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Filling Vacant Seats Vacancies arising in the LSC Committee representative seats are filled by the Vice-Chair on the relevant Committee. Where automatic succession cannot occur due to discharge or resignation, etc., the USGBC Board may fill such vacancies. In conformance with the USGBC Policies and Procedures for Committees and Working Groups, vacancies arising in at-large volunteer seats are filled by the USGBC Board and vacancies arising in staff LSC seats are filled by the USGBC Board at the recommendation of the USGBC CEO.

Meetings LSC will meet as needed by conference call and through in-person meetings. USGBC Policies and Procedures for Committees and Working Groups cover policies for voting, declaration of conflicts, meeting attendance, and other committee procedures. USGBC staff will provide LSC with administrative support.

Communications In addition to the regular posting of minutes, LSC will provide periodic strategic communications regarding LEED. All public statements from LSC shall be approved by, and released through, USGBC’s communication team.

Public Openness and Transparency Notices regarding committee work of general interest will be posted to the USGBC website and be accessible to USGBC members and non-members. This shall include:

- LSC meeting minutes


- Notices of proposals to establish or change LEED rating system criteria


- Notices about updates to the LEED rating system posted for public comment and/or ballot

- Notice of committee vacancies, formation of new committees and working groups, and public events

5. Global Technical Development Framework for LEED

Principles

• LEED, through its designation of credits, credit categories, system goals, and weightings process, provides a common global framework for green building. While these components might be regularly updated, they will remain globallyconsistent and will not vary by region.

• USGBC staff maintain a global lens in all technical development work, regularly seeking and responding to insight from international practitioners.

  • USGBC staff and LEED committees will consider international usability and relevance during development and review of technical proposals and other work.

  • USGBC maintains its commitment to assemble diverse and inclusive LEED committees that welcome and reflect the global constituencies they serve.

• LEED encourages and rewards global leadership, as well as leadership relative to the local context when applicable. Multiple strategies are used to localize LEED, including:

  • Identification and inclusion of alternative compliance paths within existing credits or prerequisites;

  • Pilot credits to test a locally-relevant topic not yet addressed in LEED; and

  • Regional Priority credits to award additional points for credits that are locally important within countries or climate zones.

• LSC gathers feedback, provides insight on local variation and needs, prioritizes and develops regional or local solutions, and collaborates for global or cross-regional solutions.

  • Priority for technical solutions is given to those that demonstrate:

  - High technical stringency and market leadership;
  

  - High market transformation potential at the broadest reasonable scale; and
  

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