Nathan L. Good

Nathan Good learned principles of green building in childhood. He has said,"I worked for 10 summers on the family farm in Oklahoma... I learned that you don't eat your seed corn, you salvage everything to be re-used some other time and you repair all of your equipment. I have a city boy in me who loves architecture and a farmer in me who understands self-sufficiency and resiliency."{{Cite news|last=Casper|first=Beth|date=2018-08-10|title=Architect Nathan Good designs eco-friendly, sustainable homes|work=Statesman Journal|url=https://www.statesmanjournal.com/story/money/business/2018/08/10/nathan-good-architects-eco-friendly-homes-oregon/942984002/|access-date=2020-08-13}}

He attended the University of Copenhagen's Denmark International Studies in Architecture in 1976–1977, prior to earning a Bachelor of Science Degree (1978) and a Master's Degree in Architecture (1991), both from California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo.{{Cite web|title=Nathan Good Architects, PC|url=https://www.nathangoodarchitects.com/about_us|access-date=2020-08-13|website=nathangoodarchitects.com}}

Good is married to April Waters. They have a son, Aaron.{{Cite journal|date=Spring 2018|title=Award Winning Architect Nathan Good & Artist April Waters : Seeking Prospect and Refuge in the Fairmount Neighborhood|url=https://static1.squarespace.com/static/58ad4a1a4402435c094b9236/t/5ad21e0af950b77bff4aaf06/1523719753824/SalemMagazineSpring2018web.pdf|journal=Salem Magazine
Official City of Salem Parks and Recreation Summer Guide|pages=33–39|access-date=August 13, 2020|via=squarespace.com}}

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Good is best known for his sustainable,{{Cite news|last=Lacayo|first=Richard|date=Summer 2006|title=The Good Life : An environmentally sensitive home overlooking the Pacific shows how to be virtuous and beautiful|work=Time Magazine Style & Design Supplement|url=http://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1185521-1,00.html|access-date=2019-07-30|quote=A house this unusual and innovative required something like a daylong teach-in. Before construction began, Good, his clients and the contractor got a local lumberyard to play host to a lunch where they spoke to their subcontractors and suppliers. The aim was to explain what this project was all about and to subdue any concerns about things like the availability of green materials and whether water-based adhesives could be counted on to perform as well as the ones containing toxins. They also brought in a representative of the Oregon Department of Energy, which ended up working closely with the clients to maximize the energy-savings potential of the home.}} green building designs{{Cite web|url=https://www.barrons.com/articles/how-a-green-dream-becomes-reality-1522123216|title=How a Green Dream Becomes Reality|last=Machalinski|first=Anne|website=www.barrons.com|language=en-US|access-date=2019-08-07}} that strive for a net-zero,{{Cite journal|last=Quill|first=Jenny|date=July 2006|title=It's Easy Being Green|journal=Alaska Airlines Magazine}} carbon neutral footprint{{Cite journal|last=O'Brien|first=Michael|title=An Embodiment of Values|journal=Green + Solar Magazine|volume=2007/2008 Issue|pages=51–53}} as well as his eco-charrette design process.{{Cite book|title=Green Building A to Z|last=Yudelson|first=Jerry|publisher=New Society Publishers|year=2007|isbn=978-0-86571-572-1}}{{Cite book|title=LEEDing the Way|last1=Roony|first1=E. Ashley|last2=Cann|first2=Ross|last3=Prince|first3=Adam|last4=Temme|first4=Virge|publisher=Schiffer Publishing|year=2015|isbn=9780764349256|location=Atglen PA|pages=14-17, 42, 43, 64-67, 74}} For an "environmentally sensitive design", he has conducted a design charrette, teaching sessions with clients, contractors, subcontractors and suppliers, to explain his principles and standards of green building design, and to answer their questions and concerns.

