Joleen Lockhart Of JDavis Architects Earns LEED Certification

PRLog (Press Release) – Apr 30, 2008 – RALEIGH, N.C. – Jeff Davis, president of JDavis Architects, PLLC (www.jdavisarchitects.com), a full-service architecture, landscape architecture and interior design firm, has announced that Joleen Lockhart, AIA, an architect in the Raleigh office, has earned a 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.

Lockhart, who oversees six commercial projects totaling $60 million, has more than 10 years of industry experience. She earned a bachelor’s degree of environmental design in architecture and a master’s degree of architecture from North Carolina State University. A native of Golden, CO., she resides in Durham, N.C.

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News Facts:

•   Jeff Davis, president of JDavis Architects, PLLC (www.jdavisarchitects.com), a full-service architecture, landscape architecture and interior design firm, has announced that Joleen Lockhart, AIA, an architect in the Raleigh office, has earned a 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.
•   Lockhart, who oversees six commercial projects totaling $60 million, has more than 10 years of industry experience.
•   She earned a bachelor’s degree of environmental design in architecture and a master’s degree of architecture from North Carolina State University.

Quotes:
“Our firm is proud to announce that Joleen has earned LEED certification,” said Davis. “This is a prestigious achievement in our industry that requires extensive work and determination.”

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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Jeff Davis, JDavis Architects, Larry Zucchino, Architecture, Landscape Design, Interior Design, Mixed Use, Office Design, Community Design, Commercial Design, Residential Architecture, Sustainable Design, Green Design, Philadelphia, Joleen Lockhart, U.S. Green Building Council, Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design, LEED

Patty Briguglio
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