As Director of Building Science and Building Performance at ICON, Bungane Mehlomakulu is responsible for overseeing the overall performance and development of the ICON wall system, in particular as it relates to thermal, moisture, acoustical, infiltration, and acoustical performance. He also oversees the overall building performance for the ICON home. This includes establishing performance metrics such as energy, and water, thermal comfort and leading the effort to develop design solutions that make the ICON home a leader in sustainable and resilient building performance in the residential market.

Previous to his role at ICON, Mehlomakulu was the founding principal for Integral Group in Austin, Texas. He was responsible for setting the firm’s direction in the Texas market across all aspects of the business and worked directly with clients to develop design solutions addressing the unique challenges of each project. 

Mehlomakulu received his Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering from Queen’s University at Kingston and his MBA in Sustainable System from Bainbridge Graduate Institute (now Presidio Graduate School). He has been recognized as Top 40 under 40 Engineers by Consulting and Specifying Engineer Magazine and was a nominee for ASHRAE New Faces of Engineering in 2009. He is also a licensed PE in Texas and California.

Mehlomakulu is an active member of the built environment community and remains committed as a Co-founder of the Austin Green Awards and ULI Texas Chapter representative to the High Performance Building Design Evaluation System Advisory Committee for the (Texas) State Energy Conservation Office. He was previously a member of the City of Austin Sustainable Buildings Advisory Group and a board member of EcoRise. In 2017, he was a jurist for the Committee on the Environment Top 10 National Awards. He is passionate about the built community and sustainability and is frequently asked to speak for a variety of high profile engagements.