Jesse JW Selman
6 Pomeroy Terrace
Northampton, MA 01060
jesselman@gmail.com
914.204.2785
Click here for Resume.pdf
Welcome to my portfolio website. To see a sampling of my work click on the categories at the top of the page. Once on a category page, click the thumbnails to the left to see enlarged images and brief descriptions.
NOTE: Some images also contain links to PDFs of other images and relevant work. Enjoy!
With over a decade of experience growing food and creating sustainable structures and landscapes, I eagerly apply these passions to the mission of architecture. For the past year I have worked at the green architecture firm, Coldham & Hartman Architects. Prior to this experience, I started a unique design / build business called Small Farm Builder. Created in 2003, I focused on mission-based building projects employing green building and sustainable agriculture principles (site planning, alternative energies, green innovations, etc.) My clients included non-profit organizations, small farms, businesses, and individuals. Most recently, I was project manager and design team member for a housing co-op slated to receive a LEED Platinum Rating. I have worked with many clients who were interested in a pedagogical building experience where the construction process involved the supervision and education of interns, volunteers, and crew on sustainability principles and green building techniques.
From 1998-2003, I lived and worked at Sprout Creek Farm – a 200 acre, non-profit / educational, dairy, meat, and vegetable farm in the Hudson Valley of New York. As co-manager of the farm, I was responsible for a diverse eco-system of organic gardens, pasture, hayfields, woodlands, wetlands, ponds, floodplain, and of course Sprout Creek. During this time I helped oversee the creation of a new regional food source with state of the art milking and creamery facilities, new housing and community space employing green design and building practices, as well as new educational programs to meet the needs of a changing society.
Prior to the farm I worked as an environmental educator and land steward in the Hudson Valley. The experiences of the past ten years were greatly informed by my undergraduate degree from Vassar College where I studied rural sociology and the role of the environment in rural communities. My fascination with the interplay between the built and natural environment has existed as long as I can remember.
I grew up in Watertown, MA where I spent my summers farming and doing building maintenance. I currently live with my wife, Lisa, in Northampton, MA.
NOTE: Some images also contain links to PDFs of other images and relevant work. Enjoy!
With over a decade of experience growing food and creating sustainable structures and landscapes, I eagerly apply these passions to the mission of architecture. For the past year I have worked at the green architecture firm, Coldham & Hartman Architects. Prior to this experience, I started a unique design / build business called Small Farm Builder. Created in 2003, I focused on mission-based building projects employing green building and sustainable agriculture principles (site planning, alternative energies, green innovations, etc.) My clients included non-profit organizations, small farms, businesses, and individuals. Most recently, I was project manager and design team member for a housing co-op slated to receive a LEED Platinum Rating. I have worked with many clients who were interested in a pedagogical building experience where the construction process involved the supervision and education of interns, volunteers, and crew on sustainability principles and green building techniques.
From 1998-2003, I lived and worked at Sprout Creek Farm – a 200 acre, non-profit / educational, dairy, meat, and vegetable farm in the Hudson Valley of New York. As co-manager of the farm, I was responsible for a diverse eco-system of organic gardens, pasture, hayfields, woodlands, wetlands, ponds, floodplain, and of course Sprout Creek. During this time I helped oversee the creation of a new regional food source with state of the art milking and creamery facilities, new housing and community space employing green design and building practices, as well as new educational programs to meet the needs of a changing society.
Prior to the farm I worked as an environmental educator and land steward in the Hudson Valley. The experiences of the past ten years were greatly informed by my undergraduate degree from Vassar College where I studied rural sociology and the role of the environment in rural communities. My fascination with the interplay between the built and natural environment has existed as long as I can remember.
I grew up in Watertown, MA where I spent my summers farming and doing building maintenance. I currently live with my wife, Lisa, in Northampton, MA.