USGBC to Form Research Committee

The U.S. Green Building Council Board voted at its Portland, Oregon, meeting in November 2004 to create a Research Committee. The committee will identify research priorities in the green-building field, educate policy makers and funding agencies regarding green-building research needs, expand the scientific basis of the LEED

^® Rating System, pursue collaborative partnerships with other organizations involved in building research, and, in the future, fund further research. The Council is currently seeking expressions of interest from people interested in serving on this committee. Send inquiries to board members Alex Wilson (alex@buildinggreen.com) or Vivian Loftness, FAIA (loftness@Andrew.cmu.edu).