Irina Brauzman

Irina Brauzman joined the California Building Standards Commission (CBSC) as an Associate Architect in November of 2020 and in January 2024 was promoted to Supervising Architect. Irina is responsible for overseeing a staff of four involved in development of building standards to be included in the California Green Building Standards Code (CALGreen). Additionally, she participates in and administers the California Building Standards Code development process, conducts various technical committee meetings and provides training regarding the state code adoption process.

Irina came to CBSC from the private sector, where she worked as an Architect/Technical Director for architectural companies in Santa Cruz and Monterey counties, and in Russia. During that time, she designed various complex commercial, industrial and residential buildings, was responsible for developing uniformly refined production standards, and monitored projects to ensure the quality standards were met for all design and contract documents.

Irina was born in Russia and got her Bachelor of Architecture degree there. She moved to the United States of America in 2010 with her husband and son. Since moving to the USA, a daughter was added to the family and Irina completed all the required architect registration examinations and received a California Architect license. In her free time, she enjoys reading, bead crafting, 3D modeling, and spending time with her husband, two kids and cat.