Green Homes SubCommittee

Purpose
The Green Homes subcommittee serves under the USGBC-SD Advocacy Committee in order to promote residential green building through outreach, education, and developing local resources.

Committee aim: Remove the barriers to green building in San Diego County.

Current Projects:
- Local Green Products List
- Earth Fair Booth Design (joint effort with Marketing Committee)
- Construction Waste Management Resources
- Public Agencies Council (collaboration with Build It Green)

Committee History
- First meeting in November of 2007
- Opened January 2008 with a residential-based GreenMeet "Green Homes for Everyone"
- Formed task force in February 2008 to seek local green residential products, an ongoing project
- Formed task force in March 2008 to inform design of a residential-focused informational booth for Earth Fair Balboa Park and other similar events.

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LEED Registration Fees Waived for SD Fire Survivors

To those residents in San Diego County who lost their homes in the 2007 Southern California wildfires, USGBC would like to extend its support in helping these survivors rebuild their homes in a sustainable manner. To that end, USGBC agrees to waive all registration and certification fees (up to a $600 value) for those who intend to rebuild using the LEED for Homes rating system.

In order to take advantage of this fee waiver, applicants and their LEED for Homes providers should work through the normal registration process via the USGBC website (http://www.usgbc.org/leed/homes). Upon submittal, the Provider should email USGBC at homes@usgbc.org to request the registration fee waiver for the project. A representative from USGBC will then confirm the registration fee waiver via email and, should the project ultimately move forward to certification, will ensure that the certification fee is also waived at the appropriate time.


If you would like to get involved with this subcommittee, please contact the Co-Chairs.
 

CO-CHAIRS
Jay Corrales
jay@trealestate.net

Jennifer Owens
jowens@green-spark.org


LEEDHomesFAQ.pdf


Green Home Guide

Playbook for Green Buildings and Neighborhoods



PRESENTATIONS

Green Meet: Green Homes for Everyone

Mary Jane Jagodzinski - SOLARA Revisited (1.57 MB - .pdf)

Drew Hubbell - Custom Homes (4.55 MB - .pdf)