Building Design+Construction Names 40 Young Superstars of U.S. Design and Construction

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OAK BROOK, Ill.--(Business Wire)--
What do a tenor who raises orchids, a one-time rug weaver, and a custom
motorcycle builder have in common?

They are three of the 40 brightest stars of America`s $538 billion commercial
design and construction industry -- and they're all under age 40.

These 40 have been chosen by the editors of Building Design+Construction
magazine (www.BDCnetwork.com) from among 208 finalists in the publication`s
fourth annual "40 under 40" competition.

All 40 excel in their professional roles as architects, engineers, contractors,
and real estate executives. They contribute time to their communities and
professional societies. And they all have "secret lives."

The orchid-raising tenor? That`s Sanford E. Garner, 39, COO of A2SO4,
Indianapolis, president-elect of the Indianapolis chapter of the American
Institute of Architects, and vice president-elect of the National Organization
of Minority Architects board of directors.

The former rug weaver? Claire Bonham-Carter, 38, director of sustainable
development with AECOM, Los Angeles. The chopper builder? Nicholas D. Kasik, 39,
a senior project manager with P1 Group, Las Vegas, who manages $20 million a
year in mechanical construction projects.

They and their 37 counterparts are active in their professions and in their
communities. As a volunteer with Habitat for Humanity in Newport News, Va.,
architect Holly Williams Leppo, 34, a VP with SMB&R, Camp Hill, Pa., redesigned
the organization`s home floor plans. Paul Edward Kouri, 34, an architect with
PSA-Dewberry, Peoria, Ill., has been mayor of his village, Metamora, Ill., since
2005, when he was swept into office with 74% of the vote.

Jamie Blosser, 39, an architect with Atkin Olshin Schade Architects, Santa Fe,
N.M., founded a community garden and educates Native American builders on
sustainable design. (Her secret life? She played in an all-girl punk band in
high school.)

And the youngest member of this elite group, electrical engineer Carlton A.
Getz, 31, with Spectrum Engineers, Salt Lake City, has awarded scholarships to
seven architectural engineering students at his alma mater, Kansas State
University.

Learn more about these 40 dynamic professionals - and 120 previous winners - at:
http://www.bdcnetwork.com/info/CA6626474.html

Building Design+Construction, a publication of Reed Business Information,
reaches 74,503 architects, engineers, contractors, building owners, and real
estate developers. "40 under 40" is sponsored by Georgia-Pacific
(www.gp.com/build).

Building Design+Construction
Robert Cassidy, 630-288-8153
rcassidy@reedbusiness.com

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