Sessions: California Green Building Conference 2025

Wednesday, May 21, 2025
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM	Electric Construction Equipment Demonstration Event 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
1:00 PM - 4:00 PM	USGBC Local Government Leadership Summit WAITLIST 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM	Happy Hour Celebration at Rivian SOLD OUT 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Thursday, May 22, 2025
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM	Check-in + Coffee/Breakfast 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
8:30 AM - 9:00 AM	Welcome Remarks 8:30 AM - 9:00 AM
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM	Pathways to Successful Portfolio-Level Decarbonization: Real-World Insights from Industry Leaders 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM Climate Action & Decarbonization			Collective Impact Series I 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM Collective Impact			Advancing Health & Equity through Better Building Products 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM Equity & Healthy Buildings				Where Land Meets Architecture: Understanding the Potential of Biogenic Carbon 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM Nature-based solutions			Wildfire Recovery: Preparing Your Community for the Next One 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM Resilience & Recovery			Driving Water Efficiency Through Innovation: The Metropolitan Water District's ICP and its Impact on Diverse Sectors 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM Water
10:15 AM - 10:30 AM	Morning Keynote: Dr. Ruth Thomas-Squance 10:15 AM - 10:30 AM
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM	Regional Leaders Lounge Meet Up 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM										Innovation Caffeination: NZA Fast Pitches 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
11:15 AM - 12:15 PM	Issues and Impediments to the All-Electrification of K-12 Schools (And How to Overcome Them) 11:15 AM - 12:15 PM Climate Action & Decarbonization			Collective Impact Series II 11:15 AM - 12:15 PM Collective Impact			The Climate Bind: Unlocking the Potential of Ultra-Low Carbon Concrete 11:15 AM - 12:15 PM Equity & Healthy Buildings				Carbon Capture by Design: Turning Sites into Climate Solutions 11:15 AM - 12:15 PM Nature-based solutions			Building with Intention: Bioregional Solutions for Mitigation and Resilience 11:15 AM - 12:15 PM Resilience & Recovery			Safeguarding properties at Scale: Verifying Physical Climate Risk & Resilience Actions 11:15 AM - 12:15 PM Resilience & Recovery
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM	Networking + Lunch 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM
12:45 PM - 1:15 PM	Fireside Chat with California State Senator Scott Wiener & Ben Stapleton 12:45 PM - 1:15 PM	Performance Rebuild Programs 12:45 PM - 1:15 PM Climate Action & Decarbonization			Demonstrating CO₂ Heat Pumps: Scalable Solutions for Large Buildings and Commercial Cold Storage 12:45 PM - 1:15 PM Climate Action & Decarbonization			Architecture for the Future of California 12:45 PM - 1:15 PM Equity & Healthy Buildings		Restoring California’s Forests: Sustainable Wood Use for Climate Resilience 12:45 PM - 1:15 PM Resilience & Recovery			Nature-based Solutions for Immediate Impact 12:45 PM - 1:15 PM Resilience & Recovery			Helping Water Get Back Home 12:45 PM - 1:15 PM Water Innovation		Luxury meets sustainability: Onsite water reuse at Waldorf Astoria Beverly Hills, a Forbes 5-Star hotel 12:45 PM - 1:15 PM Water Innovation
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM	Wood Products Materials Showcase 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
1:15 PM - 1:45 PM	California Green Building Awards 1:15 PM - 1:45 PM		Sonoma Clean Power's Grid Optimal, Zero Carbon Headquarters 1:15 PM - 1:45 PM Climate Action & Decarbonization			Embodied Carbon in the Building Enclosure 1:15 PM - 1:45 PM Climate Action & Decarbonization			Building Excitement for Green Careers in Higher Education 1:15 PM - 1:45 PM Equity & Healthy Buildings			Beyond the Bale: Prefab Passive House Straw 1:15 PM - 1:45 PM Resilience & Recovery			Resilient, Regenerative, Nature-based Design Solutions 1:15 PM - 1:45 PM Water Innovation				Harnessing Soil Health to Increase Sustainability, Performance, and Profitability 1:15 PM - 1:45 PM Water Innovation
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM	Cement & Concrete Ready Mix Materials Showcase 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM			Strategic Decarbonization Planning and Action at Two Iconic SF Buildings 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM Climate Action & Decarbonization			Collective Impact Series III 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM Collective Impact				Inclusive, Low Carbon Affordable Housing at the Civic Center 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM Equity & Healthy Buildings			Sequestering Carbon, Agriculture, and Natural Resources 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM Nature-based solutions			Scaling Water & Energy Solutions: Lessons from LA 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM Water
3:15 PM - 4:15 PM	Crucial Conversations: Talking to Clients About Decarbonization 3:15 PM - 4:15 PM Climate Action & Decarbonization			Collective Impact Series IV 3:15 PM - 4:15 PM Collective Impact			Trellis Co-Working - A story of Equity, Resilience and the Journey to LEED 3:15 PM - 4:15 PM Equity & Healthy Buildings				De-Pave Park 3:15 PM - 4:15 PM Nature-based solutions			Rebuilding LA with Resilience 3:15 PM - 4:15 PM Resilience & Recovery			Building for Water Resilience: What California’s Conservation Framework Means for Green Builders 3:15 PM - 4:15 PM Water
3:45 PM - 4:15 PM	What exactly is Nature-based Solutions and why should we care? 3:45 PM - 4:15 PM Nature-based solutions
4:00 PM - 4:30 PM	Afternoon Keynote: Rachelle Boucher 4:00 PM - 4:30 PM
4:30 PM - 5:30 PM	Happy Hour + Bar + Quick Bites 4:30 PM - 5:30 PM