Brownfields—properties complicated by real or perceived environmental contamination—are often viewed as barriers to development. Across California and the western United States, however, they are increasingly serving as platforms for equitable, regenerative projects when paired with the right technical assistance, funding strategies, and community vision. This session reframes brownfields not as liabilities, but as underutilized assets that can support climate resilience, workforce development, wildfire recovery, and sustainable building innovation. Presented by the Center for Creative Land Recycling (CCLR) in partnership with Sierra Institute’s Mosaic Timber, this session explores how brownfield tools can unlock holistic development outcomes in rural, fire-impacted, and disinvested communities. Attendees will gain a practical understanding of how environmental cleanup grants, technical assistance programs, and strategic grant stacking can be aligned with sustainable design goals and regenerative material supply chains. The session highlights California’s first Cross-Laminated Timber (CLT) manufacturing facility as a case study in integrated sustainable development. Developed by the Sierra Institute for Community and Environment using U.S. EPA Brownfields funding alongside state and philanthropic resources, the Indian Valley Wood Utilization Campus demonstrates how remediation can directly support wildfire recovery, rural economic renewal, and low-carbon construction. Its next phase—Mosaic Timber—will be California’s first CLT production facility, converting small-diameter, fire-hazard trees into fire-resistant building materials for wildfire-impacted communities.