With nine LEED™ (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) accredited professionals on our team, we are uniquely positioned to implement sustainable strategies of the LEED certification process, collaborate with clients to define criteria supporting their goals and then guide the work to fulfill those goals. Because of our responsible approach to design, we have been incorporating the standards that are now outlined in LEED years before the LEED guidelines were even created. We have always taken our social responsibility seriously, and stewardship is at the core of everything we do. Clients benefit from our team’s expertise with methods to achieve operational cost savings and improvements in productivity.
Our Experience:
Our teams’s LEED knowledge and design creativity means that several of our projects have met LEED silver standards, and we also have projects in process that will be LEED certified. In terms of energy usage, we incorporate mechanical and electrical engineers with integrated building design for maximum energy efficiency.
LEED Silver Standard Projects (not seeking certification):
Harrisburg High School, Harrisburg, SD
Career & Technical Education Academy - Sioux Falls School District, Sioux Falls, SD
West Middle School Addition, Rapid City, SD
Dakota Middle School Theatre Renovation, Rapid City, SD
Alternative High School and Technical Academy, Rapid City, SD
LEED Projects Seeking Certification (in progress):
Sanford Clinic, Duncan, Oklahoma: certified
Children’s Museum of South Dakota, Brookings, SD: certified
University Center, Rapid City, SD: silver
Inter-Lakes Community Action Partnership Facility, Madison, SD: level TBD
First National Bank at 69th & Connie Ave, Sioux Falls, SD: certified
University Center New Classroom Building, Sioux Falls, SD: silver
Electrical Engineering & Computer Science Building at SDSU, Brookings, SD: silver
Architecture Incorporated’s LEED accredited professionals are:
Alan Richard Dempster, AIA, LEED AP
Patti Monson, Assoc. AIA, LEED AP
Andrew Eitrem, Assoc. AIA, LEED AP
Lisa VandeVoort, LEED AP
Kelli Mitzel, NCIDQ, LEED AP
Sarah Aldinger, AIA, LEED AP
Mitchell Aldinger, AIA, LEED AP
Jason Pittmann, LEED AP
Kristine Bjerke, AIA, NCIDQ, LEED AP