Good designed the first fully FSC certified US single-family home.{{Cite web|title=Look inside the first fully FSC certified US single-family home|url=https://www.worldwildlife.org/magazine/issues/summer-2018/articles/look-inside-the-first-fully-fsc-certified-us-single-family-home|access-date=2019-08-07|website=World Wildlife Fund|language=en}} He was also the fifth individual in the United States to be designated a LEED accredited professional by the U.S. Green Building Council.{{Cite web|title=Nathan Good, Speaker, EcoSpeakers.com|url=http://www.ecospeakers.com/speakers/goodn.html|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191008233430/http://www.ecospeakers.com/speakers/goodn.html|archive-date=October 8, 2019|access-date=2019-08-07|website=www.ecospeakers.com}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.builddirect.com/blog/the-15-best-architects-in-portland-or/|title=The 15 Best Architects in Portland, OR|language=en-US|access-date=2019-08-07}}{{Cite web|title=Search {{!}} U.S. Green Building Council|url=https://www.usgbc.org/search|access-date=2019-08-07|website=www.usgbc.org}} He is an NCARB registered architect,{{Cite web|last=Inc|first=BES Technologies|title=Public Record Information - Detail|url=https://public.orlicensing.oregon.gov/ORBAEPublic/LicensePublicRecord.aspx?Board=BAE&LicenseType=ARI&LicenseNo=4262|access-date=2019-08-07|website=public.orlicensing.oregon.gov|language=EN}} and an NCIDQ certified interior designer.{{Cite web|title=Find NCIDQ Certified Interior Designer {{!}} CIDQ {{!}} Certification for Interior Designers {{!}} NCIDQ Exam {{!}} USA Canada|url=https://www.cidq.org/certified-designer-search-page|access-date=2019-08-07|website=cidq|language=en}}

Good established Nathan Good Architects PC in 2005.{{Cite web|title=Four Cal Poly Alumni Elevated to the American Institute of Architects' College of Fellows|url=http://www.caed.calpoly.edu/four-cal-poly-alumni-elevated-american-institute-architects%E2%80%99-college-fellows|access-date=2020-08-13|website=College of Architecture & Environmental Design|language=en}}

In 2015, Good was named a member of the College of Fellows of American Institute of Architects, in the category, "Advanced the science and art of planning and building by advancing the standards of architectural education, training and practice".{{Cite web|last=Johnson|first=Sara|date=February 2015|title=American Institute of Architects Names New Members of the College Fellows|url=https://www.architectmagazine.com/practice/american-institute-of-architects-names-new-members-of-the-college-of-fellows_o|access-date=2019-08-07|website=Architect Magazine}}

Naming Good their first "sustainability superhero" in 2019, Green Builder's Alan Naditz wrote of Good's ability to bring "sustainability to life, and making it part of every conversation. His portfolio of projects offers stunning examples of how environmental empathy and a responsible work can coexist."{{Cite web|last=Naditz|first=Alan|date=February 12, 2019|title=2019 Sustainability Awards: Sustainability Superhero : Green Guru|url=https://www.greenbuildermedia.com/blog/2019-sustainability-awards-sustainability-superhero|access-date=2019-08-07|website=www.greenbuildermedia.com|language=en-us}}

Good and his firm have received regional, national and international design awards:

