Vincent G. Carter, FASID, NCIDQ

Facilities Management Consult
Vincent G. Carter Associates, Inc.
National Director, Real Property Portfolio
Department of Homeland Security, Washington, DC
CIDA Board of Directors

Expertise/Specializations/Interests: government, commerical, and institutional property and facilities management, volunteer and professional leadership

What is the highest and best purpose of interior design?

The highest and best purpose of interior design acknowledges teamwork with clients, individuals impacted by the design, other design professional and technical disciplines contributing to the design, including code officials. We do not operate in a vacuum and acknowledge we are a member of the team.

Our contributions are critical to the creation of a complete solution that incorporates the needs, requirements, and when possible some of the wants provided by our clients. We ensure the solution is functional, aesthetic, environmentally responsible, maintainable, renewable, and wholistic. We take pride in making sure everything is considered including access to power, provisions for WiFi, space planning, barrier free access for impaired individuals - whether the impairment is visible or not, etc.