- Verdical Group, the green building consulting firm and certified small business he works for, which was also the USGBC member organization under which he submitted the Pilot Credit.
- USGBC, the acting organization that created and controls the LEED rating system.
- The Energy Coalition project manager, Julie Castro, who serves as this Pilot Credit's guest expert.
Alum Develops New LEED Pilot Credit from Capstone Project
Martin Smith, a 2016 Masters of Sustainability Solutions (MSUS) alum, just saw the realization of his capstone project in the form of a new U.S. Green Business Council (USGBC) certified Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design (LEED) Pilot Credit for “Residential Energy Submetering and Real-time Usage Data.” Though Smith completed the project in July 2016 for his culminating experience, he continued to work on the project until May 2017, when the USGBC accepted and published the LEED Pilot Credit.
Smith worked with multiple stakeholders over the course of the project: