Professional Experience

Beth Breda is a registered Architect with over 17 years experience in the field of architecture. Her experience has focused on facility assessments and design projects for housing, elder care, hospitality and educational clients. Beth has served as a project Architect of a large private architectural and consulting firm, providing services to private and public clients throughout the United States.

Beth Breda began consulting with Creative Housing Solutions Inc. in 2009, providing project architect and consulting services including: physical needs assessments and reports related to public and assisted housing programs.

Creative Housing Solutions – Consulting

Cincinnati Metropolitan Housing Authority

• Consultant for the Physical Needs Assessment, Viability Analysis, Section 504 Assessment, & Energy Audit all HA housing stock.

Green Physical Condition Assessments

• The Green Initiative focuses on HUD's Section 8 portfolio, specifically properties in the Mark to Market (M2M) Program administered by the Office of Affordable Housing Preservation (OAHP).
• Compared Green renovation options with Traditional methods, demonstrating a potential 35% water use reduction and a 25% energy savings.
  • Wilshire Place Apartments – Lima, Ohio
  • Slate Creek Apartments – Effingham, Illinois
  • Cambridge Square Apartments – Beech Grove, Indiana
  • Harbor Meadows Apartments – East Chicago, Indiana
  • Ravinia Housing – Highland Park, Illinois
  • Belmont Estates – Decatur, Indiana

Representative Projects: Architectural

Senior and Assisted Living Projects

• Marriott MapleRidge Assisted Living and Alzheimer’s Care - Palm Springs, Hemet and Laguna Creek, California
  • Multiple Cottages in a neighborhood setting with dining facilities and lifestyle services
• Sisters of Charity Motherhouse Residence Renovation  – Mount St. Joseph, Ohio
  • Renovation of 44 Independent Living Suites

Housing Projects

1. Neighborhood Foundations (formerly Newport Housing Authority ) – Newport, KY
2. Captain’s Watch at Adam’s Landing - Cincinnati, Ohio
3. Bluffs of Tierra Contenta - Santa Fe, New Mexico

Hospitality Projects

• Marriott Renaissance – Raleigh, North Carolina
• Hilton Garden Inn – Various sites throughout the United States
• Comfort Inn and Suites, Choice Hotels International – Dayton, Ohio

Education Projects

• North Avondale Montessori, Cincinnati Public Schools – Cincinnati, Ohio
• The K-12 School for Creative and Performing Arts, Cincinnati Public Schools – Cincinnati, Ohio
• Evendale Elementary School, Princeton City Schools - Evendale, Ohio
• Sharonville Elementary School, Princeton City Schools - Sharonville, Ohio
• Stewart Elementary School, Princeton City Schools - Sharonville, Ohio
• Maple Dale Elementary Renovations, Sycamore Community Schools – Blue Ash, Ohio
• Sycamore High School Security Evaluation and Renovation, Sycamore Community Schools - Montgomery, Ohio
• Oak Hills High School, Oak Hills Local School District - Cincinnati, Ohio
• Bethel-Tate Middle and High School – Bethel, Ohio
  • Eductional Design Excellence Award, Bethel-Tate High School, Architectural Portfolio, American School & University
• Bick and Hill Elementary School’s Renovation and Additions – Bethel, Ohio
• Goshen Middle School Renovation and Addition – Goshen Local School District – Goshen, Ohio
• Spaulding Renovation and Addition, Goshen Local School District – Goshen, Ohio
• Marr/Cook Elementary Renovation and Addition, Goshen Local School District – Goshen, Ohio
• Orion Academy and Alliance Academy, National Heritage Academies K-6 Elementary – Cincinnati, Ohio
• School of Science & Discovery, National Heritage Academies K-6 Elementary – Dayton, Ohio

Renovation Projects

• Sisters of Charity Motherhouse Chapel – Mount St. Joseph, Ohio
  • Preservation Award , Cincinnati Preservation Association
• Cincinnati Children’s Museum Reinstallation at Cincinnati Museum Center – Cincinnati, Ohio
• Christ Church Cathedral – Cincinnati, Ohio

Facility Assessments

• Gate of Heaven Cemetery Mausoleums – Montgomery, Ohio
• Isaac M. Wise Temple – Cincinnati, Ohio
• Mayerson Hall at Hebrew Union College – Cincinnati, Ohio
• Covenant First Presbyterian Church – Cincinnati, Ohio
• Bayley Place Retirement Community – Mount St. Joseph, Ohio
• Sisters of Charity Motherhouse Chapel and Residence – Mount St. Joseph, Ohio
• Immaculate Heart of Mary Church and School Master Plan – Cincinnati, Ohio
• St. Jude Church and School Master Plan – Cincinnati, Ohio

Education

Bachelors of Architecture, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio 1994

Registration and Professional Organizations

Architect – OH #13132

Certifications

National Council of Architectural Registration Boards – No. 55,926
Construction Document Technologist (Construction Specifications Institute), 2002

Professional Organizations

American Institute of Architects (AIA)

The Boyer Guild of Women in Architecture

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