Stephen A. Jovicich is a partner with Heights Venture Architects who taught courses on sustainable architecture and development at the University of Houston for 14 years. He has served on a wide variety of community planning and professional outreach committees addressing pollution reduction and sustainable community development. Leading the “Green” studio at Heights Venture, he applies and promotes the principles of sustainable design to his client’s projects and procedures. He continues to lecture and write to raise awareness about the ecological consequences of our built environment.