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Ross G. Spiegel, FAIA, FCSI, CCS, CCCA, LEED® AP BD+C, is an Associate and Senior Specification Writer with the Connecticut based architectural / engineering firm Fletcher-Thompson, Inc. Ross is responsible for creating written construction documents as well establishing technical standards and processes for the firm. Ross is also responsible for the LEED Certification process on Fletcher-Thompson projects and leads the firm's Green Team.
Ross has been a member of the American Institute of Architects for over 10 years and has been active with AIA Fort Lauderdale, AIA Florida, and most recently, AIA Connecticut. Ross is currently a member of AIA Connecticut's Committee on the Environment.
Ross has been a member of the Construction Specifications Institute since 1978 and has served in numerous positions on the chapter, region and Institute levels and is a Former President of the Institute.
In 1994, Ross was appointed as CSI's liaison to the U.S. Green Building Council, a position he continues to serve in today. Ross has served on the U.S. Green Building Council's Board of Directors, the LEED Steering Committee, chaired the Steering Committee for the Council's Greenbuild International Green Building Conference & Expo, and several USGBC committees and task teams. In addition Ross has chaired the Green Building Certification Institute's (GBCI) Credentialing Steering Committee since August 2008.
In August 1999 John Wiley & Sons published Green Building Materials: A Guide to Product Selection and Specification written by Ross and his co-author, Dru Meadows, AIA, FCSI, CCS. The revised and expanded third edition was published in November 2010.
Ross is a registered architect in Connecticut, Florida and New York, is NCARB certified, a Certified Construction Specifier (CCS), a Certified Construction Contract Administrator (CCCA), and a LEED® Accredited Professional with Specialty.
