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Call for Volunteers: LEED Committees and Working Groups

Do you have practical experience with how buildings and communities are designed, constructed, and operated around the globe? Are you dedicated to advancing best practices in green building and sustainable development?

This call opens May 13, 2024, and the deadline for submissions is July 31, 2024, at 5:00 pm Pacific Standard Time.ÌýThe call has now been expanded to include the Equity Working Group and the Resilience Working Group, starting on June 21.

The U.S. Green Building Council calls for self-nominations by qualified applicants to serve as members of the new LEED committees as outlined below.ÌýWhile there is no set number of volunteer positions available, we expect to appoint approximately 30 volunteers.Ìý

Each volunteer position will be for a first term of one year with an option to continue service in accordance with the following : 6.1 Committee and Working Group member terms: Committee members may serve a maximum of four consecutive years, after which they must take a two-year hiatus before being eligible for service on the committee again.

Note that states that individuals may serve on a maximum of three USGBC committees and two working groups at any one time. Any one member organization may not have more than one representative on any one committee and, except for federal government agencies, may have representatives on a maximum of five committees and four working groups at any one time.

Please see the expertise sought by each group and scheduled call times below. We are seeking diverse applicants from around the globe to fill the vacant positions.

USGBC is committed to inclusiveness and encourages the participation of stakeholders from all backgrounds in its volunteer committees, including but not limited to, diversity with respect to race, ethnicity, sex, gender identity, ability, age, geography, and areas of relevant technical, market, and industry expertise.

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Qualifications

Required

• Employed by a USGBC member organization.
• Demonstrated expertise in one or more of the below technical areas.
• Ability to attend at least two-thirds (67%) of all committee calls (1 hour in length, 2-3 calls per month), complete offline review and technical work of approximately 2-3 hours per call, and participate in additional calls as necessary.

Preferred

• LEED Green Associate or LEED Accredited Professional
• Experience with international LEED and green building rating system implementation

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How to submit an expression of interest with USGBC

Employees of USGBC member organizations interested in serving on any of the committees described below must complete the online. Please note that USGBC might invite candidates to serve on a committee for which they did not indicate interest based on the candidate’s expertise and the needs of each committee.

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Applicable LEED committee descriptions

See the for additional information, including committee purpose statements, current rosters, and links to meeting minutes for each committee.

Working Groups

Working groups are groups that come together for the completion of a specific task with a clearly defined scope to be accomplished in a set period of time. Working groups are established by the LSC or a consensus committee. The Resilience and Equity Working Groups were established in order to support equity and resilience related goals of LEED v5 development.Ìý

Standing biweekly call times for Working Groups are as follows:Ìý

• Tuesday at 2 pm ET (Equity Working Group)Ìý
• Thursday at 11 am ET (Resilience)Ìý
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Technical Advisory Groups

Technical Advisory Groups (TAGs) recommend technical solutions to rating system development and maintenance questions. The groups provide a consistent source of technical advice regarding credit and prerequisite improvement and supporting tool development. TAGs are structured to include expertise for specific technical issues: Energy and Atmosphere (EA), Indoor Environmental Quality (EQ), Location and Planning (LP), Materials and Resources (MR), Sustainable Sites (SS), and Water Efficiency (WE). The role and responsibilities of the TAGs are detailed in their purpose statement.Ìý

Standing biweekly call times for TAGs are as follows:Ìý

• Tuesday at 4 pm ET (EQ TAG)Ìý
• Wednesday at 12 pm ET (LP TAG)Ìý
• Wednesday at 2 pm ET (SS TAG)Ìý
• Thursday at 11 am ET (WE TAG)Ìý
• Thursday at 1 pm ET (MR TAG)Ìý
• Thursday at 3 pm ET (EA TAG)

Selection criteria for LEED Working Group Members

The working groups open for applications seek, at minimum, the following specific areas of expertise. Candidates may indicate additional expertise beyond these areas in their expression of interest form.

