MINNEAPOLIS, M.N – October 24, 2025 – On May 29, 2025, Shauntel Fett, AIA, JLG Architects’ Healthcare Project Manager & Team Lead earned her Evidence-Based Design Accreditation (EDAC) from The Center for Health Design. This internationally recognized program awards credentials to individuals who demonstrate an understanding of how to apply an evidence-based process to the design and construction of all settings that contribute to health, safety, and well-being, including measuring and reporting results.
“The EDAC Certification allows me to be more intentional and methodical about designing healthcare environments that support patient outcomes, staff well-being, and operational efficiency,” explained Fett. “Evidence-based design is a way of thinking, decision making, and moving through the design process that will only enhance the work we’re already doing in the JLG Healthcare Studio.”
“Shauntel’s dedication and exceptional contributions to healthcare design have not only strengthened our JLG team but have profoundly impacted our clients and our communities. Her work reflects the heart of our mission — delivering design excellence and trusted leadership where it matters most.”
—Todd R. Medd, Healthcare Practice Studio Leader, AIA – JLG Architects
Fett is a Maple Plain, MN, native who graduated from Orono High School. She earned a Master of Architecture in 2012 and a Bachelor of Arts in Environmental Design in 2010 from Montana State University–Bozeman, where she also served as a graduate teaching assistant. She brings 14 years of architectural experience, including more than six years advancing within JLG Architects—first as a Healthcare Project Architect, then as Team Lead for Project Associate II, and now as Healthcare Project Manager/Team Lead based in the firm’s Minneapolis, MN office. Additionally, Fett dedicated two years as a volunteer member of the Wright County Mental Health Advisory Council.
Fett is now one of three EDAC Architects within JLG Architects’ Healthcare Practice Studio, including Mark Honzay, AIA, EDAC, Principal Architect, and Tina Du Mond, AIA, ACHA, EDAC, Principal Architect. JLG Architects is a two-time ENR Mountain States Design Firm of the Year and a Building Design+Construction Architecture Giant, listed as one of the Top 125 Healthcare Architecture Firms in 2024.
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About Evidence-Based Design
Evidence-based design drives JLG’s award-winning healthcare portfolio, with each project focused on improving patient outcomes, staff efficiency, rural healthcare access, and overall facility performance. The firm’s comprehensive EBD efforts—known to shorten hospital stays, increase patient satisfaction, and reduce risk of infection—involve systematically evaluating the physical and psychological effects of the built environment on users. To promote healing by design, Fett helps demonstrate EBD through single-patient rooms, workstation accessibility, staff respite space, optimized layouts, noise-reduction materials, and use of natural elements, including natural light, organic materials, and biophilic features that foster outdoor connectivity.
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