Andy Osterlund Of JDavis Architects Receives LEED Certification

Jeff Davis, president of JDavis Architects, PLLC (www.jdavisarchitects.com), a full-service architecture, landscape architecture and interior design firm, has announced that Andy Osterlund, an architect in the Raleigh office, has received Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification from the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC). The LEED Green Building System is the nationally accepted benchmark for the design, construction and operation of high performance green buildings. LEED promotes a whole-building approach to sustainability by recognizing performance in five key areas of human and environmental health: sustainable site development, water savings, energy efficiency, materials selection, and indoor environmental quality.

Osterlund earned a bachelor’s degree in architecture from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University and has ten years of architecture experience. A native of Fridley, Minn., he currently resides in Raleigh with his wife, Kristen, and son, August.

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News Facts:
• Jeff Davis, president of JDavis Architects, PLLC, a full-service architecture, landscape architecture and interior design firm, has announced that the firm’s Raleigh studio architect Andy Osterlund has received Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification from the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC).
• The LEED Green Building System is the nationally accepted benchmark for the design, construction and operation of high performance green buildings.
• LEED promotes a whole-building approach to sustainability by recognizing performance in five key areas of human and environmental health: sustainable site development, water savings, energy efficiency, materials selection, and indoor environmental quality.
• Osterlund, who contributes to the firm’s mixed-use projects, earned a bachelor’s degree in architecture from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University and has ten years of architecture experience.
• A native of Fridley, Minn., Osterlund currently resides in Raleigh with his wife, Kristen, and son, August.

Quotes:
"Our firm is proud to announce that Andy has earned LEED certification," said Davis. "Obtaining this official recognition is an outstanding industry achievement."

About JDavis Architects, PLLC:
JDavis Architects is an organization of architects, landscape architects and interior designers committed to partnering with their clients to create vibrant, liveable communities with architecture of lasting value. The firm is led by Jeffrey T. Davis, AIA, and Larry Zucchino, ASLA, recognized leaders in the architecture and planning professions in North Carolina. JDavis' work, particularly in community design, mixed use, urban infill, resort planning and residential architecture has won numerous national and regional awards for design excellence. Their projects have been featured in such publications as Southern Living, Coastal Living, Fine Homebuilding, Better Homes and Gardens and Architecture Magazine. For more information please visit www.jdavisarchitects.com.

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