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With the ongoing development of the next version of LEED, LEED v5, it is a critical time for LEED, and USGBC is proud to announce the newest members of our LEED committees, a community of volunteers whose professional expertise shapes current and future versions of the LEED rating system. The 2024 cohort will work with existing committee members, as well as USGBC staff, not only to improve and revise the existing rating systems, but also to bring essential new perspectives to the LEED v5 development phase, which began in January of 2023.

In order to support continuous innovation and ensure that there are no gaps in knowledge or capacity as we move forward on LEED v5, our committees represent a spectrum of industries and professional expertise. If you are interested in joining a LEED committee in the future, please reach out.

New voices

These new voices are critical to the current and future success of LEED, as they expand our vast network of eyes and ears within the industry, and we are proud to highlight a diverse group for 2024.

Contributing to the existing LEED committees, which consist of industry experts from more than 18 countries, the new members bring perspectives from India, Kyrgyzstan, Italy, Brazil, Canada, Colombia, Sweden, the United Arab Emirates and many U.S. regions.

The localities of our new members are home to a range of unique environmental challenges, nearly all of which will continue to be exacerbated by the global climate crisis. As such, experts from these spaces hold valuable regional knowledge, along with technical expertise, that will support and further the local, regional and international visions of USGBC.

Innovative green building relies not only on regional understanding, but also an expansive set of industries, many of which are reflected by this year’s new members. LEED consultants specializing in embodied carbon, energy modeling, ecological restoration, daylight analysis and water carbon work alongside developers, contractors, architects, medical experts, engineers and manufacturing specialists.

This group will collaborate with existing members to push the LEED rating system into new spaces and ensure that the framework for healthy, highly efficient and cost-saving green buildings, and the next version of LEED, is highly relevant, accessible and innovative.

We welcome all new and returning volunteers for 2024.

New volunteers

Energy and Atmosphere Technical Advisory Group

Indoor Environmental Quality Technical Advisory Group

Location and Planning Technical Advisory Group

Chaise Cope, city of South Bend, Indiana
Juliette Desfeux, Socotec, Inc.
Ryan Schwabenbauer, St. John Properties
Kath Williams, Kath Williams and Associates

Materials and Resources Technical Advisory Group

Sustainable SITES Technical Advisory Group

Water Efficiency Technical Advisory Group

LEED for Cities and Communities Consensus Committee

Reach out to learn more about volunteering on a LEED committee

USGBC welcomes 2024 LEED committee volunteers