Weplan.com highlights some of the interests of Kirk P. Williams: a graduate of the
University of Cincinnati, a veteran facilities planning & design professional, a recognized ergonomics authority as well as a seasoned physical security expert. Williams is a co-author of the
1991 book "
Interior Design of the Electronic Office: the Productivity Payoff" with primary author the late Walter B. Kleeman, Jr., PhD., Francis Duffy, and Michele K. Williams (now Robles.)
[ISBN 0442006136, 1992 ASID Polsky Prize.]Williams was recognized nationally as a
Certified Contract Interior Designer in 1991 and was one of the first to become a
Licensed Interior Designer in the District of Columbia. He is currently an
Emeritus Member of the
Human Factors & Ergonomics Society (HFES.)
In 2010 and 2011, his activism with the
Colorado-Wyoming Chapter of the
National Multiple Sclerosis Society (NMSS) resulted in the passing of Colorado Senate Bill 87 to allow for a "
PUC Tiered Rate Medical Exemption." Signed into law by Governor Hickenlooper, this bill provides the legal mechanism to help medically-sensitive people better afford the costs of housing by giving the
Public Utilities Commission the ability to exempt or lower a home's tiered rate plan that is necessary as a result of required high power consumption "
based on a customer's medical condition or use of an essential life support device." To date, the PUC is still working on the process and rules for the administration of these accommodation which should be ready "for roll-out" in the summer of 2012.
On October 15, 2011, the
Colorado-Wyoming Chapter of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society presented Kirk its award for "
Outstanding Volunteer of the Year 2011" in recognition of his efforts.
Also see www.kirkwilliams.com