Marcus B. Sheffer

Energy & Environmental Consultant

Selected Experience

• Energy/environmental consultant with over 25 years of professional experience
• Formed Energy Opportunities, Inc. in 1993 to provide technical consulting services on projects relating to energy management, efficiency and conservation; renewable energy systems; and the environmental impacts of human enterprises
• Operates the York County Community Foundation Energy Program providing technical assistance to nonprofit organizations since 1993
• Consultant on over 100 green building projects, including more than 60 LEED^® certified projects
• Areas of experience include:
  • Green buildings
  • LEED green building certification program
  • GBTool – International Green Building Assessment Tool
  • Energy efficiency and conservation
  • Renewable energy systems
  • Water conservation and efficiency
  • Measurement and Verification
  • Energy efficient lighting design
  • Daylighting analysis and evaluation
  • Environmental issues related to the built environment
• Presentations at over 100 regional, national and international workshops and conferences
• Co-authored The Integrative Design Guide to Green Building: Redefining the Practice of Sustainability, John Wiley & Sons, 2009
• Authored the Pennsylvania Solar Manual and articles in national publications Solar Today and Energy User News
• Served 12 years with the Pennsylvania Energy Office, 1981-1993

Awards and Affiliations

• LEED Fellow 2011 (inaugural class)
• LEED AP^® 2001, 2004, 2007, LEED AP BD+C 2009
• Green Building Association of Central Pennsylvania, U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) affiliate, Founding Board Chair
• USGBC Core Team member, 2011-present
• USGBC LEED Market Advisory Committee member, 2011-present
• USGBC LEED Energy & Atmosphere Technical Advisory Group (EA TAG) – Vice Chair and Chair, 2004-2010
• USGBC LEED EA TAG, member of Methods, O&M and Renewables Working Groups, 2010-present
• USGBC LEED Technical Committee member, 2009-2010
• USGBC LEED Steering Committee member, 2004-2009
• USGBC LEED Faculty^TM, 2002-2008, 2010-present
• USGBC Workshop Development (Advanced Training and Energy Modeling Module)
• Green Building Certification Institute LEED Project Reviewer
• U.S. team participant in two international Green Building Challenges: 2000 Maastricht, The Netherlands – Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (PA DEP) Southcentral Regional Office Building and PA DEP Cambria Office Building; 2002 Oslo, Norway – Clearview Elementary School
• Founding Board Member, Sustainable Energy Fund, promotes energy efficiency and renewable energy
• Professional memberships include American Solar Energy Society, ASHRAE, IESNA and USGBC
• Pennsylvania Governor’s Award for Environmental Excellence – 1998 York Foundation Energy Program; 2001 PA DEP Cambria Office Building; 2003 Clearview Elementary School; 2006 Southern York Library
• American Institute of Architects (AIA) Top Ten Green Building – 2000 PA DEP Cambria Office Building

Education

• Bachelor of Arts in Environmental Studies, Shippensburg University, 1981
• Master of Science in Public Administration, Shippensburg University, 1986