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Who are USGBC EPs?

USGBC Emerging Professionals are the energetic and dynamic leaders of tomorrow’s green building movement. The program is for individuals out of school and under 30.

How are USGBC EPs organized?

Emerging Professionals are organized locally as committees of their local USGBC chapters. Local committees work closely with their chapter leadership, often the heads of local sustainability industries, to ensure that the sustainability movement is connecting all generations.

What do USGBC EPs do?

Through USGBC chapters across the country, Emerging Professionals committees offer a wide range of opportunities to grow in the volunteer and professional arenas. Examples include:

  • Put on sustainability-focused educational events and programs, such as LEED study groups, green building tours and green-leaders speaking events
  • Coordinate networking opportunities and social events for the young leaders in green building in their communities.
  • Organize and carry out community development events such as neighborhood beautification projects and green retro-fitting projects.
  • Provide access to a nationwide network of Emerging Professionals that can connect you to the local green building efforts.

Local Programs & Events

  • Historic Green: An annual spring-break event started by EPs to help sustainably rebuild New Orleans' 9th Ward. Learn more about Historic Green
  • USGBC-LA's EP Design Competition: A local competition in partnership with the Long Beach Redevelopment Agency using shipping containers to help transform a site in Long Beach. Enter Now!
  • USGBC Minnesota's EP Design Competition: A local competition in partnership with the town of Proctor to design an energy efficient home for Northern Minnesota. Enter Now!

Get Involved

Volunteer Opportunities
The Emerging Professionals National Committee seeks to fill four available spots for the position of Recruitment Chair. Apply today to help secure the future of green building.
Connect With Your Local EPs
Local Emerging Professionals committees are organized through their USGBC chapters. Find your local USGBC chapter today to get involved.
Start a Local Emerging Professionals Committee
Does your local USGBC chapter not have an Emerging Professionals committee? Are you a driven and talented young person willing to start a local committee? If so, email the USGBC Emerging Professionals program to get started.
USGBC Emerging Professionals National Committee
Elected from local Emerging Professionals committee members, the USGBC Emerging Professionals National Committee (EPNC) works to develop programs and policies for the benefit of local committees across the country.
USGBC Students
Not yet an Emerging Professional? If you are still in school, get involved with your local USGBC student group.

Resources For EPs

Find a Green Job
Looking for a job? Want to become more involved in the sustainability movement? USGBC's Green Job Center to search for jobs and internships in all areas of the green economy.
LEED Study Group Facilitation Guide
Use this guide to help plan your study sessions for LEED exams
Archived National Webcasts
The EP Toolkit
This PDF includes tools and resources for starting an EP Committee, improving EP activities and operations and much more. An updated version will be debuting in early 2012.

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