MEP 2040 Steering Committee

  • Scope

    The Steering Committee executes the strategic direction established by the Advisory Committee. Its members lead working groups. Members serve a 2-year commitment and attend bimonthly meetings. Members are added or replaced as needed by the MEP 2040 working groups.

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    Brian Johnson, Chair

    HOK

  • Young woman in riding helmet smiling while posing for a selfie with a horse outdoors, green trees and a red barn in the background.

    Ghina Annan, Co-chair

    Stantec

  • A woman with glasses, long wavy blonde hair, smiling, wearing a dark blazer and a light-colored top.

    Kayleigh Houde

    Buro Happold

  • A woman with long wavy brown hair and glasses, smiling, outdoors with a blurred brick wall and tree branches in the background.

    Rachel Wrublik

    PAE Consulting Engineers

  • A man with glasses, a gray beard, and wavy hair wearing a black blazer, patterned shirt, and a conference badge, speaking and gesturing with his right hand in a professional setting.

    Josh Jacobs

    WAP Sustainability

  • Woman smiling and holding a yellow Labrador Retriever puppy outdoors in a wooded area.

    Erica Weeks

    Paladin

  • A man with dark hair and light skin smiling, wearing a light-colored shirt and a white T-shirt underneath, standing outdoors against a gray background.

    Kristof Irwin

    Positive Energy

    Member, Engagement & Communications Working Group

  • A young woman with long blonde hair and blue eyes, smiling softly, resting her chin on folded hands, wearing a black top and a gold bracelet.

    Corryne Rich

    Makersite

    Engagement & Communications Working Group

  • Portrait of a smiling woman with dark hair, wearing silver hoop earrings, layered necklaces, and a purple blazer against a dark gray background.

    Jamie Bond

    Navigating Grey

  • A woman with straight, light brown hair smiling at the camera outdoors with a blurred, green and yellow background.

    Erin McDade

    Architecture 2030

  • Nick Pederson

    Glumac

MEP 2040 Advisory Committee

  • Scope

    The Advisory Committee develops the strategic direction for MEP 2040 and advises on advocacy, partnership development, and financial decision-making. Members serve a 1. 2, or 3-year commitment and attend bimonthly meetings. Members are up for renewal or replacement in the Spring.

  • A smiling man with a beard and short hair wearing a blue checkered shirt standing outdoors in front of green pine trees.

    Rob Bolin, Chair

    CMTA

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    Kristy Walson

    BranchPattern

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    Peter Alspach

    McKinstry

  • Black and white portrait of a man with wavy, shoulder-length hair, smiling outdoors.

    Ethan Heil

    University of Virginia Office for Sustainability

  • Close-up portrait of a smiling middle-aged man with gray hair, wearing a black shirt, against a dark background.

    Andrew Himes

    Carbon Leadership Forum

  • Close-up of a woman with curly brown hair smiling in a well-lit indoor setting.

    Julie Janiski

    Buro Happold

  • A man with black hair and glasses wearing a suit jacket and white shirt, standing indoors near a leafy green plant.

    Luke Leung

    SOM

  • A smiling man wearing glasses and a black cap holding an Australian Shepherd puppy with a bridge and water in the background.

    Andrew Rhodes

    Amazon

  • Professional headshot of a man with brown hair, beard, wearing a black suit, light blue shirt, and striped tie, smiling against a pale yellow background.

    Orlin Velinov

    Hilton Hotels

  • A woman wearing a red jacket, black pants, grey cap, and sunglasses standing on a desert trail with crossed arms. Surrounding desert landscape with cacti, dry bushes, rocky cliffs, and a clear blue sky. There are signs indicating a trail in a wilderness area.

    Mike Woolsey

    Swegon

Working Groups

Members of the Working Groups make a minimum 1-year commitment, and a group’s meeting is schedule established in its first meeting.

Data Analysis & Reporting

The Data Analysis and Reporting working group for MEP 2040 focuses on developing educational resources like the Beginners Guide to Embodied Carbon while simultaneously conducting the MEP Whole Life Carbon Pilot Benchmarking Project to establish baseline metrics. This team will ultimately be responsible for creating official MEP 2040 reporting frameworks and determining the strategic long-term applications of collected sustainability data, with two representatives serving on the Steering Committee to ensure alignment with broader organizational goals. Their work bridges educational initiatives with practical data collection and analysis to advance the MEP 2040 carbon reduction objectives.

Industry Education

Members of the Industry Education working group will disseminate the resources developed by the Data Analysis and Reporting working group and curate a dynamic resources library, in order to further industry-wide education on MEP carbon measurement and reduction.

Engagement & Communications

This group is focused on MEP 2040’s mission to build a movement to radically reduce total carbon emissions associated with building systems through collective action. The work of the group is to communicate with members of the network through mass emails, newsletters, and LinkedIn posts, to engage with potential new signatories and organizational partners, and to promote corporate sponsorship from signatories.

Manufacturer/EPD Engagement & Advocacy

This group is focused on engaging manufacturers in the MEP2040 conversation. Manufacturers are a critical partner to MEP2040 because they are providing the very equipment that contributes to the embodied carbon coming from MEP equipment in the built environment. The working group will be responsible for developing a strategy for engaging manufacturers into the MEP2040 conversation, organizing and hosting the Quarterly Forums, brainstorming on how EPD requirements can get incorporated into specifications, codes and standards, and for engaging with the Carbon Leadership Forum (CLF) and other leaders in the embodied carbon space on current advocacy that is occurring in this space.