JEAN TERWILLIGER, AIA, NCARB
Project Architect

CONTACT
EDUCATION
- Bachelor of Science and Bachelor of Architecture, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
- Passive House International CPHD certification, 2015
PRESENTATIONS
- 2020 Efficiency Vermont Better Buildings by Design Conference – “Net-Zero Lessons Learned: Design, Construction, and Two Years of Living in a High-Performance Home”
- 2018 Preservation Trust Vermont Conference – Tour/Discussion Leader, Bristol Village Cohousing
- 2017 Efficiency Vermont Better Buildings by Design Conference and 2017 NESEA Building Energy Boston – “Three High Performance Homes – Three Approaches”
- 2016 Champlain Valley Unitarian Universalist Society – “Place, Path, Practice: The Spirituality of Architecture”
COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
- Addison County Habitat for Humanity, pro-bono design for five homes
- Cornwall Planning Commission 2008-2018
SELECTED PROJECTS
- Vergennes Community Apartments
- Bristol Village Cohousing
- Terwilliger Kincaid Residence
- River View House
- Vermont Home
- Central Vermont Residence and Yoga Studio
- Lakeside Residence
- Lake House
REGISTRATIONS/CERTIFICATIONS
JEAN TERWILLIGER, AIA, NCARB
Project Architect
Growing up in Wisconsin, I learned about construction while helping my parents build a cabin in the woods, and couldn’t help but be influenced by the nature-inspired prairie style of Frank Lloyd Wright’s architecture. I enjoy thinking about residential design of all scales – from understanding clients’ individual characters so that their homes reflect their lives, to digging into the details of building envelope, windows, and mechanical systems. I am inspired by natural patterns and materials, and the ways people have connected and built in those environments over the centuries.
I believe that everyone should be able to enjoy the benefits of living in a low-carbon home designed for delight, comfort, and durability, and that it is imperative to the future of the planet to renovate and build to create those low-carbon homes and other buildings. I feel very fortunate to now live in a net-zero home of my own design – biking, skiing and gardening out my back door, enjoying the draft-free warmth of sun-drenched rooms, and baking bread and pies in a kitchen with a view of the green mountains.