Principal Jean Carroon named to U.S. Green Building Council’s 2014 Class of LEED Fellows

Goody Clancy Principal Jean Carroon, a leader in sustainable design, has been named a LEED Fellow by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC).  LEED Fellows represent an elite class of accomplished green-building professionals and are recognized for their exceptional contributions to the green building community as well as their significant achievements among a growing group of LEED Professionals.

As the leader of the Preservation Practice at Goody Clancy, Jean’s diverse portfolio of LEED projects ranges from the LEED Platinum Welcome Center at Champlain College in Burlington, Vermont to the new office space for the Unitarian Universalist Association in Boston, Massachusetts.  She is the author of Sustainable Preservation: Greening Existing Buildings, Wiley & Sons, 2010.

Potential LEED Fellows are nominated by their peers and evaluated based on four out of five “mastery elements” including: technical proficiency (required), education and mentoring, leadership, commitment and service, and advocacy. The evaluation process is carried out by the LEED Fellow Evaluation Committee and supported by the Green Building Certification Institute, GBCI. To earn this designation, LEED Fellows must have at least 10 years of experience in the green building industry and hold a LEED AP with specialty credential, among other requirements.

The 2014 Class of LEED Fellows will be recognized at the Greenbuild International Conference and Expo in New Orleans, October 22-24.