Dietz & Company Architects, Inc. is pleased to announce that Architect, Aditya Surendhra AIA, LEED AP BD+C has earned the credential of LEED Accredited Professional with a Building Design and Construction (LEED AP BD+C) specialty through the U.S Green Building Council (USGBC), a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting sustainability in the built environment. The LEED AP BD+C designation denotes proficiency in current sustainable design, construction and operations standards, and signifies expertise in green building and a LEED rating system. In order to achieve LEED certification, Aditya completed a rigorous multi-part exam to prove his knowledge on the subject.
Aditya joined Dietz & Company Architects in 2020 as an Architectural Associate and is now an Architect in our Cambridge office where his focus is on design and project management for multi-family housing and community centers. On his decision to pursue LEED certification, Aditya said:
“I saw LEED certification as essential to my professional development and progressing my career. The requirements of LEED certified design change your mindset to think of sustainability as part of the design process and integral to all decisions made from the start of design all the way through construction, instead of a group of bolt-on solutions. Due to client goals, the Stretch Energy Code, and other specialized opt-in building codes in Massachusetts, many of my projects are already using several of these green methodologies and standards even when LEED certification isn’t being pursued. Overall, this additional knowledge complements other industry green building standards and certifications while providing added value for our clients to all of our projects.”