Build It Green

Build It Green Build It Green is a building culture catalyzer Bay Area nonprofit established in 2005.

Build It Green's mission is to connect and nurture changemakers to craft actions that transform California’s communities into affordable, equitable, and healthy spaces. Our organization works with diverse groups to envision new approaches to healthy homes and neighborhood building for people, communities, and places. Our mission is to develop new capacity by providing credible and accessible resou

rces for regenerative neighborhood development. We envision a healthy housing ecosystem that fosters well-being in individuals, communities, and bioregions.

City leaders play an essential role in shaping how housing takes root in our communities.At Building Alignment: Policy, ...
09/19/2025

City leaders play an essential role in shaping how housing takes root in our communities.

At Building Alignment: Policy, Practice, and People, municipal officials will join builders and developers for an evening of dialogue, learning, and relationship-building hosted by Build It Green’s Small Development Incubator.

On October 1 at the David Brower Center in Berkeley, the event will feature a panel with city leaders, interactive happy hour discussions with planners and policymakers.

You can register for the event here: https://luma.com/xnugvm91

This is an opportunity to share perspectives, hear directly from small-scale builders, and strengthen the collaboration that helps housing projects succeed.
This session, in partnership with StopWaste.Org, is part of the Small Development Incubator, a growing network of small-scale developers working to advance right-sized, regenerative housing across East Bay and the whole Bay Area.

If you are a builder or developer working in small-scale housing, Building Alignment: Policy, Practice, and People is an...
09/16/2025

If you are a builder or developer working in small-scale housing, Building Alignment: Policy, Practice, and People is an event you will not want to miss.

On October 1 from 4 to 6 PM, Build It Green will bring builders, developers, planners, code officials, and municipal leaders together at the David Brower Center in Berkeley.

You can register for the event here: https://luma.com/xnugvm91

This evening will begin with a panel conversation featuring municipal leaders who will share insight into how codes and policies are created and enforced. The panel will be followed by small group dialogues, over happy hour, where you will have the chance to connect directly with city staff and decision-makers.

As part of Build It Green’s Small Development Incubator, this event is designed to help builders and developers expand their networks and find new opportunities to collaborate with municipal partners.

This session, in partnership with StopWaste.Org , is part of the Small Development Incubator, a growing network of small-scale developers working to advance right-sized, regenerative housing across the East Bay and the whole region.

What does it take to create the kind of housing that strengthens communities, grows small businesses, and supports clima...
09/04/2025

What does it take to create the kind of housing that strengthens communities, grows small businesses, and supports climate-friendly neighborhoods?
It takes collaboration. Builders, developers, planners, code officials, and municipal leaders all play a part.

On Wednesday, October 1, 2025, from 4:00 to 6:00 PM, Build It Green will host this gathering at the David Brower Center in Berkeley, in partnership with StopWaste, as part of our Small Development Incubator series.
You can register for the event here: https://luma.com/xnugvm91

The evening will begin with a panel of city leaders who will share how policies and codes shape housing at the local level. From there, participants will move into interactive dialogues where they can connect directly with municipal staff and decision-makers. These informal dialogues will take place in a relaxed friendly setting over happy hour.

This is an invitation to connect with peers, expand your understanding, and be part of an ongoing community of practice around small-scale housing.
This session is part of the Small Development Incubator, a growing network of over 300 small-scale developers working to advance right-sized, regenerative housing across the East Bay and the whole region.

"I hope that if folks see home ownership as more of a living thing in the regenerative lens, then we might not be so ext...
01/25/2024

"I hope that if folks see home ownership as more of a living thing in the regenerative lens, then we might not be so extractive and hoarding when it comes to homes and property," says BIG's Program Director Cerena Harrison 🏠 Listen to what homeownership means to her:

Thank you Bill Lindsay, Jeremy Madsen, and Mary Davidge for your generous support to Build It Green 👐
01/23/2024

Thank you Bill Lindsay, Jeremy Madsen, and Mary Davidge for your generous support to Build It Green 👐

Thank you to our Innovator Founding Sponsors: Disruptive Creations, Strategic Economics, and ECA, INC!
01/19/2024

Thank you to our Innovator Founding Sponsors: Disruptive Creations, Strategic Economics, and ECA, INC!

A big thank you to one of our Changemaker Founding Sponsors, Sam Ruben 👏
01/17/2024

A big thank you to one of our Changemaker Founding Sponsors, Sam Ruben 👏

Homeownership isn't always an individual issue, but a family one ✨ thank you Jenny Low for your thoughtful insights on t...
01/16/2024

Homeownership isn't always an individual issue, but a family one ✨ thank you Jenny Low for your thoughtful insights on the layered dynamics of this complex ecosystem.

Thank you StopWaste.Org for your tremendous support of Build It Green ✅💚
01/12/2024

Thank you StopWaste.Org for your tremendous support of Build It Green ✅💚

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Oakland, CA
94612

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Tuesday 9am - 5pm
Wednesday 9am - 5pm
Thursday 9am - 5pm
Friday 9am - 5pm

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