YRG Credentials

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Affiliations and Leadership Positions

• Past seat on USGBC national Board of Directors (2007-2009)

• Past board liaison to USGBC LEED Steering Committee (2007-2009)
• Active seat on the USGBC Sustainable Sites Technical Advisory Group (SS TAG)
• Active seat on the USGBC-CO Chapter Board of Directors
• Active Co-Chair NY Chapter Emerging Green Builders
• Past chair of the USGBC national Professional Development committee
• Past seat on the USGBC national Retail Development committee
• GreenHomeNYC founding Director and past member of the Board of Directors
• Co-Founder, Vice-President, and past-Chair of the education committee for the USGBC-CO Chapter
• Former USGBC Western Region national representative
• Active USGBC-NYC Chapter Program Advisory Committee Program Advisor
• Active participation in Boulder Green Building Guild Legislative Committee
• Active participation in ULI Colorado Sustainable Communities Committee
• Core member CO Green Schools Advocacy Committee
• Active Chair Metro Branch USGBC-CO Advocacy Committee

USGBC / LEED Technical Experience

• Consultant to USGBC for project certification reviews and Credit Interpretation Rulings
• Consultant to USGBC for LEED Reference Guide development including for entire LEED 2009 suite
• Consultant to USGBC for LEED Volume program communications
• Consultant to USGBC for Existing Hotel Certification Initiative
• Consultant to USGBC for LEED Technical Development, including District Heating and Cooling Guidelines and Existing Buildings Energy Benchmarking
• Trainer for LEED reviewers (Certification Bodies)
• Pilot project participation within LEED-CI Retail, LEED-ND, LEED Volume, LEED-CS, and LEED-H programs

LEED Certification Project Experience

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YRG works with all building types, including, but not limited to:

Residential multi-family Retail malls and tenant fit outs Office and commercial Hotels Corporate campuses

Mixed-use developments Neighborhood and community development Schools Corporate portfolios Restaurants

We have experience with the suite of LEED Rating Systems, including:

• LEED for New Construction
• LEED for Core and Shell
• LEED for Existing Buildings
• LEED for Commercial Interiors
• LEED for Retail (New Construction and Commercial Interiors)
• LEED for Homes
• LEED for Neighborhood Development
• LEED for Schools
• Volume / Portfolio-wide certification

Greenhouse Gas Management Project Experience

• Chicago Climate Exchange Baseline and Inventory Analysis
• EPA Climate Leaders Baseline and Inventory Analysis
• Prototype Carbon Fund Project Baseline and Monitoring Protocol Development
• State Climate Change Action Plan Development