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M. Walker

M. Walker | M. Walker, Director of Business Development and Principal

M. Walker wears many hats at Positive Energy. He is the co-creator/producer of The Building Science Podcast. He is also a co-founder of The Humid Climate Conference, a board member of the Austin chapter of Passive House Alliance U.S., former chair of the AIA Austin Committee On The Environment, a former board member of the Texas Society of Architects Sustainability Task Force, as well as one of the co-founders of The Building Science Philosophical Society.

M. Walker attended Texas State University, where he studied English, Archaeology, Philosophy, and Art. After tenure working in a robotics laboratory, in the tech industry, in the music industry, he eventually found his vocation as a building science consultant and business leader. He has experience helping organizations develop multi-market presences, including building international operations.

Outside of work, he also composes and records his own music and produces music for other artists. The intersection of creative work and advocacy has always been important and has led to the ever important partnership between M. Walker and the ecology-focused organization, Project Coyote, where he serves in their “Artists For Wild Nature” program.

M. Walker have been a guest speaker at the Passive House Northwest Conference, The International Meeting of The American Society of Agronomy (ASA), Crop Science Society of America (CSSA), and Soil Science Society of America (SSSA), The AIA Austin Design Excellence Conference, The ATX Building Performance Conference. He also frequently offers guest lectures for architecture departments at Yale University, The University of Texas, and Texas Tech University, the industrial engineering department at The University of Rhode Island, and the English department at his alma mater, Texas State University. M. Walker is an avid meditator, runner, reader, and a proud progressive Texan.

Volunteer Positions/Committees

Notable Industry Publications

“Ductwork for a Retrofit ERV"

  • Journal of Light Construction (JLC Online)

  • M. Walker

Notable Conference Presentations & Seminars

2023

“Make it PHun and Make some PHriends - Market Transformation Through Community”

2022

“Path to a High-Performance Home”

  • “Science and Storytelling”

    • International Meeting of The American Society of Agronomy (ASA), Crop Science Society of America (CSSA), and Soil Science Society of America (SSSA)

    • M. Walker

2021

2019

2018

“Redefining Sustainable Design: Raising the Bar for Performance Expectations of Buildings”

2017

“Healthy Homes - Applied Building Science”

University Guest Lectures

Notable External Media Appearances

“New BUILD: Excellent Air Conditioning System Cost?”

  • Matt Risinger’s The Build Show Interview 

  • M. Walker