DORA ANDERSON

Hi, I’m Dora Anderson, a green building design consultant and the founder of ECOTECTURE, a women owned and operated team of diverse eco-certified design professionals that are passionate about educating, advocating and mobilizing positive environmental built environment change in the Okanagan. We do so by utilizing a holistic design approach that encompasses people, place and planet. Our goal is to ensure that we design environments that foster health, wellness, resiliency, provide a deep connection to a sense of place and that every material and system specified is respectful to our planet and contributes to a circular economy.  "In my past endeavors, I was the managing Partner of MQN Interiors from 2009-2024, bringing to the table over 20+ years of experience as an accredited Interior Design professional as a Registered Interior Designer with IDIBC. I achieved my BA in Interior Design at KPU after a Dip in Business at UFV. My Interior Design skills are complimented by my business education and even-keel management skills. Over the years, I've acquired experience in various facets of sustainable commercial and residential design projects across Canada and abroad. I'm a LEED® and WELL® accredited professional and I'm currently studying for Passive House certification which fuels my passion to bring an environmentally sustainable focus to all projects. I thrive on developing buildings that improve the way we work, play and connect with our community and planet. On the home front, becoming a parent of a vibrant 12yr old, has given me perspective and heightened my passion for ensuring a sustainable future for our children.  I value relationships above all and treat our team and clients like family and ensure that a healthy work-life balance is maintained by everyone." After many years of traveling, Dora was grateful to put down roots in the Okanagan.  While she is embracing all the outdoor activities the valley has to offer, she is most at home on the lake doing watersports, or swinging in her hammock beneath the willows on the shore. In the winter you'll find her and the family up at SilverStar skiing, tubing or hiking.

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Dora is an accomplished professional and businesswomen having been celebrated with various awards from; Top 20 under 40, placed 1st in 2025 Enterprize Challenge, SICA, OHAE, Georgie, and Tommie Award accolades on numerous projects. Dora is the past President of the Okanagan Society of Interior Designers (OSID), and current President of the Interior Designers Institute of British Columbia and is an active member of IDC, ASID, NEWH, WELL®, Passive House and CAGBC. Dora is a steward in the community and compassionately shares her time and talents with numerous non-profit organizations such as Habitat for Humanity Okanagan, Upper Room Mission and Climate Action Ripple Effect. She is the founder of NPO, Roots to Rooftops - Sustainable Community Projects. She is an educator and a true mentor to women in the trades, green building design & business.