Maron joins Happold Consulting

According to international engineering firm Buro Happold, strategic planner Ariella Rosenberg Maron, LEED AP, has joined its strategic management company, Happold Consulting. Maron brings over a decade of experience in urban planning with expertise in sustainability planning, energy management, and climate action. Prior to joining Happold Consulting, Maron served in various roles in city government, including deputy director of the mayor's office of long-term planning and sustainability. She participated on the core team that developed PlaNYC to address air and water quality, energy, and climate change - the critical issues that are facing the city, as Hurricane Sandy recently demonstrated. Kate Ascher, principal with Happold Consulting, said, "Ariella is a great addition to our team and Happold Consulting, which assists public and private sector clients address the complex challenges of urban development - from planning to sustainability initiatives to financing. Her diverse background on projects of multiple sizes and scopes fits perfectly with Buro Happold's 1:10:100 philosophy: we have the skills to address complex issues at every scale, from the individual building to the neighborhood to the entire city." Maron most recently served as Deputy Commissioner for the Division of Energy Management at the NYC Department of Citywide Administrative Services. Prior to that, she was Deputy Director of the NYC Mayor's Office of Long Term Planning and Sustainability, a senior project manager with the Energy Division of the New York City Economic Development Corporation, a city planner with the Bronx office of the New York City Department of City Planning, and a consultant with economic consulting firm PA Consulting Group. She also taught at Pratt Institute's Graduate Center for Planning and the Environment from 2006 to 2010. Maron serves on the boards of GreenHome NYC and the New York City Energy Efficiency Corporation. She received a Bachelor of Arts in Economics and Environmental Studies from the University of Pennsylvania and a Master of City Planning from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. About Buro Happold Buro Happold is an independent international practice of consulting engineers. Since 1976, the firm has grown in size and reach to serve public and private clients across a full range of sectors through an international network of 28 offices; its five North American offices are located in Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles, New York, and San Francisco. About Happold Consulting Happold Consulting collaborates with governments, private businesses, and global institutions to create customized and highly effective solutions that address complex urban issues and prepare its clients to meet the challenges of the 21st century. Since 2006, Happold Consulting has provided strategic planning, asset strategy, infrastructure planning, and project management services that challenge traditional thinking to stimulate change in the built environment at the broadest scale. The Happold Consulting team includes 65 diverse experts in engineering, sustainability, planning, urban design, finance and economics. These experienced professionals are backed by the full technical resources of Buro Happold's global engineering team and operate internationally from offices in Bath, London, New York, and Saudi Arabia. Projects include the Detroit Works Planning Study, the Jamaica Bay Great Park, and the Lower Mississippi River Delta Design Initiative.