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Job Announcement: Marketing Manager
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Release Date: May 17, 2013 Author or Contact: Category: Build It Green Subcategory: Personnel & Job Announcements
Who are we? Build It Green is a professional non-profit membership organization whose mission is to promote healthy, energy- and resource-efficient buildings in California. Supported by a solid foundation of outreach and education, Build It Green connects consumers and building professionals with tools and technical expertise to build quality green buildings. Build It Green fosters collaboration with key stakeholder groups to accelerate the ...
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Request for Proposals for Combustion Safety Field Mentoring for Multifamily Buildings
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Release Date: Mar 22, 2012 Author or Contact: Tracie Delos Santos
Build It Green has posted an RFP for field mentoring for combustion safety testing in existing multifamily buildings in Los Angeles. RFP (link to RFP document) Supporting documents for review (MF HERCC protocols and Combustion Safety worksheet)
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Request for Proposals for Combustion Safety Field Mentoring for Multifamily Buildings
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Release Date: Mar 22, 2012 Author or Contact: Tracie Delos Santos
Build It Green has posted an RFP for field mentoring for combustion safety testing in existing multifamily buildings in Los Angeles. RFP (link to RFP document) Supporting documents for review (MF HERCC protocols and Combustion Safety worksheet)
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Request for Proposals for Combustion Safety Field Mentoring for Multifamily Buildings
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Release Date: Mar 22, 2012 Author or Contact:
Build It Green has posted an RFP for field mentoring for combustion safety testing in existing multifamily buildings in Los Angeles. RFP (link to RFP document) Supporting documents for review (MF HERCC protocols and Combustion Safety worksheet)
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Request for Proposals for Combustion Safety Field Mentoring for Multifamily Buildings
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Release Date: Mar 22, 2012 Author or Contact:
Build It Green has posted an RFP for field mentoring for combustion safety testing in existing multifamily buildings in Los Angeles. RFP (link to RFP document) Supporting documents for review (MF HERCC protocols and Combustion Safety worksheet)
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Build It Green Deepens Impact in Southern California with New Board Members
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Release Date: Jan 11, 2012 Author or Contact: Newsletter Editor Category: Build It Green Subcategory: News
Board Reflects Growing Demand for Green Building Services throughout the State OAKLAND, CA - Jan 12, 2012 - Three green building and energy efficiency leaders have joined the Build It Green board of directors, in order to better serve the demand for residential green building services statewide. The new members are Anne Lee of the Energy Coalition, Carol Roberts of Energy Inspectors, and Joshua Brock of San Diego Gas & Electric. Ms ...
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Build It Green Offers $450 Training Scholarships for Alameda County Contractors
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Release Date: Apr 12, 2011 Author or Contact: Janine Kubert Category: Recent News
Build It Green is awarding $450 training scholarships for contractors working in Alameda County. The trainings help contractors qualify to participate in Energy Upgrade California�s Green Upgrade Option, which encourages green home upgrades with rebates.
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Build It Green Recognizes California's Green Building Leaders
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Release Date: Dec 16, 2010 Author or Contact: Janine Kubert Category: Recent News
Build It Green�s 2nd Annual Awards Ceremony at the Brower Center last week recognized green building industry leaders from the public and private sector. This diverse group of thought leaders are helping to make residential green building standard practice across the state of California.
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GreenPoint Rated Financing Sources
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Release Date: Dec 15, 2010 Author or Contact: Newsletter Editor Category: GreenPoint Rated
SMUD The Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD) is offering loans from $5,000 up to $30,000 for energy upgrades. Learn more. PG&E The Pacific Gas & Electric Company (PG&E) is offering rebates from $1,000 to $4,000 for energy efficiency improvements. A new rebate called the Green Upgrade Package is coming soon for Alameda County homes getting the GreenPoint Rated label. Rebate amounts are still to be ...
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Green Building�s Most Critical Election
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Release Date: Sep 10, 2010 Author or Contact: Newsletter Editor Category: Build It Green Subcategory: Legislation
This November�s California state election presents the most critical moment so far for the green building movement and climate policy, and the implications could be global. Voters will decide whether California will retreat from its landmark Climate Change law, AB 32. Donald Simon, who helped found Build It Green and is one of the state's leading green building proponents, provides a powerful argument against Proposition 23 and Meg Whitman's ...
