Sustainable Design Consulting, LLC (SDC) is an award-winning, prolific green building consulting and training firm dedicated to bettering our built environment through sustainable planning, design, construction, operations, maintenance, and reporting. Headquartered in Richmond, Virginia with a regional office in Washington, DC, we have contributed our expertise to over a thousand projects and have built a solid reputation for delivering excellence in the Mid-Atlantic region and beyond.
SDC was founded in 2002 by Sandra Leibowitz, an architect and LEED Fellow with over three decades of advanced experience in sustainable design strategies, project processes and organizational programs. She and her team of experienced and credentialed professionals are regularly called upon to serve on industry councils, deliver presentations and author articles on a wide variety of sustainable design and development topics.
SDC is comprised of an interdisciplinary staff of design, construction, sustainability, and business professionals. We successfully guide projects seeking certification under a variety of local, regional, and national green building regulations and standards. Our services include feasibility assessments and charrettes, green building process management and technical consulting, sustainability planning, program development, building science analyses, material and financing research, post-occupancy evaluations, and professional education.
SDC has been recognized by Green Business Certification Inc. (GBCI) as a LEED Proven Provider for the Building Design and Construction rating system family as well as an ENERGY STAR Partner for Commercial and Industrial Service and Products. SDC is also proud to be part of the team of experts providing project review services to GBCI. We are a woman-owned small business, certified by the U.S. Small Business Administration and in several states.
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Industry
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Architecture and Planning
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Company size
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11-50 employees
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Headquarters
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Richmond, VA
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Type
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Privately Held
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Founded
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2002
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Specialties
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Green building design and construction, Green building operations and maintenance, Energy and water conservation services, LEED process management and advisory services, Consulting and training services, Professional training services, Green operations and maintenance, Sustainability planning and reporting, Life cycle assessment, Daylight modeling, Building science, Energy efficiency, Net zero facilitation, Decarbonization, Healthy buildings, and Embodied carbon
