The Room Where California's Sustainable Future Takes Shape

 

The California Green Building Conference 2027, hosted by USGBC California, is the state’s leading sustainability conference focused on green building, climate resilience, and cutting-edge solutions for California’s built environment. More than 1,000 professionals from across industries, including architecture, design, engineering, construction, development, manufacturing, policy, education, and community leadership, come together for a dynamic day of networking, learning, and inspiration.

 

Early Bird

Why You Should Attend:

 

✓ Direct Access to Decision-Makers 

✓ Build Strategic Partnerships

✓ Stay Ahead of California Policy & Market Shifts

✓ Discover Proven, Implementable Solutions

✓ Access Innovative Materials & Technologies

✓ Earn Continuing Education Credits (CEUs)

✓ Elevate Your Brand & Industry Visibility

✓ Gain Strategic Foresight

✓ Get Actionable Decarbonization Strategies

✓ Future-Proof Your Business

 

Find

Yourself

Here

Pick your role to see what’s in it for you

Design with the people who build, fund, and permit your work.

  • Low-carbon design ideas you can bring to your next project
  • Conversations with engineers and product innovators
  • Inspiration from award-winning work

Turn ambitious goals into systems that actually perform.

  • Practical decarbonization strategies
  • Peers solving the same technical challenges
  • New products and approaches to test

See where policy, financing, and the market are heading.

  • Strategies to future-proof your portfolio
  • Direct access to policymakers and funders
  • Partners for your next project

Get your solution in front of the people who specify it.

  • Connections with architects, engineers, and developers
  • Insight into what the market needs next
  • A spotlight at the Materials Awards

Hear what's working on the ground across California.

  • Real-world perspectives from practitioners
  • Ideas for policy that scales
  • Recognition at the Civic Leadership Awards

Recharge, compare notes, and bring new ideas back to your team.

  • Actionable strategies you can use right away
  • A network that gets your day-to-day
  • Continuing education opportunities

Meet the people shaping the career you're working toward.

  • Mentors and future employers in one place
  • A front-row look at the field's biggest ideas
  • Community that lasts past graduation

Make sure the communities you serve shape what comes next.

  • Partners for local projects
  • Tools to advocate for healthier places
  • A seat at the table with decision-makers

This year, we're heading to the City of Roses.

 

Caltech has spent more than a century asking big questions and chasing answers that changed the world. Under the San Gabriel Mountains, it’s a place built for imagining what’s possible, and that’s the energy we need right now.

The work is hard, but we’re not doing it alone. Grab a coffee with someone you’ve only met on Zoom. Spark your next project. Let Pasadena’s warm evenings keep the conversation going.

Come for the ideas. Stay for the people. Leave reminded why you started.

Past Speakers

Call for Abstract Submissions

 

Got a project, lesson, or idea that helps California build better? Share it with 1,000+ green building professionals.

We’re looking for practitioners, researchers, advocates, students, and community leaders with real stories and practical takeaways. First-time speakers are welcome.

Topics include: decarbonization, resilience, equity, construction, policy, workforce, and innovation.

Formats: presentations, panels, workshops, lightning talks, and posters.

Deadline: January 19, 2027

 

Submit an Abstract

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