Sarah Strauch, ADAC, LEED GA, NCARB, AIA, APAC-BE

Director of Accessibility

Denver

As Senior Associate and Director of Accessibility at Marx|Okubo, Sarah uses her meticulous surveying skills and in-depth knowledge of the ADA, FHA and state and local code requirements to provide clients clarity about conformity with federal laws. She develops plans of action through an opinion of cost, timeline scenarios, drawings, project bidding and management. Sarah is responsible for a broad range of accessibility services such as surveying for ADA Title II Transition Plans for government entities, such as the City and County of Denver, design and constructability reviews, work-in-place verification, owner’s representation, construction observation services, repair design and drafting, construction administration and property condition assessments.

Sarah directs Marx|Okubo’s in-house accessibility group and is a technical resource inside and out of the company. She provides AIA accredited training and workshops to architects, designers, engineers, developers and contractors. She has conducted accessibility reviews and surveyed a broad range of project types and facilities including libraries, parks, recreation centers, performance areas, hotels, city and county office facilities, shopping centers, multifamily properties, senior living facilities, and affordable housing projects for owners, developers and defendants in complaints in 18 states. Her consulting efforts focus on compliance with the variety of local, state and federal accessibility mandates.

Sarah holds a bachelor’s degree in fine art from the Rhode Island School of Design and a master’s in architecture from the Southern California Institute of Architecture. Sarah is an ICC Certified Accessibility Inspector/Plans Examiner, an APA-ADA Specialist, an APA-ADA Transient Lodging Specialist, she is certified in the built environment through the Accessibility Professionals Association (APAC-BE) and is a LEED Green Associate certified with the National Council of Architectural Registration Boards (NCARB). She is also a member of the American Institute of Architects (AIA).