Kutztown, PA – Marcus Sheffer, 7group partner, was appointed the Chair of the US Green Building Council Energy & Atmosphere Technical Advisory Group (EA TAG). Prior to this appointment Marcus served for 5 years as the Vice-Chair of this key LEED committee. The EA TAG advises and make recommendations to LEED Committees, working groups, and the LEED Steering Committee (LSC) on technical issues; reviews and assesses the consistency and technical rigor of credits and prerequisites; develops and modifies credits and prerequisites to be incorporated into LEED in line with the direction of LEED improvements as they relate to energy and atmosphere. The TAGs are currently engaged in the development of the next version of LEED scheduled for 2012. As Chair of the EA TAG Marcus also serves on the USGBC LEED Technical Committee. The LEED Technical Committee is a committee of the LSC charged with assessing and recommending solutions to the LSC for review and approval. Its purpose is to optimize LEED’s technical effectiveness and scientific validity across LEED credit categories. The Committee works to enhance the natural environment and human well-being.

The LEED Technical Committee acts in an oversight capacity to the Technical Advisory Groups (TAGs) and other specified technical working groups, and makes recommendations to the LSC. The committee regularly coordinates with other LEED committees to uphold transparency, flexibility, feasibility and technical robustness in LEED development. Specifically, the Technical Committee will:

1. Discuss and coordinate cross-category matters within LEED.
2. Review and recommend improved and new LEED credits, prerequisites and Minimum Program Requirements for technical validity and consistency with related requirements.
3. Establish and maintain a system of performance metrics that assesses LEED’s technical rigor, coherency and achievement trends.
4. Work in coordination with the USGBC Research Committee to identify, oversee, commission and evaluate short-term and long-term research into the technical aspects of green building approaches and technologies, as needed for the purpose of improving LEED.
5. Regularly review LEED certification statistics and other relevant information to identify areas for improvement and increased stringency.
6. Coordinate and manage the work of the Technical Advisory Groups.
7. Coordinate and manage the work and creation of technical working groups.
8. Advise LSC on technical development priorities for LEED.

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