Sustainable Communities Committee

Elaine Hebert

Green Building Team, California Energy

Ms. Hebert oversees research in the Commission's Public Interest Energy Research (PIER) program, including projects on zero energy single and multi-family homes and sustainable communities. Previously, she worked as the Commission's liaison to the Green Building Initiative and spent 7 years in development and support of California’s Title 24 building codes for energy efficiency. Ms. Hebert volunteers as a director of the Northern California Solar Energy Association, a chapter of the American Solar Energy Society (ASES), and served as its president for over five years. In 2007, she was named an ASES fellow and in 2005 ASES selected her for its Rebecca Vories Award for exemplary volunteer efforts promoting solar.

Jeff Stevens

Director of Planning, Danielian Associates

Mr. Stevens’ interest in sustainable design ranges from the site to the community scale. He designed the rainwater collection system for the Lyle Center for Regenerative Studies and authored the Green Development Program for Centennial, which at 23,000 homes is the largest development project proposed in Los Angeles County history. Mr. Stevens serves on the Corresponding Committee for the development of the U.S. Green Building Council’s (USGBC) LEED-ND program (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design for Neighborhood Developments). He is a LEED Accredited Professional and belongs to The American Society of Landscape Architects, the Urban Land Institute, and the American Planning Association.

Mark Grey, Ph.D.

Director of Environmental Affairs, Building Industry Association of Southern California (BIA/SC)

Dr. Grey is Director of Environmental Affairs for BIA/SC and Technical Director for California’s Construction Industry Coalition on Water Quality. Previously, Dr. Grey operated his own consulting firm and served as Director of Technical Services for the nation’s largest publicly traded company involved in organic waste recycling. Dr. Grey has more than 20 years of experience working in the Pacific Northwest and California on environmental science and policy issues, and he is skilled at navigating California’s current complex regulatory landscape. He has directed multiple integrated studies to examine land use and development practices. Dr. Grey is a certified professional soil scientist and a member of the Soil Science Society of America.

Peter Barsuk

AIA, LEED AP, Gensler Architecture, Design and Planning Worldwide; USGBC Los Angeles Board of Directors

Mr. Barsuk has over 16 years of experience in architecture, sustainable development and green building design. As one of the leaders of the Sustainable Design Task Force at Gensler, he is charged with promoting the values and vision of sustainable design and resource conservation through communication, formulation of grass roots initiatives, and volunteer committees. Mr. Barsuk is Vice Chair of the U.S. Green Building Council - Los Angeles Chapter Board where he has charge of chapter operations. For the past several years, he has assisted in the production and fundraising for the Municipal Green Building Conference and Expo and Green Building Gala.

About the Alliance

Program Managers

Committees

Elaine Hebert

Jeff Stevens

Mark Grey, Ph.D.

Peter Barsuk

About the Alliance About us Contact us Program Managers Navigant Consulting Southern California Gas Co. Public Sustainability Partnership Strategic Energy Innovations Committees Steering Committee Green Buildings Committee Sustainable Communities Committee Water Energy Committee Affordable Housing Committee	Sustainable Communities Committee Elaine Hebert Elaine Hebert Green Building Team, California Energy Ms. Hebert oversees research in the Commission's Public Interest Energy Research (PIER) program, including projects on zero energy single and multi-family homes and sustainable communities. Previously, she worked as the Commission's liaison to the Green Building Initiative and spent 7 years in development and support of California’s Title 24 building codes for energy efficiency. Ms. Hebert volunteers as a director of the Northern California Solar Energy Association, a chapter of the American Solar Energy Society (ASES), and served as its president for over five years. In 2007, she was named an ASES fellow and in 2005 ASES selected her for its Rebecca Vories Award for exemplary volunteer efforts promoting solar. Jeff Stevens Jeff Stevens Director of Planning, Danielian Associates Mr. Stevens’ interest in sustainable design ranges from the site to the community scale. He designed the rainwater collection system for the Lyle Center for Regenerative Studies and authored the Green Development Program for Centennial, which at 23,000 homes is the largest development project proposed in Los Angeles County history. Mr. Stevens serves on the Corresponding Committee for the development of the U.S. Green Building Council’s (USGBC) LEED-ND program (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design for Neighborhood Developments). He is a LEED Accredited Professional and belongs to The American Society of Landscape Architects, the Urban Land Institute, and the American Planning Association. Mark Grey, Ph.D. Mark Grey, Ph.D. Director of Environmental Affairs, Building Industry Association of Southern California (BIA/SC) Dr. Grey is Director of Environmental Affairs for BIA/SC and Technical Director for California’s Construction Industry Coalition on Water Quality. Previously, Dr. Grey operated his own consulting firm and served as Director of Technical Services for the nation’s largest publicly traded company involved in organic waste recycling. Dr. Grey has more than 20 years of experience working in the Pacific Northwest and California on environmental science and policy issues, and he is skilled at navigating California’s current complex regulatory landscape. He has directed multiple integrated studies to examine land use and development practices. Dr. Grey is a certified professional soil scientist and a member of the Soil Science Society of America. Peter Barsuk Peter Barsuk AIA, LEED AP, Gensler Architecture, Design and Planning Worldwide; USGBC Los Angeles Board of Directors Mr. Barsuk has over 16 years of experience in architecture, sustainable development and green building design. As one of the leaders of the Sustainable Design Task Force at Gensler, he is charged with promoting the values and vision of sustainable design and resource conservation through communication, formulation of grass roots initiatives, and volunteer committees. Mr. Barsuk is Vice Chair of the U.S. Green Building Council - Los Angeles Chapter Board where he has charge of chapter operations. For the past several years, he has assisted in the production and fundraising for the Municipal Green Building Conference and Expo and Green Building Gala.
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