Robert L. Lape is a 1969 graduate of University of Cincinnati, College of Design, Architecture and Art where he received a B.S. in Architecture.

Mr. Lape is a registered Architect in Kentucky and the Facilities Director/Architect for Kenton County School District. Prior to this position, he practiced architecture for 25 years.

He is a past president of the Kentucky Society of the Kentucky Society of Architects of the AIA. Currently he serves as Secretary/ Treasurer of Kentucky Educational Facility Planners (KEFP), a chapter of the Council of Educational Facility Planners International (CEFPI).

Mr. Lape was instrumental in initiating the concept of high performance sustainable design into the new Twenhofel Middle School and Caywood Elementary School at the Kenton County School District. These schools are integrating the “building as a learning tool” into the school’s curriculum.

A key feature that enhances this student learning process at Twenhofel Middle School is an innovative vital signs monitoring system that collects real time environmental data from hundreds of sensors in the school’s building automation system and displays it interactively on various web pages for the school’s students to use as well as students worldwide.

Twenhofel Middle School has been submitted to the US Green Building Council for consideration as a LEED Silver Building. This will be the first K-12 LEED building in Kentucky and incorporates many high performance features including daylight harvesting, rainwater catchment, geothermal HVAC, and a 24 kw solar panel electric generation system.