NOV 5, 2025

Guest Lecturer
AIA - St. Louis Chapter
St. Louis, MO, USA

American Institute of Architects (AIA) St. Louis, World Trade Center, St. Louis, MO
Invited panelist at the AIA St. Louis “Building a Better Future” event, held in partnership with Construct for St. Louis and the Home Builders Association.

The session brought together national experts in modular and industrialized construction to discuss emerging standards, policy frameworks, and pathways for mainstream adoption.

Presented insights from the Center for Offsite Construction’s ongoing research on Configure-to-Order methodologies and the development of the CfOC–ICC-1220 Modular Interface Standard.

APR 7, 2025

Featured Panelist
World of Modular (MBI)
Las Vegas, NV, USA

Session presenter for “Collaboratively Building the Workforce” alongside Emily Benson (Bensonwood), Heather Wallace, and Heather Packard (MBI), moderated by Colby Swanson.

The discussion explored strategies for workforce development in industrialized construction, emphasizing education pathways, credentialing frameworks, and the role of Configure-to-Order thinking in training a new generation of modular professionals.

APR 2, 2025

Plenary Stage Day 2 Presentation
Advancing PreFab
Pheonix, AZ, USA

Delivered a plenary presentation at Advancing Prefabrication 2025, the premier national conference on industrialized construction.

Addressed an audience of executives, designers, and builders on the topic of “Building the Configure-to-Order Marketplace,” outlining how open standards, modular interface systems, and workforce reform can unlock scalable housing solutions.

The session highlighted ongoing research from the Center for Offsite Construction, including the CfOC–ICC-1220 Modular Interface Standard and the collaborative degree accreditation initiative with the Modular Building Institute .

NOV  10, 2021

Guest Lecturer
Illuminating Engineering Society
Manhattan, NY, USA

“Building Information Modeling Advancements for Lighting Design & Control” (Part 1) Illuminating Engineering Society 2021 Meeting.

AUG 04, 2020

Guest Lecturer
NYC Revit Users Group
Manhattan, NY, USA

“BIM in Academia - Pandemic Lessons Learned.” Presented topics of BIM and VDC tool adoption at NYIT Undergrad and Grad curriculum. Focus on tool benefits when combined with hybrid and online learning modalities.

OCT 28, 2017

Invited Lecturer
‘17-’18 NYIT SoAD Lecture Series
Manhattan, NY, USA

“Simulating Paradoxes” Presented advancements in topics from the paper of the same name.

NOV N10, 2015

Invited Lecturer
‘15-’16 NYIT SoAD Lecture Series
Manhattan, NY, USA

“Advancements in Parametric Design” Presented topics of Computational Design in contemporary NYC-area practices, and how they relate to new Parametric Design topics developed for the SoAD curriculum.

NOV 12, 2013

Invited Lecturer
‘13-’14 NYIT SoAD Lecture Series
Manhattan, NY, USA

“New Design-Build Directions” Presented topics from the paper NewDesign-build Directions: Training the Architect as a Product Designer with Prof. F. Gandhi (in parallel with Kickstarter Campaign).

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Media Appearances

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MAY 13, 2025

Bridging the Gap (Podcast)
Episode 306
”Innovation in Prefab Goes Beyond Technology“

Featured guest on the nationally recognized Bridging the Gap podcast, hosted by Applied Software’s Todd Weyandt. The episode explored how innovation in prefabrication extends beyond software and machinery to include new educational frameworks, standardized interfaces, and collaborative ecosystems.

Discussed the Center for Offsite Construction’s leadership in developing the CfOC–ICC-1220 Modular Interface Standard and in shaping a new Configure-to-Order workforce prepared for industrialized building delivery. (Link)

APR 12, 2023

Peace Talks - Community Wealth Development (TV Show)
Burlington | Center for Media and Democracy
Jason Van Nest: Empowering Students to Find Their Own Way

Episode focusing on how an architect is transforming the housing market by design. Show Guest: Jason Van Nest, Architect, professor at NYTech, and the founder of Logic Building Systems (Brattleboro, VT)

SEPT 14, 2021

Teaching so Everyone Can Learn (Podcast)
Season 1, Episode 8
Jason Van Nest: Empowering Students to Find Their Own Way

A Discussion detailing how Prof Jason Van Nest of the School of Architecture & Design empowers his students to find their own way as they learn with at New York Tech. (Link)