Sandra Leibowitz Earley, AIA, LEED AP
Principal
Sandra Leibowitz Earley draws from her years of advanced experience with dozens of sustainable design projects and organizational programs to serve developers, architects and builders with expert green building/ LEED® consulting and process management, customarily delivered with a high level of professionalism and responsiveness to client needs. Sandra holds a Master of Architecture degree with a concentration in sustainable design from the University of Oregon, where she held the position of Co-Director of the Solar Information Center.
Prior to founding Sustainable Design Consulting, Sandra was Sustainable Design Specialist for three Washington, DC-area architecture and consulting firms, including Hellmuth, Obata + Kassabaum, PC, EDG Architects and Natural Logic, Inc., integrating green building design and operations concepts into commercial, institutional and multi-family residential projects of varying size and complexity. In total she has worked on over 70 green building projects, including over 60 LEED-related projects.
Sandra has co-authored guidance documents such as the 1998 edition of the HOK Sustainable Design Guide, the 1999 edition of GreenSpec: the Environmental Building News Product Directory and the USGBC Toolkit for State and Local Governments and recently completed Ecological Design and Building Schools: Green Guide to Educational Opportunities in the United States and Canada, updating and expanding upon her 1996 publication, Eco-Building Schools. Sandra continues to write and present on a wide-range of sustainable design and development issues and participates locally in a number of green building educational and advocacy initiatives.
Qualifications
- Registered Architect, District of Columbia, 2005
- LEED Accredited Professional, 2001
- Master of Architecture, University of Oregon, 1996
- Bachelor of Arts: Architecture / French, Lehigh University, 1992
Professional Affiliations
- American Institute of Architects, Member
- American Solar Energy Society, Member
- Architects Designers Planners for Social Responsibility, Member
- Construction Specifications Institute, Member
- Maryland Green Building Network, Member
- US Green Building Council, James River Chapter, Member and past Board Member
- US Green Building Council, National Capital Region Chapter, Member
- Virginia Sustainable Building Network, Member