Equity Working Group

• Community Engagement and Outreach
• Affordable Housing Development
• Health and Well-being - WELL knowledge
• Social Equity and Inclusion - Experts in social equity audits Cultural Competency and Diversity Environmental Justice Local Govt/Policy/Advocacy Labor/Contractor Public Interest Work Environmental Psychology Facilities Management/Operations

Resilience Working Group

• Climate Adaptation and Mitigation
• Climate Risk Assessments
• Emergency Preparedness and Recovery
• Energy Infrastructure and Water Systems Resilience Passive design (ex: Passive House, Phius) Urban Planning Labor/Contractor Facilities Management/Operations

Selection criteria for LEED committee members

The committees open for applications seek, at minimum, the following specific areas of expertise. Candidates may indicate additional expertise beyond these areas in their expression of interest form.

Energy and Atmosphere Technical Advisory Group (EA TAG)

• Public policy (energy building related policy) (state, local preferred) Energy codes and standards
• Energy incentive expertise
• Portfolio Energy management (of all sizes)
• Renewable energy systems and procurement/RECs/PPAs
• Existing Buildings
• International Standards/Laws/Regulations
• Residential energy (Multifamily & Single Family)
• Commercial developer expertise
• Carbon markets
• Demand response/battery storage/grid harmonization
• Refrigerants/refrigerant technology
• Embodied carbon of energy systems
• Commercial/Retail
• Commissioning
• GHG Accounting
• Climate-specific building envelope design
• Energy policy: benchmarking legislation, development, and enforcement
• Energy Resilience
• Building Energy Performance Metrics, Benchmarking, and Analysis
• Design/construction of new buildings
• Passive design
• Net zero
• Utility owners and operators
• Portfolios/campus projects
• Distributed energy resources
• ASHRAE standards
• Building Automation Systems
• Carbon offsets
• Data Centers/Manufacturing/Healthcare and other high process loads project types
• Distributed energy resources
• District heating and cooling
• EnergyStar Portfolio Manager
• HVAC system design
• Interaction between energy and thermal comfort issues
• Modeling software

Indoor Environmental Quality Technical Advisory Group (EQ TAG)

• Daylight design & circadian lightingÌý
• Climate-based modeling (thermal safety, passive & low-energy active design)Ìý
• Environmental psychologyÌý
• Experiential delight Ìý
• Air quality / ventilation – building ÌýÌý
• Building microbiomeÌý
• Humidification control

Location and Planning Technical Advisory Group (LP TAG)

• Transit-based expertise
• Residential
• Operations and Maintenance
• Transportation Demand Management/Performance metrics
• Transit Planning
• Public Health
• Equitable development and community benefitsÌý
• Owner/developer

Materials and Resources Technical Advisory Group (MR TAG)

• Architect/Designer (climate adaptation design, material selection, waste prevention through design, mass timber, material health and product specification)
• General Contracting (carbon reduction of equipment, jobsite sustainability practices, worker equity, wellness and safety on jobsites, construction waste management)
• Manufacturer (ESG expertise, circular economy, material health, material optimization, carbon reductions in manufacturing)
• Supply Chain expert (circularity, human rights, labor advocate, reduced carbon in supply chain)
• Facility/operator (existing building purchasing, procurement and materials management, resource reuse)
• Owner/developer (affordable housing, climate adaptive design, carbon reduction strategies, healthy spaces)
• Expert or academic (Whole Building LCA/software and product LCAs, carbon accounting, carbon sequestration)
• Resilience experts – climate adaptation in structure/enclosure
• Local/state/federal government (circularity, resilience and equity, policies and planning)
• Small, local or international manufacturer (natural and/or regional materials)

Sustainable Sites Technical Advisory Group (SS TAG)

• Stormwater
• Operations & Maintenance
• Resilience / severe weather / building envelopeÌý
• Resilience and Adaptation/Site Risk Assessment
• Ecologist
• Plant and Soil Sciences/Soil Amendments
• Hydrology
• ADA Specialist
• Urban Planning / Zoning Review
• Accessible urban design
• Climate Analyst

Water Efficiency Technical Advisory Group (WE TAG)

• Carbon
• Commissioning
• Quality
• Operations / Mechanical Systems
• Codes and standards
• Manufacturing / Data Centers