. http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/news/58246893-78/utah...
• New Cabins for the Girl Scouts of Utah, Interview on ABC Utah News. 07/31/2014. http://www.good4utah.com/story/d/story/utah-girl-s...
• University of Utah teams up with Girl Scouts to build Energy-Efficient Cabins, article on project:ARCHITECTURE, The Deseret News. 07/31/2014. http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865607827/U-tea...
• Girl Scouts unveil new cabins at Camp Trefoil Ranch. Herald Media. 07/31/2014. http://www.heraldextra.com/news/local/girl-scouts-...
• Utah Girl Scouts build three cabins at Camp Trefoil Ranch. Good4Utah.com. 07/31/2014. http://www.good4utah.com/story/d/story/utah-girl-s...
• “Archi-Chicks” Build STEAM Skills, and Cabins. University of Utah News Center. 07/31/2014. http://unews.utah.edu/news_releases/archi-chicks-b...
• What is Your Re? Art Installation in the Temporary Museum of Permanent Change, Salt Lake City, 2014. In collaboration with Charlotte Greub, Salt Lake City. 04/2014.
• ARCH 6016 ITAP Fall 2013: The Denver Superefficient Housing Challenge. Award display at the Denver Housing Authority. Denver 2014. 01/2014.
• Sixtynine-Seventy, in: Downtown Salt Lake City, 2012-2013 Annual Report. 12/2013.
• 20 Award-Winning Projects of 2013: 125 Haus has been chosen among the 20 best award-winning green projects of 2013 the United States. Green Projects Guide, Hanley Wood. 11/2013.
• Passive By Design, Catalyst Magazine. 09/2013. http://www.catalystmagazine.net/this-month/item/25...
• “Project Highlight: Project:Architecture,” Reflexion: AIA Utah’s Newsletter, Fall 2013. 09/2013.
• 125 Haus, Park City, Utah, USA. 2013 Design Arts Utah Exhibition. Rio Grande Gallery, Salt Lake City, Utah, 2013. 07/2013.
• Architects play with Big Blocks, article on the Sixtynine-Seventy Urban Design International Competition Winner, The Salt Lake Tribune. 06/11/2013.
• Sixtynine-Seventy, Exhibition of the 15 finalist projects of the international urban design competition. Leonardo – Museum for Contemporary Science Technology and Art, Salt Lake City, 2013. 06/2013.
• U Architecture Students and Girl Scouts Build the Future. University of Utah News Center. 04/17/2013. http://unews.utah.edu/news_releases/u-architecture...
• Sixtynine-Seventy, online project documentation of the 15 finalists of the international urban design competition. 04/2013.
• 125 Haus becomes part of the 2030 Palette / Architecure 2030’s Latest Innovation for Global Transformation. 09/2012. http://2030palette.org/swatches/view/vegetative-co...
• 125 Haus, ITAC and Rügemer’s impact of work onto the School of Architecture featured in: “Presenting the Arch Daily Architecture School Guide: University of Utah. August 2012. 08/2012. http://www.archdaily.com/257831/presenting-the-ad-...
• Utah’s Most Energy Efficient and Cost Effective Home on Wattvision. 06/25/2012.
• 125 Haus” on Grassroots Modern. 04/17/2012. http://www.grassrootsmodern.com/2012/04/17/125-hau...
• “U. professor shows energy efficient homes can be affordable,“ April 16, 2012, KSL 10 pm News report by Peter Rosen. 04/16/2012. http://www.ksl.com/?nid=148&sid=20024436
• 125 Haus featured in the exhibit “Future Utah – What kind of life do we want for ourselves, our children, and future generations?” at the new Natural History Museum of Utah, Salt Lake City. March 2011 to present. 03/2012. http://nhmu.utah.edu/museum/exhibits/utah-futures
• Rügemer on the Rehau Montana Ecosmart House Technical Summit, January 27, 2012. 01/27/2012. http://vimeo.com/35665053
• “125 Haus is Utah’s Most Energy Efficient and Cost Effective Single Family House,” Article about 125 Haus in Park City, Utah, in: Inhabitat – design will save the world, January 17, 2012. 01/17/2012. http://inhabitat.com/125-haus-is-utah’s-most-energ...
• 125 Haus in CONTOURS: New, Energy-Efficient Technologies, Part 1 on Archinet, January 2012. 01/2012. http://archinect.com/features/article/33911556/con...
• “125 Haus going solar”, Interview in City Views with Jennifer Napier-Pearce on KCPW (NPR Utah) Radio, December 19, 2011. 12/19/2011. http://kcpw.org/blog/cityviews/2011-12-19/cityview...
• “A House for the Future – One U Professor of Architecture’s Mountain Home is an Experiment in Sustainability,“ Article on the 125 Haus in Park City, Utah, in: Continuum – The Magazine of the University of Utah, Vol. 21 No. 3, Winter 2011-2012. 12/2011. http://continuum.utah.edu/2011/11/a-house-for-the-...
• “Lab Report XIV”, by Sherin Wing, December 2011. 12/2011.
• “125 Haus in Park City completed”, FYI news, University of Utah, November 30, 2011. 11/30/2011. http://fyi.utah.edu/archives/2011_11_30/story_1405...
• “125 Haus completed…Utah’s most affordable, energy efficient home?” Website of the School of Architecture, November 28, 2011. 11/28/2011.
• “125 Haus to become Utah’s most Energy-Efficient and Cost-Effective House,“ November 08, 2011, Talk show guest at the Mountain View Show with Terry Burdon, Park City Television. 11/08/2011.
• “125 Haus: A study in affordable and energy-efficient architecture,” on the University of Utah Website’s Front Page, November 2011. 11/2011.
• “U Professor looks to built Highly Efficient Home in Utah,“ in: Salt Lake Tribune, Daily Utah Chronicle: Vol. 121, No. 16, September 2011. 09/2011.
• “125 Haus to showcase Next Gen Housing,“ in: Jetson Green. 06/2011. http://www.jetsongreen.com/2011/06/125-haus-market...
• “Building green and affordable in a tough mountain climate,” CA+P News & Events, June 1, 2011. 06/01/2011. http://www.arch.utah.edu/news/?p=36
• “Architect Discusses Energy Efficent 125 Haus Project,” Interview on KCPW Salt Lake City, Utha, May 9, 2011. 05/09/2011. http://kcpw.org/blog/local-news/2011-05-09/archite...