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This is the professional website of Michael Ellars, a licensed Architect (California C-30683) and Certified Access Specialist (California CASp-111) practicing in the Southern California area at the San Diego office of DLR Group. Michael holds additional credentials as an ADA Coordinator from the University of Missouri and the Great Plains ADA Center, an Accredited Professional in the USGBC’s Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design program (LEED AP), a Safety Assessment Program Evaluator for the California Governer’s Office of Emergency Services, and a Certified Construction Contract Administrator (CCCA) and Certified Construction Documents Technologist (CDT) from the Construction Specifications Institute (CSI). Michael is a member of the San Diego Chapter of the American Institute of Architects (AIA/LA) and an alumni member of the Alpha Rho Chi Fraternity for architecture and allied arts (APX). Michael graduated with honors from the USC School of Architecture, where he has taught in the undergraduate building science program as an adjunct faculty lecturer.

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