Collaboration with the USGBC
The Army joined USGBC in March 2001. All civil-
ian and military members of the U.S. Army are federal
members of USGBC including Army National Guard
and Reserve, and have full access to USGBC member-
ship privileges. To date, some 2,000 registrants are
on the USGBC website, primarily from USACE and
Army Directorates of Public Works, but with an in-
creasing number of participants Army-wide.
To advance the state of knowledge in SDD and
professional practice for all civilian and uniformed
members of the Army engaged in facilities planning,
programming, design, construction, operations and
disposal, the Army strongly encourages participation
in USGBC activities, both at the local and national lev-
els. The USGBC holds two annual events, Greenbuild
and a Federal/Government Summit. Each provides
an excellent opportunity for Army participants to col-
laborate with other DOD and Federal facility profes-
sionals.
Since the Army has a strategic interest in the de-
velopment of LEED rating tools suitable for Army
projects, Army employees have been active members
of committees such as the Energy and Atmosphere
Technical Advisory Committee and most recently the
Implementation Advisory Committee (IAC).
Early in the evolution of USGBC, an imperative
was to create a recognized base of experts knowledge-
able in sustainable design, so the USGBC established
a LEED credentials program. LEED Professional Cre-
dentials (LEED Green Associate, LEED Accredited
Professional, and LEED Fellow) apply to individuals
with current knowledge of green building technolo-
gies, best practices, expertise in the LEED Rating Sys-