Steve is president of Kirk Associates which specializes in facility economics and value management services. He is a registered architect (AIA), a certified value specialist (CVS), and received his doctorate (Phd) in architecture at the University of Michigan.
Steve was recognized as a Fellow of the American Institute of Architects for his work in facility economics and value management. He was also selected as a Senior Fulbright Scholar in architecture.
He is Past President of SAVE International and their committee on technology advancement gave special recognition for two unique techniques he developed.
Steve has personally led over 200 studies of offices, research facilities, hospitals, manufacturing facilities, military projects and environmental and transportation projects.
He has over 27 years of professional experience including 22 years devoted exclusively to facility economics and value management (VM).
He established VM programs for General Motors Worldwide Facilities; Leighton Contractors in Australia; the General Directorate of Military Works; and has managed VM programs for Smith, Hinchman & Grylls Architects/Engineers (SmithGroup) and United Technologies Corporation. Dr. Kirk has also conducted over 150 training seminars for national and international clients. These courses include the VM Module I and Module II certified courses of SAVE International. He currently teaches value related short courses at Harvard University.
He is the author/co-author of seven books related to facility economics and value management:
Life Cycle Costing for Facilities, with Al Dell'Isola, Reed Construction Data (2003) available from the SAVE bookstore; Life Cycle Costing for Design Professionals, 2nd Edition (1995) with Al Dell'Isola, Enhancing Value in Design Decisions (1993) with Kent Spreckelmeyer, Korean Edition (1997); Improved Design Decision-Making Using Small Group VE Gaming/Simulation (1992); Creative Design Decisions, A Systematic Approach to Problem Solving in Architecture, Van Nostrand Reinhold (1988); Life Cycle Costing for Design Professionals with Al Dell'Isola, McGraw-Hill (1981); Japanese Edition, 1985; Life Cycle Cost Data, McGraw-Hill (1983); and Economic Studies for Military Construction: Design Applications (U.S. Army Tech. Manual 5-802-1: 1986).
Steve was recently unanimously elected to be a Director of the Lawrence D. Miles Value Foundation and serves the Foundation as its Vice President Education.
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