• 2006: Sunset magazine's "Western Home Awards"
• 2008: The Root Award: Home of the Year 2008 - Portland Spaces Magazine{{Cite web|url=http://www.piquearchitecture.com/images/press/SeattleMagTop50ArchitectGrid-3.pdf|title=Top 50 Northwest Architects: Our Guide to the Northwest's Residential Architects|last=Calamusa|first=Kate|date=January 2009|language=en-US|access-date=2019-08-07}}{{dead link|date=May 2025|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}
• 2012: 25 Green Building Leaders in the Northwest - Sustainable Industries Journal{{Cite web|url=https://portlandinterviewmagazine.com/interviews/design/nathan-good/|title=Nathan Good: Designer of Harmless Homes|last=Rahe|first=D. C.|website=Portland Interview Magazine|language=en-US|access-date=2019-08-07}}
• 2012: Custom Green Home of the Year - National Association of Home Builders{{Cite web|url=https://inhabitat.com/green-roofed-cannon-beach-home-in-oregon-generates-more-energy-than-it-uses/|title=Green-Roofed Cannon Beach Home in Oregon Generates More Energy Than it Uses|last=Meinhold|first=Bridgette|date=June 2012|language=en-US|access-date=2019-08-07}}
• 2012: Green Home of the Year, Best Eco-Integration - GreenBuilder Magazine{{Cite journal|last=Staff|date=December 2012|title=Tapping Nature|journal=GreenBuilder Magazine|volume=December 2012 Green Home of the Year Awards Issue|pages=26–29}}
• 2014: People's Choice Award - International Interior Design Association{{Cite web|url=https://www.statesmanjournal.com/story/money/business/2014/12/09/salem-architect-nathan-good-wins-award-willamette-valley-vineyards-redesign/20164371/|title=Salem architect wins award for winery redesign|date=December 2014|website=Statesman Journal|language=en|access-date=2019-08-07}}
• 2015: Green Service of the Year - Mid-Willamette Valley Green Awards{{Cite web|url=https://www.co.marion.or.us:443/PW/ES/disposal/events/Pages/Past_GreenAwards.aspx|title=Green Awards Winners|website=www.co.marion.or.us|language=en-US|access-date=2019-08-07}}
• 2015: Western Home Award - Sunset magazine{{Cite web|url=https://www.statesmanjournal.com/story/news/2015/02/23/salem-chamber-commerce-business-news/23863669/|title=Salem Chamber of Commerce business in the news|date=February 2015|website=Statesman Journal|language=en|access-date=2019-08-07}}
• 2016: Best Vineyard & Tasting Room Experience - Sunset Magazine Travel Awards{{Cite web|url=https://www.sunset.com/travel/sunset-travel-awards-vineyard-tasting-room|title=Sunset Travel Awards 2016: Vineyard / Tasting Room Experience|date=2015-10-01|website=Sunset Magazine|language=en-US|access-date=2019-08-07}}
• 2017: Sustainable Design Award, 1st Place Residential Build Project - World Architecture's "Rethinking the Future"{{Cite web|url=https://www.re-thinkingthefuture.com/rtfsa2017-residence-built/live-edge-nathan-good-architects/|title=Live Edge {{!}} Nathan Good Architects|date=2018-01-29|website=RTF {{!}} Rethinking The Future|language=en-US|access-date=2019-08-07}}
• 2018: Architectural Design Winner (homes over 3,000 sq.ft.) - Oregon Home Magazine Structure + Style Awards{{Cite web|url=https://www.oregonhomemagazine.com/events/item/1990-sss2018-design-winners|title=Structure + Style 2018: Design Winners - Oregon Home|last=Team|first=Oregon Home|website=www.oregonhomemagazine.com|language=en-gb|access-date=2019-08-07}}
• 2018: DeMuro Award - Restore Oregon: Celebrating Preservation, Reuse, and Community Revitalization{{Cite web|url=https://restoreoregon.org/2018-demuro-awards/|title=2018 DeMuro Award-Winning Projects|website=Restore Oregon|language=en-US|access-date=2019-08-07}}
• 2018: Luxury Custom Home of the Year - GreenBuilder Magazine{{Cite web|url=https://www.greenbuildermedia.com/10th-annual-green-home-of-the-year-awards|title=10th Annual Green Home of the Year Award Winners|last=Media|first=Green Builder|website=www.greenbuildermedia.com|language=en|access-date=2019-08-07}}
• 2019: Green Good Design Award - The Chicago Athenaeum Museum of Architecture and Design{{Cite web|url=https://www.good-designawards.com/green-good-design-award-category-page.html?cat=33937&page=4|title=The Good Design Awards|website=www.good-designawards.com|access-date=2019-08-07}}
• 2019: LEED for Homes Project Team Green Home Builder of the Year - Earth Advantage{{Cite web|url=https://www.earthadvantage.org/creating-change/green-builder-awards.html|title=Green Builder Awards|website=www.earthadvantage.org|access-date=2019-08-07}}

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• [https://www.nathangoodarchitects.com/ Nathan Good Architects]
• [https://www.finehomebuilding.com/2006/03/01/zero-energy-infinite-appeal "Zero Energy, Infinite Appeal"]
• "[https://www.nathangoodarchitects.com/files/edcmag_july01.pdf Learning from a Library"]

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