SSOE Announces Three Healthcare Interior Designers Have Earned LEED Accreditation

TOLEDO, OH March 05, 2009- SSOE Groupone of the nation's largest architecture, engineering, and program management firms, announces three interior design employees have recently earned LEED^®(Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) accreditation from the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) by passing the LEED for Commercial Interiors exam. Lynne Gochenour, Rebecca Knorek, and Nancy Odenweller have all become accredited and will help SSOE meet the growing demand for green commercial interiors.

The USGBC describes LEED for Commercial Interiors as "the green benchmark for the tenant improvement market. It is the recognized system for certifying high-performance green interiors that are healthy, productive places to work; are less costly to operate and maintain; and have a reduced environmental footprint. LEED for Commercial Interiors gives the power to make sustainable choices to tenants and designers, who do not always have control over whole building operations."

Lynne Gochenour, IIDA, AAHID, LEED AP, Senior Interior Designer and Senior Associate, has over 17 years of experience with 15 years dedicated to healthcare interior design with clients such as Mercy Health Partners and Lutheran Homes Society. Her expertise includes project development involving the initial design analysis and coordination of project documents through the construction phase. Gochenour received her Bachelor of Interior Design from Kent State University. She is certified by the American Academy of Healthcare Interior Designers, an exclusive organization that includes fewer than 100 in the entire US.

Rebecca Knorek, IIDA, AAHID, LEED AP, Interior Designer, has over 14 years of experience. She is responsible for finish selection, finish distribution, furniture layout, furniture selection, casework design, and lighting design for clients such as Mercy Health Partners and Legacy Health Services. Knorek is certified by the American Academy of Healthcare Interior Designers, an exclusive organization that includes fewer than 100 in the entire US.

Nancy Odenweller, IIDA, LEED AP, Interior Designer, has nearly 5 years of experience performing comprehensive interior design services and providing a functional, productive, and aesthetically pleasing environment for clients such as Mercy Health Partners, Legacy Health Services, and Lutheran Homes Society. Odenweller received her Bachelor of Interior Design from Bowling Green State University and is certified by the National Council for Interior Design Qualifications (NCIDQ). She is also a member of the International Interior Design Association (IIDA).

About SSOE Group
SSOE Group is an international EPCM firm ranked eleventh among the largest engineering and architecture firms (Building Design + Construction, 2009). SSOE has also been named one of the "Best AEC Firms to Work For" (Building Design + Construction) and as one of the fastest-growing U.S. architecture, engineering, and environmental consulting firms by ZweigWhite, Hot List 2009.

With 18 offices around the world, SSOE is a leader in providing sustainable and renewable solutions. The company has earned a solid reputation providing architecture, engineering, procurement, and construction management services to the healthcare, automotive, science and technology, energy, alternative energy, biofuels, chemical, food and beverage, glass, and personal care industries. SSOE has completed projects in more than 30 countries. Visit www.ssoe.com for additional information and career opportunities

About LEED
A LEED AP is an individual who has taken and passed the LEED exam and possesses the knowledge and skills necessary to participate in the design process supporting sustainability and to propel the building design through the certification process. The LEED green building rating system promotes the practices of sustainable design, addressing all building types, and focusing on sustainable site development, water savings, energy efficiency, materials and resource selection and indoor environmental quality. Visit www.usgbc.org for additional information.

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Jenni Roder
SSOE, Inc.
jroder@ssoe.com
419.255.3830

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