Green Assistance Program

We developed the Green Assistance Program to aid local non-profits and community centers that desire to green their buildings.  The premise of the program is to rally the expertise in the green building community in service to these other institutions that support the community and provide human services in our region. 

The vision we have for the future is that our buildings and communities will regenerate and sustain the health and vitality of all life within a generation.  The U.S. Green Building Council community are the experts in green buildings.  If we can help other non-profits lighten the burden of designing, constructing, or operating their buildings, then they can better focus on their mission--while we focus on ours: to inspire, educate and collaborate within our community to transform our built environment toward true sustainability.  This is about social equity, economic return and environmental responsibility.  

We are grateful to the Sempra Energy Foundation for their gracious support in creating this program and ongoing support for the WorldBeat Cultural Center Project. We are also grateful to LEEDUser for technical support in pursuing the LEED Certification.