Nakita Reed

Co-Founder & Managing Member, Encore Design

Nakita Reed co-founded Encore Sustainable Design, LLC to focus on good design, preservation, and making buildings more sustainable. She is a licensed architect skilled in the design of restoration and adaptive reuse projects. Mrs. Reed has been the LEED Accredited Professional on many new and historic buildings and is well versed in ways to incorporate sustainable features into new and existing buildings. She has experience working with various governmental agencies - from counties to GSA, the Navy and Veteran Affairs Administration. She is trained in multiple sustainability platforms, including LEED and Green Globes. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Architecture from the University of Virginia. She completed her graduate studies at the University of Pennsylvania where she earned her Master’s of Architecture, Master’s of Science in Historic Preservation, and certificate in Ecological Architecture.

She is Chair of the Maryland Green Building Council - a governor appointed position focused on advancing green building throughout the state of Maryland - and serves on numerous boards throughout the state of Maryland including Preservation Maryland and the Alice Ferguson Foundation.

What excites Nakita about HTCs...
Solving the puzzle of getting all the design pieces to come together with the Secretary of Interior Standards for Rehabilitation. Helping owners find ways to finance projects that otherwise would not work.