Build It Green aims to build on our past work in green building to make major progress restoring and creating health and well-being at a personal, community and bioregional level. We seek to practice a regenerative development approach and to be grounded in inclusivity, community engagement, and collaboration, starting with ADUs and their incredible potential.
What is regenerative development? Join Build It Green and Regenesis Group as we introduce this movement and the seven key principles for how we can go beyond sustainability, and together restore and revitalize the places we live.
Potential of ADUs
Join us as we explore the potential of the rapidly evolving ADU market. These conversations aim to discover how ADUs can be a housing solution, as well as build wealth for historically marginalized communities, improve occupant health, strengthen community and protect their bioregions.
This residential rating system provides a credible and accessible pathway to ensure you have the elements of a sustainable, efficient, and healthier home. Third-party verification on above-code, high-performance single and multi-family homes, with additional recognition for Net Zero Energy and Low Carbon.
Upcoming Events
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Thu, Jun 24 11:00 AM
All-Electric Homes: Benefits for Builders
How all-electric homes benefit California home builders and answers to common misconceptions about electrification.
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Tue, Jul 20 08:00 AM
Certified Green Building Professional (CGBP) Training
Become familiar with the main principles of green building and the systems approach to the design, construction, and operation of buildings.
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Tue, Sep 14 08:00 AM
An introduction to the GreenPoint Rated system and includes basic policies, procedures, and program requirements.
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Thu, Sep 30 08:00 AM
This course covers the policies, processes and program requirements unique to the New Home rating system.
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Recent News
“2019 Energy Code for ADUs, Explained” Event Recap
June 3, 2021
Build It Green hosted Amie Brousseau, a California Energy Commission (CEC) Energy Commission Specialist, to explain the Building Energy Efficiency Standards as they relate to different types of ADUs. A highly engaged audience asked questions on every topic—from solar and water heating requirements to modeling—and left the session with a number of resources.
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The Business Case for Electrification
May 10, 2021
Achieving California’s goal of carbon-free electricity by 2045 will be impossible without major changes in the residential sector. Luckily, the transition away from gas isn’t just environmentally beneficial; homeowners, renters, and property managers who go all-electric end up paying less in utilities and get to live in healthier spaces.
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The Intangible Value of Place
May 1, 2021
Build It Green staff members, Hannah Bruegmann and Chloe Chapman, spoke with the Orange County Realtors Association® about how ADUs can be used to meet the housing and environmental needs of individuals and communities without sacrificing a location’s unique qualities, and even enhancing them, and the roles realtors can play making this future a reality.
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