Nora Murray, PE - Engineer and Project Manager

Nora graduated from California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, with a Bachelor of Science degree in Architectural Engineering and a minor in Dance. She earned a Master of Science degree in Civil Engineering from the University of California, Los Angeles.

Nora started her engineering career in Southern California, working simultaneously as a Field Engineer and as an Adjunct Engineering Instructor for the Los Angeles Community College District.

After moving to the East Bay, Nora taught at Contra Costa Community College before joining the Verdant team in 2019. At Verdant, Nora has worked on several custom residential projects, including strawbale projects in California and Utah. In 2021, she helped Verdant join the SE2050 Commitment Program, which aims to prioritize the reduction of embodied carbon by using less impactful structural materials, and has the goal of eliminating embodied carbon in structural design projects by 2050. Nora serves as the Embodied Carbon Reduction Champion (ECRC) and helps to implement Verdant’s Embodied Carbon Action Plan.

In her spare time, Nora enjoys birdwatching and looking for treasures at thrift shops.