Grace Friedhoff

RA, LEED AP BD+C, LEED AP ID+C, TRUE Advisor, LFA. I collaborate with architects, engineers, contractors, and owners to help design and build more sustainable buildings.

United States

About

Sustainability minded Registered Architect with a passion for ensuring quality from conception to construction. Integral in all phases of a project and has taken multiple medium-to-large scale projects from sketch to ribbon cutting. Responsive programming and schematic design with direct client interaction. Development and oversight of construction document preparation, exterior/interior detailing, and coordination with food-service, structural, mechanical, plumbing, electrical, and civil engineer consultants. Selection of exterior materials. Responsible for document set coordination. In charge of construction administration, handling shop drawing review, RFI response and on-site punchlists. LEED Project Administrator, managing contributors and documentation from checklist to certification. Founding member of AIA NJ’s Emerging Professionals Community (EPiC) as well as a Board of Trustees member for AIA Architects League of Northern New Jersey.

Experience

  • Senior Project Manager | High Performance Consulting Studio at Re:Vision Architecture
    Sep 2021 - Present · 4 yrs 10 mos

    Senior Project Manager in the High Performance Building Consulting Studio

  • Project Architect at Gensler
    Feb 2019 - Jan 2021 · 2 yrs

  • ENV (4 yrs 10 mos)
    • Assistant Project Manager
      Jan 2018 - Jan 2019 · 1 yr 1 mo

      Project types: Food-service/hospitality, academic, retail, and corporate workplace Integral in all phases of a project. Taken multiple medium-to-large scale projects from sketch to ribbon cutting. Responsive programming and schematic design with direct client interaction. Development and oversight of construction document preparation, exterior/interior detailing, and coordination with food-service, structural, mechanical, plumbing, electrical, and civil engineer consultants. Selection of exterior materials. Responsible for document set coordination. In charge of construction administration, handling shop drawing review, RFI response and on-site punchlists. LEED Project Administrator, managing contributors and documentation from checklist to certification.

    • Job Captain
      Jan 2017 - Jan 2018 · 1 yr 1 mo

    • Assistant Job Captain
      Jan 2016 - Jan 2017 · 1 yr 1 mo

  • Project Manager at W. Lerman Architecture
    Jul 2013 - Apr 2014 · 10 mos

    Worked directly with principal on completion of construction documents and preliminary designs. Other duties included proposal writing, meeting with clients, and updating marketing material.

  • Earth Week Coordinator at Environmental Coalition at Virginia Tech
    Jan 2013 - May 2013 · 5 mos

    In charge of a week long celebration and educational event for the entire VT campus, entailing months of rigorous planning and organization. We worked to educate the student body about why they should care about the environment and live more sustainably. The week was packed with film-screenings, interactive events, tree-plantings, guest speakers and much more. Some of my responsibilities included holding multiple meetings a week with my crucial leaders, coordinating with multiple organizations in the university and town, balancing and scheduling the events of each day, managing volunteers, marketing the week and gaining publicity.