Nigel Howard Leaves USGBC

After four years serving as the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) vice president and chief technical officer, Nigel Howard is moving on. Howard joined the Council in 2001, following the launch of LEED^® v2.0, and for most of his tenure has overseen the dramatic growth and expansion of the LEED program, including the complex committee structure and consensus process that serve as the underpinning of the LEED Rating System. Building from his own extensive experience in the international arena (Howard is British and, prior to joining the Council staff, served as director of the BREEAM Rating System in the U.K.), he also was the Council’s point person for international activities.