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Jafari Joins SGA to Lead Sustainability Practice

Sadaf Jafari (Photo courtesy of SGA)

Sadaf Jafari, LEED AP BD + C, CPHC  has been named director of sustainable design with Architecture and interior design firm SGA. The firm’s leadership plans for this strategic hire to provide clients with a more holistic approach to design across geographic markets and industry verticals.

She obtained a master’s degree in environmental design from The University of Cambridge as well as a master’s degree in architecture from Shahid Beheshti (Melli) University. She eventually moved to Boston where she has practiced professionally since 2012.

“Sadaf brings more than a decade of outstanding experience and a lifetime of potential to our firm,” explains Adam Spagnolo, partner and CEO at SGA. “While her expertise brought her to our doors, it is her focus on innovative solutions at the forefront of sustainable design that make her an exponential value-add for SGA and its clients.”

SGA delivered New England’s first all mass timber office building, 90 Arboretum. Its work at Innovation Square 3 recently received Boston Planning and Development Agency (BPDA) approval and has been recognized as the city’s first LEED Platinum and Zero Carbon Certified life sciences building.