Schneider holds a Masters degree in Architecture from
the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, with a
specialty in housing design, and is a LEED Accredited
Professional (LEED-AP).
Ms. Annette Stumpf
Annette Stumpf is a Research Architect and Prin-
cipal Investigator at the U.S. Army Corps of Engi-
neers, Construction Engineering Research Laboratory
(ERDC CERL). She is a leader in CERL’s Sustainable
Design and Development research effort and is a
LEED Accredited Professional. Her research at CERL
has focused on improving the facility delivery process
through energy conscious design, sustainable design
and development, and improving planning processes
and charrettes using design automation and energy
analysis tools. Annette is listed in the USACE Sustain-
able Design and Development (SDD) Directory of Ex-
pertise as an expert on the implementation of LEED
and related sustainable planning, design and devel-
opment issues. Annette is a founding member of the
Center of Advancement of Sustainability Innovations
(CASI) which was started at ERDC CERL in 2006. She
provides research support and technical advice to
HQUSACE, ACSIM, IMCOM, Army Installations and
Corps of Engineers Districts. She manages the EKO
SDD website: https://eko.usace.army.mil/public/fa/sdd/
Ms. Stumpf is a graduate of the University of Illi-
nois with a B.S. in Architectural Studies and a Master
of Architecture (with a Minor in Mechanical Engineer-
ing - specializing in building energy use and conser-
vation). She is a LEED AP BD+C.
Recent projects of interest are the Army’s LEED
Validation Effort, MILCON Energy Enhancement and
Sustainability Study of Five Army Buildings, Devel-