California Green Buildings: Sorted by Location

You are not alone when you embark on creating a sustainable building. Green building features have already been incorporated into numerous construction and renovation projects in California. The projects identified below highlight some of the most innovative applications of sustainable building technologies, equipment, and systems. They also offer ideas, lessons, and inspiration! This page lists the case studies by location, in case you are interested in visiting. You may find the same case studies listed alphabetically, and by type of building/institution.

Select a building location:

Central Coast | Central Valley | Northern California | Southern California

Central Coast

Santa Barbara

• Donald Bren School of Environmental Science & Management

Central Valley

Northern California

San Mateo

• County of San Mateo Forensic Lab and Coroner’s Office
• Hewlett Foundation Headquarters
• Jasper Ridge Field Station
• Joustra Residence

San Jose

• First Community HousingPDF download

Santa Cruz

• Nueva Vista Family HousingPDF download

Truckee

• Truckee Middle School

Southern California

Santa Ana

• Heroes Elementary School

Santa Monica

• City-s Public Safety Facility
• Colorado Court in Santa Monica

For more information contact: Office of Public Affairs, opa@calrecycle.ca.gov