decarbonization

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 […]

The California 2025 Title 24, Part 6 update marks a significant pivot toward decarbonization, electrification, and whole-lifecycle energy thinking. Examples of this transition include replacing the established energy metric of Time Dependent Value “TDV” with Long-Term System Cost “LSC,” tightening electrification requirements, embedding photo-voltaic “PV” combined with battery energy storage systems “BESS,” and enforcing smarter controls. With […]

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 […]

Link to Los Angeles Times (June 28, 2025) | Interest in building with earthen and other natural materials — such as adobe — spiked in the wake of Eaton and Palisades fires. … Ben Stapleton — an appointee on Horvath’s blue ribbon commission and executive director of U.S. Green Building Council California, a nonprofit that promotes […]

Link to VXNews (April 8, 2025) | VX News recently sat down with Ben Stapleton, Executive Director of [USGBC California] to discuss the organization’s priorities since expanding statewide last year, including collaborative efforts to align policies on building performance, championing resilience in reconstruction efforts, and navigating key challenges in the building and construction industry exacerbated by […]

Link to Sustainability Magazine (Feb. 20, 2025) | On average, Los Angeles (LA) produces 30 million tonnes of waste each year, with the majority heading to landfill. To tackle this issue, The Port of LA (PLA) is committed to achieving zero waste within its facilities and property boundaries. …”Driving forward the clean energy transition in […]

Link to Los Angeles Times (Jan. 30, 2025) | If we want to build a safer future for Los Angeles, we can’t keep repeating the mistakes of the past. …Climate advocates are alarmed by the apparent rush to rethink clean energy rules. Ben Stapleton serves as executive director of the nonprofit U.S. Green Building Council California, […]

LOS ANGELES (January 16, 2025)  The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has awarded USGBC California (USGBC-CA) and its team of partners $3.8 million to accelerate building decarbonization in collaboration with municipalities throughout California including the City of Los Angeles, the County of Los Angeles, and local trade organizations. The funds come from the Resilient and […]

Link to Architectural Products (Sept./Oct. 2024, pgs 14-16) | What was once a novelty has become the norm. Green Building, sustainability, and efficient use of resources is a given in nearly every new architectural design, as well as for major renovation projects. But what about net zero? When it comes to carbon, waste, water, and […]

In 1990 my family took a road trip from our hometown in rural Washington down the west coast to Disneyland. The road trip was fantastic, stopping along the way to see beautiful redwoods and rugged coastlines – that is until we drove into Los Angeles. There we were, sitting in bumper-to-bumper traffic on the largest […]

U.S. Green Building Council California Announces 2024-25 Board of Directors, Reflecting Breadth of Communities as part of Recent Statewide Unification LOS ANGELES (September 23, 2024)  The U.S. Green Building Council California (USGBC-CA) has selected its Board of Directors for 2024 – 2025, reflecting for the first time the geographic breadth of the recently unified statewide […]

The building and construction sector is the world’s largest emitter of greenhouse gases, accounting for an astonishing 37% of global emissions. For those of us who work in the industry, this is a sobering and often discouraging fact. Although it is easy to succumb to the feelings of doom and helplessness evoked by the environmental […]