What We Do
Build It Green works across California to transform the housing system through programs that center community, equity, and regenerative development. Our Small Development Incubator supports local developers creating thoughtful, neighborhood-scale housing. The Regenerative Neighborhoods Initiative partners with residents to imagine and implement community-driven change. Our Builder and Developer Affinity Group brings practitioners together to share knowledge and push for better building practices. We also support aligned efforts like GreenPoint Rated (GPR), which sets standards for healthier, more efficient homes, and the POWER Group, a network advancing power-efficient electrification to make home upgrades more accessible and affordable.
To address California’s housing affordability crisis, our state must build millions of new homes over the next several years. A large share of these homes will come from large housing developments producing dozens, hundreds, and in some cases even thousands of units.
Moving California’s housing ecosystem beyond just producing units demands a shift in how we think about development and building.
We support aligned efforts like GreenPoint Rated and the POWER Group, which advance healthier home standards and power-efficient electrification to make regenerative housing more accessible and affordable.
Alex Coba
Communication Associate
As a proud California native from Stockton, Alex brings a wealth of experience and a versatile skill set. He has a solid communication background with a Bachelor of Arts in Journalism and Public Relations from California State University, Chico. Alex is adept at strategic communications and media relations, with experience gathering and sharing stories from his local communities that uplift the unique spirit and values of those places. He is excited to join Build It Green, where he can apply his talents to further BIG’s mission to help communities across California thrive