Elsa C. Yasukawa, LEED AP

Ms. Yasukawa has more than twenty four years of experience in the fields of architecture,
planning and education. She has worked as an architectural designer and project manager in
both Argentina and in the U.S. and her portfolio includes projects in North America, South
America and Europe. Her portfolio also includes LEED and Sustainability consulting for different
types of projects. She has taught architectural design as a member of the faculty of the
Universidad Nacional de Cordoba in Argentina and has served as an invited critic to the thesis
students at Cal Poly Pomona. She is currently associated with University of California Irvine and CSU-Fullerton on their Sustainability Education programs. 
 
Ms. Yasukawa’s work experience encompasses employment with the architectural firms of
Nardi Associates, as the Senior Associate; Coleman/Caskey Architects, as Project Designer;
Kraft Architects, as the Director of Design and Carter & Burgess. She is also a Real State
Developer of sustainable projects in Argentina. Ms. Yasukawa has been honored with three AIA
Design Awards for her work on University Campuses and Urban Landscape. 
 
Ms Yasukawa was one of the Founders of the United States Green Building Council-Orange
County Chapter in 2003 and is presently serving as a Board Member and as the Education
Chair for the Chapter. She is the World Green Building Council Special Representative for Latin
America and one of the Founding Members of the Argentina Green Building Council. As a
Liaison for the WorldGBC, she is part of Forum Mazatlan, a Green Educational Forum that is
initiating its activities in Mexico.
 
Ms Yasukawa has been combining her extensive background in architectural and planning
design, education and nonprofit activities with sustainability long before this field became
trendy and she is now applying this knowledge and experience in the firm YCC International,
making it a leader in the community and among its peers. 

The Firm

YCC International began as a full service architectural design firm in the mid 90’s committed
to the use of the integrated design process in all of its projects. As an early adopter of
sustainable design, YCC promoted sustainable design techniques even prior to the
introduction of LEED in the late 90’s. Today, YCC is focused on the delivery of comprehensive
sustainability consultation to project teams and owners exploring LEED certification and
Sustainable Business Development. Elsa Yasukawa of YCC teams with a variety of other
consultants who bring their expertise to specific projects based upon the requirements of the
project.