Sandra earns LEED credential

Sandra Bär, Managing Director from Beyond Sustainability has earned the Interior Design + Construction credential placing her among an elite group of leading professionals with expertise in green building and the LEED Interior Design + Construction rating system. The credential signifies leadership in the field and active participation in the green building movement. As a credentialed professional, Sandra Bär possesses the knowledge and skills necessary to participate in the design process, support and encourage integrated design, and to streamline the LEED application and certification process.

Sandra Bär joins an international community of more than 201,000 who have earned a LEED credential and are helping projects save energy, use fewer resources, reduce pollution and contribute to healthier environments for their occupants and the community.

The LEED AP Interior Design + Construction program is one of several credentials administered by Green Business Certification Inc. (GBCI), the premier organization independently recognizing excellence in green business industry performance and practice globally. The GBCI credentialing program uses rigorous test development best practices and requires ongoing maintenance to encourage credentialed professionals to participate in learning experiences that demonstrate continued competency and up-to-date industry knowledge. In addition to the LEED AP with specialty credentials, GBCI also administers the LEED Green Associate credential, which is a prerequisite for a LEEP AP with specialty; the SITES AP credential for landscape design and development; the WELL AP credential, which focuses on human health and well-being in the built environment; and the Urban Greenhouse Gas Inventory Specialist credential that focuses on community-level greenhouse gas emissions inventory accounting. GBCI has received and maintained Personnel Certification accreditation from the American National Standards Institute since 2011.

About Green Business Certification Inc. (GBCI)

GBCI is the premier organization independently recognizing excellence in green business industry performance and practice globally. Established in 2008, GBCI exclusively administers project certifications and professional credentials and certificates within the framework of the U.S. Green Building Council’s Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) green building rating systems, as well as the PEER standard for power systems, the WELL building standard, the Sustainable SITES Initiative (SITES), Parksmart, EDGE (Excellence in Design for Greater Efficiencies), TRUE Zero Waste certification, Investor Confidence Project (ICP) for energy efficiency retrofits and the GRESB benchmark, which is used by institutional investors to improve the sustainability performance of the global property sector. www.gbci.org.