About us
Meet Ashley. Your guide through the path to home health.
mold & bacteria,
harmful chemicals,
and EMFs …
National Council of Interior Design Qualifications (NCIDQ)
Certified Passive House Tradesperson (CPHT)
Building Biology Environmental Consultant (BBEC)
Electromagnetic Radiation Specialist (EMRS)
New Build Consultant (BBNC), in training
Integrative Nutrition Health Coach
LEED general associate (LEED GA)
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After years of struggling with mysterious health issues, I tested positive for mycotoxins in my system—opening my eyes up to the world of toxic mold. After diving into all of the things needed to improve my health, I recognized the important role our environment can have on all of our bodies systems. Mold was an important factor, but I quickly learned mold isn’t the only thing in our environment that can harm our health.
Awakening Spaces was born out of my newfound knowledge of mold, bacteria, chemicals, electromagnetic radiation and married with my interior design knowledge of acoustics, comfort, color psychology, and aesthetics to support those seeking to create a healthy space that aligns with the rhythms that nature intended for us.
Hi, I'm Ashley. I help you navigate the process of creating a safe, healthy space. Awakening Spaces takes a multi-prong approach to creating health-conscious homes.
By eliminating physical toxins, designing a space using building science principles and honoring the rhythms of nature our goal to help you restore your sense of safety.
We’ve seen and personally experienced the hazards of harmful environmental exposures like…
It became apparent that as a society—as architects, designers, and consumers—our education and knowledge about how each material and system affects our long-term health is minimal at best. Since then, it’s been my mission to change this narrative by increasing awareness and education efforts and helping health-conscious homeowners create spaces that are built and designed with their well-being in mind.
OUR MISSION
Awakening Spaces is centered in our mission to guide you in creating an environment that supports your health, because your home should be part of the solution, not the problem. We believe that what goes in your walls is just as important as what hangs on your walls and we’re here to advocate for your health and safety.
Who is Awakening spaces
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had the first official launch of the Conscious Construction Container where we help homeowner to build a home that reduces their risk of mold, chemical, and EMF exposure.
We continue grow and evolve each year as we educate ourselves on building science and work 1:1 with clients to support and manage their healthy construction projects.
2017 / I moved into my second "garden level" (basement) apartment (there were windows!) and continued to struggle with mystery symptoms...
2018 / I finally discovered my environment was playing a role in my health and began going DEEP into learning everything I could about mold, chemicals, and EMFs.
2024 and beyond
2019
2020 / I became triple certified in building biology (EMRS, BBEC, BBNC) and started doing more electromagnetic radiation assessments.
I decided to quit my full time job at an architecture firm to start Awakening Spaces and begin helping others create healthier homes full time. I started to learn more about Building Biology.
I moved from Pittsburgh, PA to Denver, CO for a fresh start and landed a dream job at a hip architecture firm working on high end dental and optometry offices. The office was really cool, but was located in the basement of an industrial style building.
2008 / I studied abroad in Italy and met students who were creating models of buildings and decided to major in Interior Design. This was the year I first noticed issues with my health pop up.
2012 / started working for my family's development company, designing layouts for their apartments, picking finishes, and even got my hands dirty building kitchen cabinets and painting.
2015
I decided to go out and buy paint to start painting the bedrooms at my parents house without asking because I didn't like the way it made me feel, it was a striking lime green and bright blue...luckily my taste has been refined....
2005
1988 / born as a 5/1 in Human Design. Heretic (5) and Investigator (1). Makes sense why I would take on this kind of work...
Timehop through the years.
2023 / I became certified as a passive house tradesperson (CPHT) and started the Conscious Construction Container (our group program empowering homeowners to build better and manage their projects)
2007 / I went to college at West Virginia University where I started out studying textiles and fashion design.
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