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From the Executive Director�s Desk: Thanking Donald Simon
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Release Date: Sep 10, 2010 Author or Contact: Newsletter Editor Category: Build It Green Subcategory: News
Build It Green wouldn�t be where it is today without the driving force of Donald Simon. This month, I�d like to pay a small tribute to his service as Build It Green�s first board president, and tell you a litle bit about the work he is currently involved in to support Jerry Brown for Governor and the urgent campaign against Proposition 23.
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Home Star Coalition
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Release Date: Aug 16, 2010 Author or Contact: Category: Recent News
Join us by becoming one of over 2,800 businesses and organizations nationwide supporting HOME STAR.
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From the Executive Director's Desk: Welcoming our new Board President
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Release Date: Aug 3, 2010 Author or Contact: Newsletter Editor Category: Build It Green Subcategory: News
Local builder and long-time supporter of the Bay Area�s green building movement, Michael McCutcheon, is Build It Green's new Board President. Read more about Michael, and join us in welcoming his leadership.
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Study Examines Customer Participation in Home Energy Retrofit Programs
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Release Date: Aug 2, 2010 Author or Contact: Newsletter Editor Category: Build It Green Subcategory: News
A study commissioned by Build It Green, and partially funded by the Environmental Protection Agency Region 9, examines the behavioral barriers and motivators for homeowner participation in state-wide home energy retrofit programs.
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From the Executive Director�s Desk: Pleased to Welcome Bob Chase to Build It Green
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Release Date: Jul 6, 2010 Author or Contact: Newsletter Editor Category: Build It Green Subcategory: News
Bob Chase, Chief Building Official for the County of Sacramento, will be joining Build It Green as Director of our Government Relations program this summer. Executive Director, Catherine Merschel, welcomes Mr. Chase.
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Adding Up the Climate Benefits of C&D Recycling
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Release Date: May 28, 2010 Author or Contact: Newsletter Editor Category: Build It Green Subcategory: Members & Sponsors
Stopwaste.org takes aim at the environmental benefits of construction and demolition (C&D) recycling. Because the connection between C&D recycling and greenhouse gas reductions is not as straightforward as it is with energy efficiency, it is often overlooked as a significant opportunity to combat global warming. Using data generated by the GreenPoint Rated climate calculator, Stopwaste shows us just how large the impact can be.
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California Clean Energy Workforce Training Program chooses Build It Green as Training Provider
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Release Date: May 3, 2010 Author or Contact: Newsletter Editor Category: Build It Green
New regulations and stimulus financing are putting home energy audits and retrofits across the nation on the fast track. In California, the Clean Energy Workforce Training Program (CEWTP), the largest state-sponsored green jobs training program in the nation, is funding local Workforce Investment Boards (WIBs) and community colleges to lead regional workforce training partnerships around the state. Build It Green has been selected as one of ...
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From the Executive Director's Desk: The California Green Building Standards Code and Build It Green
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Release Date: Apr 7, 2010 Author or Contact: Newsletter Editor Category: Build It Green Subcategory: News
Since the passage of the California Green Building Standards Code in January, we’ve received a lot of questions. Many of you are wondering what the Code means, how it will affect your city or business, and how Build It Green and GreenPoint Rated are responding to the legislative changes. To help answer some of these questions, I am providing a brief summary of the code and our position on it. California Green Building Standards Code ...
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California Energy Commission to Implement Landmark Energy Retrofit Bill
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Release Date: Apr 6, 2010 Author or Contact: Newsletter Editor Category: Build It Green Subcategory: Legislation
by Elise Hunter Government Relations Manager Build It Green California continues to lead the way in defining the new ‘green economy’ with a bill that will result in comprehensive retrofits to existing residential and nonresidential buildings across the state. Assembly Bill 758 (AB 758) requires the California Energy Commission (CEC) to develop a statewide program to achieve greater energy savings in existing building ...
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Greener Paint Choices: Better for the Environment, Your Health, and Your Pocketbook
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Release Date: Mar 2, 2010 Author or Contact: Newsletter Editor Category: Build It Green Subcategory: Members & Sponsors
by Mark A. Zielinski Senior Director of Marketing Kelly-Moore Paint Company, Inc. What is “green” paint? By definition, “green” paints must be healthier for the environment and safer for us to use. Even now, government regulations define the environmentally-friendly ingredients that are compliant in paints, but there are advancements coming that will demonstrate real values to every homeowner. There are several ...
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