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<br />8A <br />Page 7 <br /> <br />Think of GreenPoint Rated as a report card for home construction, with points awarded in five <br />categories: energy efficiency, resource conservation, indoor air quality, water conservation and <br />community. If the home meets minimum point requirements it qualifies for the GreenPoint Rated <br />label. Because GreenPoint Rated homes are evaluated by independent, certified raters, <br />homeowners feel confident that the rating has integrity and value. <br /> <br />GreenPoint Rated and the Green Building Guidelines it is based on have been developed since <br />2000 by a diverse set of residential building stakeholders: production builders, contractors, <br />architects, multifamily developers, state and local officials, suppliers and green building experts. <br /> <br />The result is a credible and accessible program that is being promoted by groups as diverse as <br />the Home Builders Association of Northern Califomia and California's investor owned utilities. <br />Over 65 jurisdictions are developing or implementing local green building programs based on the <br />GreenPoint Rated program or its associated Green Building Guidelines. <br /> <br />GreenPoint Rated is a program of Build It Green - a professional nonprofit membership <br />organization whose mission is to promote healthy, energy and resource-efficient buildings in <br />California. <br /> <br />For cities interested in finding out more about green building or GreenPoint Rated, Build It <br />Green's Public Agency Council (PAC) is available for participation. A unique collaborative effort of <br />more than 150 participating public agencies, the PAC meets quarterly to create consistent green <br />building guidelines, share information and support each other's programs and initiatives. PAC <br />chapters meet In the San Francisco Bay area, Sacramento region, L.A. basin and San Diego. <br />The PAC is open to all public agencies without fee or membership requirements. <br /> <br />Contact Brian Par1<er at bparker@builditQreen,orQ or (510) 845-0472 ex!. 115 to be invited to the <br />next PAC meeting in your area. <br /> <br />For more infonnation about GreenPoint Rated or Build It Green, visit www.builditqreen.orQ. <br /> <br />Brian Gift is the executive director of Build It Green. <br /> <br />Find a Bill, Legislator, Leg Committee, or Ask League Leg Staff <br /> <br />Visit (and bookmar1<l) the league's Legislative Resources Web page <br />(www.cacities.orQ/legresources). You'll find a roster and contact information for the League's <br />legislative staff; the online Bill Search program, background materials on lobbying your <br />legislators, and more. <br /> <br />7 <br />