Link to Building Enclosure Podcast (July 29, 2024) | USGBC California has been focusing on directing education and certification to construction workers in the areas of wildfire defense and also new, extreme heat. USGBC California’s Executive Director Ben Staptleton joined us to chat about these programs and more. (Listen here)
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Let’s Talk About the Elephant in the Room
*If you are attending the Greenbuild International Conference & Expo next week, see below for Monday tour. Our Buildings Are Using Too Much Water In 2015, a 60-year-old cast iron water main burst in Lafayette, CA causing significant flooding and left residents without water. In 2018, a water main ruptured in Hayward, CA creating a […]
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USGBC-CA Launches Comprehensive Building Performance Hub to Help Accelerate Retrofits for Thousands of Buildings across the State
Digital Platform, Key National Companies to Support with Comprehensive Resources, Tools, Training, and Technical Support LOS ANGELES, CA (October 28, 2025) The U.S. Green Building Council California (USGBC-CA) has launched the California Building Performance Hub (CABuildingHub.org)(“Hub”), a comprehensive and centralized digital platform designed to directly support California’s urgent need for equitable decarbonization, energy efficiency, and […]
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USGBC-CA Launches Architectural Design Challenge to Shape the Future of Water Use at Home
Innovative Challenge Seeks Scalable Solutions for Reimagining Residential Design through Innovative, Water-Efficient Living Spaces LOS ANGELES, CA (September 25, 2025) Water is one of the world’s most precious and finite resources—critical to sustaining life, agriculture, and industry. Yet residential water consumption remains a significant contributor to global water stress. The U.S. Green Building Council California […]
