Discover how USGBC California's 50L Home LA Pilot Project is revolutionizing water and energy use in Los Angeles homes, achieving over 20% reductions in indoor water consumption and enhancing daily living experiences.| USGBC-CA
Sustainability professionals and advocates dedicated to transforming California through green building, climate action, and environmental justice. Access exclusive resources, networking opportunities, and opportunities to drive meaningful change in the built environment.| USGBC-CA
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The climate crisis isn’t arriving quietly. In 2024, the U.S. experienced 27 billion-dollar climate and weather disasters, just behind the record-setting 28 in 2023. Over the past three years, the annual average number of billion-dollar disasters has surged to 24.3, nearly triple the long-term average of 9 per year since 1980. Beyond reshaping how we […] The post Resilience Is More Than Recovery: Rethinking the Built Environment’s Role in Community Readiness appeared first on USGBC-CA.| USGBC-CA
Energy efficiency, water conservation, and green building materials have long been at the forefront of corporate attempts to reduce environmental impact; however, sustainable foodservice is also a critical factor in reducing emissions—and addressing it is easier than you think. Globally, food is estimated to account for about 30 percent of greenhouse gas emissions, with the […] The post Reducing Operational Emissions through Sustainable Food Procurement & Behavioral-Science appeared first...| USGBC-CA
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Building-Focused Startups from Around the World to Pilot Breakthrough Solutions Across California LOS ANGELES (July 21, 2025) — USGBC California (USGBC-CA) is proud to announce the 2025 cohort of the Net Zero Accelerator® (NZA), the world’s first accelerator exclusively focused on net zero innovation for the built environment. This year’s program showcases a curated group […] The post USGBC-CA’s 2025 Net Zero Accelerator Cohort Helping Drive Viable Building Tech into Impactful CA M...| USGBC-CA
Link to Forbes.com (June 28, 2025) | The road to hell and housing shortages is paved with good intentions. In this case, those intentions came in the form of the California Environmental Quality Act, passed into law in 1970 to protect the state’s fragile eco systems from development. …On June 30, Governor Gavin Newsom signed legislation […] The post New CA Law May Make Your Next Home Search Easier, More Affordable appeared first on USGBC-CA.| USGBC-CA
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The Benchmark for Green Contractor Leadership Positions itself for Major Growth across the Construction Industry LOS ANGELES, CA (June 30, 2025) USGBC California announced today that it is assuming ownership and management of the Contractor’s Commitment to Sustainable Building Practices, the premier program for leaders in green commercial construction to demonstrate their commitment to sustainability and […] The post USGBC California Acquires the Contractor’s Commitment from Green Co...| USGBC-CA
I recently attended the Sustainability Delivery Summit in Chicago, and one theme came up again and again: language. As policies shift and public discourse evolves, we are compelled to revise the words we use to describe sustainability. Attendees asked interesting questions like: What terminology is appropriate now? What language resonates—or alienates—in today’s landscape? How should […] The post Educating Ourselves and Each Other: A Call to the Sustainability Community appeared first...| USGBC-CA
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Link to Beverly Press / Park LaBrea News (June 4, 2025) | The U.S. Green Building Council California and BuildingEase on May 29 announced a groundbreaking partnership to create the Rebuild Marketplace – a centralized platform to connect communities, builders and homeowners with sustainable and fire-resilient building materials in the wake of California’s increasingly frequent and […] The post Rebuild Marketplace Connects Residents with Rire Resistance appeared first on USGBC-CA.| USGBC-CA
Link to gb&d (June 6, 2025) | The USGBC California 24th Annual Green Building Conference came to San Francisco on May 22, 2025, drawing specifiers, green building specialists, and manufacturers from across the West Coast and as far away as the Netherlands to the Fort Mason Center on the city’s waterfront. …[T]he event served as […] The post 5 Takeaways from the 2025 USGBC California Conference appeared first on USGBC-CA.| USGBC-CA
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