Brian has been involved in natural builing since helping build the first straw bale home in Eugene, Oregon in 1997. He has lectured at the Univerity of Oregon, Colorado USGBC conference, the Colorado IIDA Conference, as well as the Colorado Straw Bale Assocation conference. Brian teaches architectural design at the University of Colorado, Boulder. Having founded fuentesdesign in 1999, Brian is a third generation native, professional mountain bike racer and a registered architect in the State of Colorado.