Summary:

Member of Regionalization Task Force which determines the regional priority credits in the next version of the LEED Rating System

NC Triangle USGBC Mission:

To transform the way buildings and communities are designed, built and utilized, enabling an environmentally and socially responsible, healthy, and prosperous environment for current and future generations in central and eastern North Carolina. 

National USGBC Vision:

Buildings and communities will regenerate and sustain the health and vitality of all life within a generation.

Committee:

Regionalization Task Force

Overall Committee Charge:

USGBC, in collaboration with its chapters, is recruiting volunteers for regionalization. Regionalization is the process by which chapter-level volunteers identify priority environmental issues in their areas and the LEED credits that address those issues. These credits are known as Regional Priority credits that - when earned by a project - reward one bonus point per credit. Chapter volunteers will be selecting Regional Priority credits for the next version of LEED, scheduled to be released in 2012.

Starting in March, each chapter will gather a task force that is composed of local professionals (both chapter members and those interested in becoming members). USGBC intends for chapter task forces to be as diverse and as large as possible, drawing from various areas of expertise and professions.

Major Tasks / Responsibilities:

·  Identify regional priority issues (priority issues). These are unique, geographically-distinct environmental issues within a chapter.
·  Identify regional priority zones (zones). These are geographic areas in the chapter where regional priority issues occur.
·  Identify Regional Priority credits (RPCs). These are LEED credits that address regional priority issues.

Benefits & Intended Outcome:

·  Opportunity to tangibly effect LEED
·  Deepen one's understanding of important, local environmental issues, therefore making one a better green building professional

Volunteer Qualifications:

·  USGBC does not require specific qualifications for participating in regionalization. Instead it seeks green building professionals with knowledge of and experience in the environmental issues of their areas.
·  Previous regionalization participants are particularly qualified, as they can contribute their lessons learned from the LEED 2009 process.

Expected Investment from Volunteer:

1 year term, 4-6 hours per month

Supervisor:

Regionalization Task Force Chair

Investment from Organization:

Resources from National Regionalization effort from USGBC