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Alejandra is a Vice President in the Sustainability practice for Thornton Tomasetti. She combines expertise in mechanical engineering and building science to give clients a clear understanding of the impact design strategies and innovative solutions have on long-term building performance. Alejandra leverages research and simulations to provide project teams with sustainable design knowledge and expertise on energy, thermal comfort, daylighting, embodied carbon, and airflow topics. As a co-founder of Project StaSIO, she is passionate about creating impactful conversations and analyses early in the design process, as well as improving the communication between analysis and consultants throughout a project. Alejandra holds a PhD from MIT in Mechanical Engineering, and has taught courses on natural ventilation and energy in buildings both at MIT and the Harvard GSD.