Ida A. Clair, AIA, LEED AP, CASI, Project Architect, Certified Access Specialist

Cynthia Easton Architects has employed Ida Clair since May 1999.  Ida graduated from the University of Southern California, with a Bachelor of Architecture, in 1987.  She has been a California Licensed Architect since 1991 and a Project Manager for Cynthia Easton Architects since 1999.  As a Project Manager, Ida has worked on various types of public and private commercial, industrial, and residential projects. Most recently, she is responsible for the design and documentation for the Infill Housing Partnership Program, a collaborative effort of Cynthia Easton Architects, the City and County of Sacramento, the Sacramento Housing and Redevelopment Agency, and the Sacramento Municipal Utilities District, to offer to the public pre-approved construction documents for purchase of highly energy efficient, accessible, and affordable house plans for infill lots in the City and County of Sacramento. 

Ida a LEED Accredited Professional with specialty in Building Design and Construction (BD+C) and is the LEED Consultant for the Cosumnes Oaks High School AD-UP House, a project presently under construction that is pursuing LEED for Homes Platinum certification. She is a member of the Northern California Chapter of the United States Green Building Council and mentors architecture students at Cosumnes River College in the yearly National Sustainable Design Competition.

Ida has been a Certified Access Specialist since 2009, providing accessibility evaluations for public accommodations and issuing accessibility reports and Disability Access Inspection Certificates according to the requirements of California's Construction Related Accessibility Standards Compliance Act (CRASCA).  She also provides plan review services for access compliance and teaches seminars on access compliance for the American Construction Inspectors Association.

Ida is a Founding Member and Chairperson for Legislative Affairs for the Certified Access Specialist Institute (CASI).  She serves as a Subject Matter Expert on test development for the Certified Access Specialist Examination and has worked with the California State Senate on pending SB1186 accessibility legislation.  Ida was also part of the ETA Alliance for Access that performed a comparative analysis of the 2010 CBC to the 2010 ADAS for the Division of the State Architect.  In the community Ida serves as a member on the City of Elk Grove Construction Appeals Board.

Ida provides full architectural services, including renderings and presentation drawings, and produces construction documents on AutoCAD and ArchiCAD.  Other architectural services include interior design services, feasibility studies, facility assessment, and sustainability analysis.

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