Life as a LEED AP

Posted by Andree Iffrig Aug 28, 2009

Like many others who have elected to study for LEED professional accreditation, Suite101's feature writer on architecture, Andrée Iffrig is no stranger to sustainable design. Her first foray was as an architecture student, working as a volunteer artist with Co-Design on community development projects.

That was many years ago. The decision to study at this time has brought the Calgary-based writer back to her design roots. Since graduating from a faculty of environmental design in the 1980’s, Andrée has worked in the field of community development locally and internationally. More recently, she developed a professional practice as a writer and facilitator.

Andrée returned to the design world some two years ago. Elemente Design Magazine asked her to interview Pulitzer-prize winning author and architectural critic Paul Goldberger. That was the beginning of a renewed passion for architecture and all things sustainable.

Having passed the LEED exam for new construction (LEED-NC), Andrée has joined an elite group who have acquired the knowledge to be accredited as sustainable practitioners. Every sustainably-designed building requires a combination of design, communication and facilitation skills. As a communicator and LEED AP, she is ideally positioned to support LEED building design.

Look for more articles on sustainable design and development in the near future, and send Andrée your ideas for green building stories.