EXOTERRA is a professional architecture and sustainability consulting firm dedicated to positively enhancing the built environment through the implementation of sustainable (green) design, construction and operational practices. Located in Nashville, TN we are working to raise awareness of green building practices here and throughout the Southeast United States. EXOTERRA strives to serve our clients by providing sustainable architecture and consulting services that promote the development of sustainable sites integrally linked to creative human environments that minimize waste and water use, maximize energy efficiency, promote healthy indoor environments and utilize environmentally preferable materials and technologies wisely. J. Mark West, AIA founded EXOTERRA in January of 2008 to address a welldefined void in green building services and to create a business model not hampered by traditional barriers and expectations of typical architectural practices. After nearly 15 years of working for multiple companies in two states, and after leading three different project teams through the certification of three LEED commercial building projects, it became evident that the only way to continue to promote green building and related services was to create a company solely focused on accomplishing just that.