
In 2013 Lauren authored “EAT UP: The Inside Scoop on Rooftop Agriculture” (New Society Publishers), the first full-length book about rooftop food production, and remains a leading expert in the field. She was also the principal researcher and author of the “Site Commissioning White Paper” (U.S. General Services Administration, 2017), a federal-policy tool aimed at elevating the value of landscapes by proving their social, environmental, and financial performance. Lauren holds a Master of Landscape Architecture from the University of Pennsylvania and a BA in Environmental Science.
Advisors
Charlie Miller, P.E. is a civil engineer who introduced green roof technology to the U.S. in the ’90s and continues to bring innovative solutions to market. He is the founding principal of the green roof design and engineering firm Roofmeadow.
Abdallah Tabet, RLA, RA is a licensed landscape architect and architect with extensive international experience. He is an associate at a world-renowned, landscape architecture firm, and holds degrees from the University of Pennsylvania, American University of Beirut, and The Lebanese University.
Michael Mandel, PhD is an Associate Professor of Computer and Information Science at Brooklyn College, working at the intersection of machine learning, signal processing, and psychoacoustics. He holds degrees from MIT and Columbia University, and has worked as a postdoctoral research fellow, algorithm developer, research scientist, and assistant professor with funding from Google and the National Science Foundation.
Student Contributors
University of the Arts: Kamakshi Arora, Raunak Deshmukh, Anne Irving
University of Pennsylvania, The Wharton School: Meghan Chung, Amanda Cohn, Kamran Elahi, Augustin Gar, Agustin Garcinuno, William Gallagher, Ricardo Gonzales, Aden Horowitz, Rebecca Jiang, Ali K., Chaya Levin, Vasu Macherla, Yadel Zazueta Monroy, Marialena Mouaikel, Emmanuel Nkurunziza, Vivek Olumbe, Nicholas Pawlowski, Alison Royce, Julian Samek, Cherie Sio, Pranav Srinath, Isaac Tham, Nicole Windreich, Lorry Wu, Amanda Yao, Julian Yau, Mary Ye, Edward Zhang
Professional Contributors
Ravid Butz, MSE: Business coaching
Gregg Tracton: Web development
Josh Koplan: Lean startup development