Staying Ahead of All of The Certifications

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">LEED and WELL AP</span> <strong>Lauren Wallace</strong> <span style="font-weight: 400;">has been the Certifications Department Manager at Epsten Group since 2010. Her team has tremendous experience with Architecture (including Zoo Projects), LEED Consulting, Third-Party LEED Reviews, Commissioning, and more. Not just LEED, she is out in front with SITES, TRUE, and more rating systems/certifications. Today, she shares the story of her architectural journey as well as her love for a community running on sustainability, with our host, Charlie Cichetti.</span></p> <h2><span style="font-weight: 400;">Lauren Wallace - A Series of Changes</span></h2> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Originally from Long Beach, California, Lauren grew up mostly in San Diego. Over 25 years ago, though, she transferred to Atlanta, where has spent most of her life. Lauren lives intown and walks to Epsten’s LEED Platinum HQ.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">She had a passion for the medical field back in high school. Lauren had biology-based classes, trained to get certified as a lifeguard, and even volunteered for the hospital. Lauren knew she was going to become a radiologist, but a drafting course in her last semester of high school changed it all.</span></p> <h2><span style="font-weight: 400;">Meant for Architecture</span></h2> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Taking a drafting course for additional credits opened Lauren to her creative side. Designing, which has always been in her blood thanks to her father’s genes, became something that she embraced.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">“When it’s science and math, there’s always an answer. And doing something in the design field tickled my brain in different ways because you’re never done.” - Lauren Wallace</span></em></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">While she signed up for both medicine and architecture, her letter of acceptance at Georgia Tech was all that she needed to know that she w