Alan Traugott

Adjunct Trainer

LEED Building Design + Construction Fellow

A founding member of the U.S. Green Building Council, Alan initiated the first USGBC chapter in New York City and oversaw the development of chapters across the U.S. He is a contributor to the USGBC’s LEED rating system; established ASHRAE as the technical reference standard for LEED energy and indoor air quality; and was a developer of the Hugh L. Carey/Battery Park City Authority Residential and Commercial Environmental Building Guidelines (1999). A past GBA board member, Alan chaired the GBA committee to develop standardized green building performance data.

Alan’s local projects include Phipps Center for Sustainable Landscapes; Energy Innovation Center; The Tower at PNC Plaza; Green Building Alliance offices; PNC Branch Banks; overseeing the engineering team to develop a high-performance Net Zero Bank Branch prototype with PNC; and the Cordia Uptown Energy Center plant, which provides steam, chilled water, and emergency power to UPMC Mercy Hospital and Pavilion.