Richard Cuebas

About Richard Cuebas

As the Managing Principal for the Southeast US at Integra Design Group, a Charlotte-based architecture firm with offices in Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic, I lead the firm\'s expansion across the U.S, delivering design and construction management services to private- and public-sector clients. I have over 24 years of experience in the architecture and engineering industry, and I am a licensed architect in six jurisdictions, including Puerto Rico, the Carolinas, and Florida. I am also a LEED-AP+ BD & C, a credential that demonstrates my expertise in sustainable design and green building.My passion is to help clients design and build for future living, in buildings, neighborhoods, and cities that are resilient, livable, and high-performing. I specialize in commercial interiors, institutional projects, program management consulting, and public architecture. We at Integra have developed a unique approach to integrate climate resilience and livability with the usual design performance drivers, which we call DeepGreen. With DeepGreen, we aim to create a better way forward for our clients and communities, by designing solutions that prepare for climate impacts and provide the greatest living and work experience.

Experience

1. Principal, Southeast Us

   Integra Design Group, Psc

   Mar 2016 — Present · Charlotte, NC, US

   Charlotte-based architecture firms \"Integra Architecture\" and \"Fryday & Doyne\" have joined forces and are now F&D/Integra- visit us at the Managing Principal, my duties include business development, design management and client relationships, now leading the firm’s assertive expansion across the U.S. from our new home base in Charlotte, North Carolina. I am a Licensed Architect in NC, SC, GA, VA, Puerto Rico, and Florida. We focus on delivering design and construction management services to private- and public-sector clients.I particularly specialize in commercial interiors, institutional projects, program management consulting, green building, public architecture, education and computer-aided technologies. I am LEED AP (BD+C) certified. Also interested in advising US-based clients about the advantages of doing business in Puerto Rico and the Caribbean by taking advantage of powerful tax incentives.F&D/Integra is a d/b/a of Integra Architecture, PLLC, with an office in Charlotte, North Carolina. It is a sister company of Integra Design Group, Architects & Engineers, PSC, located in San Juan, Puerto Rico.

Education

• Academia Inmaculada Concepcion

  High School

  1985 — 1990

• Universidad de Puerto Rico

  Bachelor, Environmental Design

  1990 — 1994

• Arizona State University

  Masters (MArch), Architecture

  1995 — 1997

Skills

• Sustainability
• Leed Ap
• Bim
• Sustainable Design
• Autocad
• Construction
• Project Planning
• Design Research
• Sketchup
• Latam
• Caribbean
• Permitting
• Urban Design
• Leed
• Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (Leed)
• Architectural Design
• Project Management
• Infrastructure
• Construction Management
• Green Building
• Green Infrastructure
• Revit
• Aia
• Submittals
• Building Information Modeling (Bim)
• Quality Control
• Mixed-Use
• Residential Design
• Architecture
• Comprehensive Planning
• Space Planning
• Architectures
• Site Planning
• Latin America
• Construction Drawings