Build It Green Resources

Free Ask an Expert Program
The CCCSWA awarded a mini-grant in 2004 to Build It Green (formerly the Green Resource Center) to expand its free Ask an Expert program to CCCSWA-service area residents and businesses.  This program provides customized responses to a variety of green building questions for building professionals and the general public. Questions can be submitted by phone (1-800-40-GREEN), on-line (http://greenresourcecenter.org/AskAnExpert.php), or in person at the BIG office.
 

Green Materials Database
This database lists green building products, local suppliers, and service providers. The database is regularly updated to reflect the local availability of materials, development of new materials, and other newly available information. To search this database, please go to http://www.builditgreen.org/guide/.
 

Certified Green Building Professionals
Build It Green offers a comprehensive Green Building Professionals Certification course that is open to all California building professionals (contractors, architects, interior designers, real estate professionals, etc.). To learn more about this training opportunity please visit www.builditgreen.org. For a current list of certified green building professionals go to http://www.builditgreen.org/green/locate_green_pros.pdf.

Green Affordable Housing Coalition
This website lists a variety of green building resources including fact sheets on a variety of issues, case studies, guidelines, rating systems, design resources, model policy language, links to leading Green Building organizations, and more.

Green Building in Alameda County

• Residential Green Building Guidelines

·        New Home Construction Green Building Guidelines

·        Home Remodeling Green Building Guidelines

·        Multifamily Green Building Guidelines

·        Multifamily Getting Started Guide

• Residential Green Points Rating System  - Green Points is a rating system that has been developed to offer builders, homeowners and municipalities a tool to assess how environmentally friendly or “green” a home is.

 U.S. Green Building Council (USBGC) – Offers an extensive collection of green building resources including, market research, publications, presentations, and links to additional resources. Also details the LEED® Rating System including case studies, training, certification, and workshops.

Other Green Building Links

Architects and Designers for Social Responsibility

California Integrated Waste Management Board

Contra Costa County Green Building Program

Green Building in Alameda County

Oakland Green Building Resource Center

San Francisco Green Building Program

San Jose Green Building Program

San Mateo County Green Building Program