Dirk Kestner, PE, SE, LEED AP BD+C, ENV SP

Director of Sustainable Design @ Walter P Moore

Dirk is the Director of Sustainable Design at Walter P Moore. He guides teams to set and achieve sustainability goals, establishing the firm as a leader in sustainable design. A licensed professional engineer and LEED AP, Dirk specializes in sustainable structural solutions and reducing embodied carbon. He frequently presents at conferences and speaks to both decarbonization of our current material supply chain and adapting our current built environment to changing conditions. Dirk will discuss the City of Houston’s proactive adoption of the most current suite of load requirements as part of the 2021 International Building
Code.