A Message from Build It Green's Board President Late last year, after the sale of Build It Green (BIG)’s utility business to Franklin Energy, BIG’s Board and staff embarked on a strategic visioning...

Keeping to their mission of creating stable, vibrant and healthy communities, Mercy Housing California set out to build and strengthen healthy communities through quality, affordable, service-enriching...

We are supporting homeowners and developers rebuilding after the recent California wildfires. For the first 100 applications submitted for homes that were damaged or destroyed in the recent Kincade, Camp,...

  This month we attended Carbon Positive '20. We learned a ton and met amazing people contributing to de-carbonizing our built environment. There are several resources you can start using today...

2019 was a BIG year for Build It Green. Our network of GreenPoint Raters and GreenPoint Rated homes continued to grow. We also launched a pilot program to train real estate professionals to be GreenPoint...

I know that resolutions, as the name suggests, are often meant to be challenging. Otherwise they wouldn't be resolutions, right? But as we begin a new year and a new decade, I thought it would be nice...

The home performance landscape is continuing to evolve as practitioners and researchers discover new ways to design, build and measure sustainable and healthy buildings. To keep up, check out these free...

  Build It Green was founded in the early 2000s when local government officials, building and real estate professionals, and activists coalesced around the vision of healthier and more resource-efficient...

 Chris' Green Home Wish List Dec. 17, 2019   With the holiday season here and many of us getting into the giving spirit, I thought I would share my list of gifts I wish every...