Proposed Changes to the LEED System

The Rocky Mountain Masonry Institute is hosting a panel discussion on Proposed Changes to the US Green Building Council’s Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) System from 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 13. The panel discussion will be held at 686 Mariposa St. Denver, CO 80204.

Proposed Changes to the LEED System
This panel discussion includes six individuals who have been instrumental in drafting the West Region Council’s proposed changes to LEED, and is moderated by RMMI Technical Assistant Shahnaz Jaffari, who chaired the Regional LEED Credit Task Force for Colorado. The West Region is one of eight regions which submitted proposed changes to the national LEED Steering Committee that developed the LEED Rating System.
The panelists include Josh Radoff, AIA, USGBC Colorado Chapter board member and principal with YRG Sustainability Consultants; Frederick Andreas, AIA, LEED AP, executive on many AIA committees and principal architect with Unit Design Studio and assistant professor adjunct at the University of Colorado-Boulder College of Architecture; Erin Braunstein, AIA, LEED AP, senior associate with Barker Rinker Seacat Architecture; Julie Edwards, AIA, LEED AP, of Oz Architecture; Mark Pitterle, PhD candidate at University of Colorado Denver, an ecological engineer with Symbiotic Engineering; and Mark Reiner, PhD, PE, PG, LEED AP, projects director for Engineers Without Borders – USA and adjunct faculty at the University of Colorado at Denver Health Sciences Center.
Moderator Shahnaz Jaffari, LEED AP, holds a master's degree in Construction Management, is a UCD graduate student of architecture and is a former owner of an architectural firm in Iran. She serves on the US Green Building West Region Council and chairs the Regional LEED Credit Task Force. She is in charge of the Rocky Mountain Masonry Institute’s members-only technical section of the Web site and also handles technical questions from architects, engineers and masons.
The LEED System promotes green building practices and sustainable design through evaluating the energy savings, water savings, indoor air quality and sustainable management of facilities. Many governments are requiring that buildings constructed with public funds be LEED certified, in addition to most private sector developers and designers adopting the LEED standards.
Advance registration is not required, although a courtesy RSVP would be appreciated 303-893-3838 or admin@rmmi.org.