In Memoriam: Don Prowler, FAIA

Don cofounded the Mid-Atlantic Solar Energy Association in the late 1970s and was actively involved with the Sustainable Buildings Industry Council during the 1980s the ’90s (then the Passive Solar Industry Association), including six years as its Chair. I first met Don at the Second National Passive Solar Conference in 1978 and worked closely with him in the early 1980s on the merger of the Mid-Atlantic Solar Energy Association with the New England Solar Energy Association—some of our discussions were held in his hot tub!

Don collaborated with the National Renewable Energy Laboratory on development of the Energy-10 software, and he trained thousands of designers and builders in its use. He also was the father of the Web-based

Whole Building Design Guide, originally funded by the Naval Facilities Engineering Command. Don’s contributions to energy efficiency and sustainability will be sorely missed.

– AW