Section 494 of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (EISA), codified at 42 U.S.C. 17123, requires GSA to establish and manage the Green Building Advisory Committee (GBAC). The GBAC provides independent advice and expertise for use by the Federal Director of GSA’s Office of Federal High-Performance Buildings in carrying out the duties under sections 434 through 436 of EISA. The Designated Federal Official for this Advisory Committee is Michael Bloom in GSA’s Office of Federal High-Performance Green Buildings.
Membership
EISA Section 421(e) specifies the federal agencies that must be represented as well as related industry experts from state, local, private, non-governmental, and academic sectors. The current members of the Committee are:
| Committee Membership | Member | Organization |
|---|
| Chair | Fernando Arias | HITT |
| Federal | Nicolas Baker | Council on Environmental Quality |
| Gopinath Boray | U.S. Department of Health and Human Services |
| Jonathan Petry | U.S. Department of Defense |
| Brent Kurapatskie | U.S. Department of Transportation |
| David Wagner | U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs |
| Dr. William Healy | National Institute of Standards and Technology |
| Vacant | Office of Science & Technology Policy |
| Mary Sotos | U.S. Department of Energy |
| Conan Wilson | U.S. Environmental Protection Agency |
| Vacant | Office of Federal Procurement Policy |
| Non-Federal | Fernando Arias | HITT |
| Donnel Baird | BlocPower |
| Roger Chang | Buro Happold |
| Dr. Whitney Austin Gray | International WELL Building Institute |
| Joyce Lee | IndigoJLD Green + Health |
| Keiva Rodriques | Maryland Aviation Administration |
| Dr. Timothy Unruh | National Association of Energy Service Companies |
U.S. General Services Administration