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Sustainable Building in the Inland Empire

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Habitat For Humanity Riverside 11th Street Home Receives First LEED Platinum Home Certification in the City and County of Riverside

(March 10, 2009)

Take A Video Tour

Habitat For Humanity Riverside LEED Platinum Home

 

"600,000-square-foot Fontana, Calif., distribution warehouse roof selected as the first installation site has been fitted with 33,700 advanced thin-film solar panels making it the largest single rooftop solar photovoltaic array in California. The facility now generates enough power during peak output conditions to meet the needs of approximately 1,300 Inland Empire homes."

 

Inland Empire Utilities Agency (IEUA)

is the first public agency in the nation to receive the Platinum rating from the U.S. Green Building Council’s Leadership in Environmental and Energy Design (LEED™).

 

 

 

Lakeshore Plaza, Dos Lagos

Received First LEED Certification in
Inland Empire for Core
and Shell

(December 24, 2008)

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Woodcrest Library

First Riverside County LEED Certified Building

 

Pitzer College Residential Hall

LEED Gold, Claremont, CA

 

Frontier Project
LEED Platinum Demonstration Facility presently under construction, Rancho Cucamonga, CA.

 

 

List of Registered and LEED Certified Projects in the Inland Empire
(as of 01-26-09)

Membership Information

USGBC-IE Membership Information & Application
Registering for a Chapter Membership
USGBC National Membership Application and Dues Schedule

Executive Director Search Criteria


Sponsorship Information

USGBC-IE Founding Partner Program 2008


USGBC & Chapter Information

About USGBC-Inland Empire ( to come)
US Green Building Council

LEED Case Studies

GreenBuild365 (On-line education)

ReGreen (ASID & USGBC) Download Residential Remodeling USGBC Links & Resources

USGBC State & Local Government Toolkit (2007-2008)

LEED Initiatives in Government & Public Schools (02-01-09)

 


USGBC-Membership Mtgs. & Presentations

Construction Waste Mgmt, Recycling & Diversion (07-30-08)

Earth Architecture: Super Adobe (10-29-08)

Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) (08-27-08)

HartmanBaldwin Home Performance (11-25-08)

PASS Eco Summit, Joshua Tree (10-11-08)

Renewable Energy Choices (01-28-09)

Green Collar Jobs (02-12-09)

CPF - Sustainable Practice of Reusing Bldgs (02-25-09)

MacTech - Waste Diversion in the IE (03-25-09)

General Reference

Ed Mazria 2030 Challenge

The 2030 Challenge Stimulus Plan, Ed Mazria

Sustainable Building Technical Manual

2007 Costs & Benefits of Building Green (Revisited)

National Energy Renewable Labratory (NREL)

California Integrated Waste Management Board

Assessing Green Bldg Performance (July 2008)

 

Local (INLAND EMPIRE) Reference

LEGISLATIVE

Assembly Bill 811

California Title 24 Energy Code

California Green Building Standards Code (07-17-09)

CA Executive Order S-20-04 (LEED Silver-Public Bldgs)
Collaborative for High Performance Schools (CHPs)

Governor’s Office of Planning and Research (OPR)
Preliminary Draft CEQA Guideline Amendments for Greenhouse Gas Emissions And Public Workshop Announcement
January 8, 2009

Tax Incentives 2007

Net Zero-Energy, High Performance Green Building (Oct 2008)

 

 

LOCAL GOVERNMENT

City of Riverside 2007 Memo

Press Release - Green County San Bernardino (08-27-07)

GreenRiverside.Com

Loma Linda, Our Green City Program

City of Riverside Emerald City Designation (02-05-09)

LOCAL MEDIA

With native help, Riverside goes green, Press Enterprise (12-16-08)

Woodcrest library is first Riverside County "green" building, Press Enterprise, Nov. 23, 2007.

SolarCraft Completes Cal Avenue Partners Solar System, Corona CA, Aug. 23, 2007.

 

LOCAL PROJECTS

List of Registered and LEED Certified Projects in the Inland Empire (as of 01-26-09)

List of Registered and LEED Certified Projects in the Inland Empire  (as of 07/08)

Inland Empire Utilities Agency (IEUA) (52 LEED Platinum Pts)

The Frontier Project, Rancho Cucamonga

Altura Credit Union Goes Green, Riverside (video)

Omnitrans Fleet, San Bernardino


LOCAL RESOURCES, ORGANIZATIONS & PROGRAMS

The California Institute of Earth Art & Architecture (CalEarth)

The Frontier Project, Rancho Cucamonga

Edward J. Blakely Center for Sustainable Suburban Development (CSSD)

Green Valley Initiative (GVI) Regional Asset Links

Western Riverside Council of Governments (WRCOG)
Clean Cities Coalition

Inland Empire's Clean Fuels Corridor (IECFC) Program

 

Useful Documents & Links

ASSORTED

RRG Composting Guide

 

EVENT PLANNING

How to Plan a Sustainable Event

BlueGreen Meetings (useful links)

GENERAL EDUCATION & INTEREST

The Dangers of Plastic Bags

The Poverty of Imagination, Written by James Kunstler

The Water Footprint

GREEN JOBS

Green Jobs Guidebook 2008-2009

ASES Green Collar Jobs Report (01-2009)

USGBC Green Jobs News Release (01-13-09)

The Workforce Alliance - Federal Workforce Development (2007)

RESEARCH

AIA Sustainable Design Assessment Teams

Climate Crisis - Calculate Your Impact

Ecoworkshops.com

Energy Resource Center

Green Builder Source Book

Green LA

Green Resource Center

Green Roof Projects Database

GreenerBuildings.com

Live Green SustainLane (consumer)

National Energy Renewable Labratory (NREL)

Rocky  Mountain Institute

Savings By Design

Smart Economy Smart Buildings (Blog and Links)



Last Updated: August 18, 2009