The 2010 Issues of Consulting Specifying Engineer magazine features ccrd partners’ Sarah Kuchera in their yearly “40 Under 40, This year’s best and brightest” list.

Sarah Kuchera, PE, LEED AP, 35
Associate Principal, ccrd partners, Dallas
Kansas State, BS Architectural Engineering

When Kuchera isn’t streamlining design processes, you can find her mixing a digital turntable—thanks to her husband’s gift—with classic dance tunes from the Beastie Boys to David Bowie in her home. As a “foodie” who hates to cook, she’s always searching for new restaurants for good wine-food pairings. Kuchera also holds the title of the first female stockholder in ccrd’s history and serves as an Architecture, Construction, and Engineering Mentor board member for the Dallas-Fort Worth Chapter. At the suggestion of her grandfather, an electrical engineer, she went into the industry. With an emphasis on healthcare, Kuchera served as the project manager in the fast-tracked 375,000-sq-ft greenfield construction of Texoma Medical Center in Denison, Texas. Using the Toyota Way, her team was able to help shorten the construction schedule by three months and several million dollars. As the project manager, she is overseeing the 750,000-sq-ft expansion of LEED certified Children’s Health Systems in Birmingham, Ala., as well as a central utility plant located three blocks away. The new inpatient specialty hospital is using Revit to create 3-D modeling coupled with a unique design to connect the building to the plant. Kuchera’s other accomplishments include working as the electrical designer on Washington, D.C.’s George Washington University Hospital’s original construction in 2000 and ongoing renovations , and now as the project manger. You can also find Kuchera on softball teams, where she is known for her second-base skills. She also enjoys skiing, tennis, and century (100-mile) rides, including the Dallas MS 150 bicycle ride.

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