John graduated with a Bachelor of Arts from Colorado College in 1996 and a Masters of Architecture from Parsons the Newschool in NYC in 2009. John has worked for both Parsons the NewSchool and Stevens Institute of Technology in Hoboken, NJ. John also teaches with the Passive House Academy and the North American Passive House Network. John is also certified by the Passive House Institute (PHI) and the Passive House Institute of the US (PHIUS) as a Certified Passive House Consultant.