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Local Initiatives and Incentives Center for Livable Communities/Local Government Commission Paul Zykofsky
1414 K St., Ste. 250
Sacramento, CA 95814
800-290-8202
http://www.bizline.com/clc
Local Government Commission (LGC) is a non-profit, non-partisan membership organization of local elected officials, city and county staff and other interested individuals. The Center for Livable Communities - an EPA Transportation Partner is a national initiative of the LGC that helps communities redirect current landuse planning patterns to more livable, resource-efficient alternatives. Creating compact, mixed-use, pedestrian- and transit-oriented communities provides significant environmental and economic benefits.
Local Initiatives and Incentives City of Los Angeles, Sustainable Design Task Force William A. Holland
600 South Spring St., Ste. 200
Los Angeles, CA 90014
213-847-6364
This task force meets regularly to develop sustainable design and construction guidelines for buildings owned by the City of Los Angeles and building projects influenced by the City and the private sector development. Group is compromised of representatives of city departments, and addresses the issues of resources efficiency, recycling, recycled-content materials, energy efficiency, and other sustainable practices.
Local Initiatives and Incentives City of Santa Monica, Environmental Programs Division Dean Kubani
200 Santa Monica Pier
Santa Monica, CA 90401
310-458-2227
Santa Monica is in the process of developing a set of sustainable development guidelines that encourage environmentally preferable design and construction methods for buildings and other construction projects in Santa Monica. The guidelines will apply to all types of municipal and private development projects. The format for the guidelines has not been determined yet, but will likely include some mandatory provisions (i.e. a Construction and Demolition Waste Recycling Ordinance) as well as voluntary guidelines with an incentive system to encourage their use by developers. A draft of the guidelines is scheduled to be completed by November, 1996.
Local Initiatives and Incentives County of Santa Barbara, "Energy Element" Kathy McNeal Pfeifer
1226 Anacopa St.
Santa Barbara, CA 93101-2010
805-568-2507
The "Energy Element" is part of the County of Santa Barbara's general plan. The element contains long range planning guidelines and mechanisms to encourage energy efiiciency and alternative energies in the county. Policies in the "Energy Element" address the county government's own facilities and operations, the build environment, alternative transportation, sustainable land use, water conservation, waste reduction and alternative energy sources. The Energy Element addresses incentive bond measures as a primary tool to enhance energy efficiency and alternative energy.
Local Initiatives and Incentives County of Santa Barbara, Innovative Building Review Comm. Kathy McNeal Pfeifer
1226 Anaconda Street
Santa Barbara, CA 93101-2010
805-568-2507
Santa Barbara County's Innovative Building Review Committee consists of professionals who advise the public on energy-efficient building design, free of charge. Developers can voluntarily request design guidance from the Committee on cost-effective methods to exceed California Energy Standards(Title 24) by 15% or more for residential development, or 25% or more for commercial development. A project expedited and plan check by the Building Division within ten working days is one of the incentives that is offered to attract developers to participate in this project.
Local Initiatives and Incentives Eco-Cities Council Howard Cohen
11171 Fairbanks Way
Culver City, CA 90230
310-915-9569
The Eco-Cities Council is a volunteer organization of planners, builders, architects, teachers, consultants, students and others dedicated to ecologically, socially and economically sustainable community building. Using a partnership approach to solving problems of urban growth and the environment, the Council's four major goals are: educating stakeholders, influencing policy, promoting the implementation of appropriate projects and serving as an information clearinghouse.
Local Initiatives and Incentives Eco-City Associates Bob Walter
3325 Wood Terrace
Los Angeles, CA 90027
213-664-7706
Eco-City Associates is dedicated to furthering sustainable community design. They are an umbrella organization that assembles tailor-made teams to address sustainable design assignments. In addition to architecture, landscape architecture and planning expertise, they also have a strong media background that assists in promoting education about sustainability for all community, government and private sector stakeholders.
Local Initiatives and Incentives Global Green U.S.A.
1600 South Main St.
Venice, CA 90291
310-577-1885
Global Green USA, the American affiliate to Green Cross International, works in cooperation with individuals, industry and government to create a global value shift towards a sustainable future. The objectives and programs are in harmony with the guiding principles of Green Cross International: 1) Building the capacity to prevent and respond to human-made environmental disasters; 2) Creating resource efficient, sustainable communities, and 3) Creating a global value shift through the environmental Initiative Partnership with Habitat for Humanity International and aims to reduce resource consumption and create sustainable communities.
Local Initiatives and Incentives L. A. Conservation Corps (LACC) Bruce Saito
605 West Olympic Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA
213-749-3601
The LACC is an independent non-profit organization that hires young people to serve the greater Los Angeles community through environmental enhancement and community improvement projects. They recruit young adults and students who have the willingness to work and the desire to learn. The LACC young adult corps members (ages 18-35) perform urban environmental restoration projects, provide disaster relief and emergency preparedness campaigns to the city's residents and engage in unpaid educational programs.
Local Initiatives and Incentives Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) Sami Yassa
71 Stevenson St., Ste.
San Francisco, CA 94105-2939
415-777-0220
http://www.NRDC.org
NRDC is a non-profit, environment advocacy organization. They promote energy and wood efficiency in buildings, and have incorporated many green design features in their office. They promote certified wood products and are involved in research and advocacy to reduce wood consumption in the U.S., particularly through use of innovative designs and materials in residential and commercial construction.
Local Initiatives and Incentives Rainforest Action Network Tamar Hurwitz
1431 Ocean Ave. #500
Santa Monica, CA 90401
310-458-2068
http://www.ran.org
Rainforest Action Network works to protect the Earth's rainforests and support the rights of their inhabitants through education, grassroots organizing and non-violent, direct action.
Local Initiatives and Incentives Sustainability Project Dennis Thompson
229 E. Victoria Street
Santa Barbara, CA 93101
805966-3355
The Sustainability Project exists to inspire change in the built environment of their region which will improve quality of life, in harmony with nature, for this and future generations. The Sustainability Project promotes principles of sustainability as a guide for future development and public policy in our region by creating and organizing educational programs, facilitating public dialogue, promoting networking of individuals and organizations to share information, ideas and experience.
Local Initiatives and Incentives TreePeople Jeff Hohensee
12601 Mulholland Dr.
Beverly Hills, CA 90210
818-753-4600
TreePeople was established to inspire Los Angeles residents to get personally involved in community improvement through tree planting and care, and to promote the concepts of community and urban forestry. Greening projects include citizen campaign to plant one million trees by 1984 Olympics, the planting of 300 trees by 3000 people along Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. (the largest-ever single day planting in L.A. history); and an annual fruit tree distribution program. Education, Training and Involvement Opportunities include: youth education for grades K through 6 includes classroom assemblies and eco-tours of TreePeople's Coldwater Canyon Park headquarters; the Campus Forester Training for junior and senior high school students encourages students to create planting/maintenance projects for their school grounds; the Citizen Forester Training teaches adults all aspects of urban tree planting and care. Also offer on-going workshops in organic gardening, composting and nursery work. | 
