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California Central Coast Chapter USGBC (C4) is a collaborative effort of San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara and Ventura counties to form a regional U.S. Green Building Council Chapter to address the unique environmental opportunities and challenges specific to that bioregion. This collaboration has emerged from a 15 year history of increasingly overlapping, and shared efforts toward the common goal of creating sustainable communities in the context of our shared scenic landscape of smaller urban areas surrounded by agricultural lands and coastal boundary.

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Mission Statement

As a regional conduit for sustainable design our mission is to facilitate collaboration and be a unified voice for the tri-county Central California Coast region, to preserve and improve a unique quality of life and to promote a healthy and prosperous environment.

The core purpose of California Central Coast Chapter (C4) is:

• To create a regional network of green building professionals who are committed to sustainable design;
• To support and promote local green building organizations;
• To be a sustainable resource for local governments;
• To educate local building industry professionals and trades groups;
• To provide local college communities a direct connection to green building professionals;
• To engage the public and create awareness through education;
• To join with the national green building movement in all of its efforts.

USGBC Guiding Principles

USGBC's Board of Directors has articulated "guiding principles" that will help us all-members, staff, volunteers, chapters-with the decisions we make every day about USGBC and its programs. In an industry predicated on innovation, the principles provide us with clarity and continuity, while also giving us the flexibility to grow and respond to a rapidly changing market.

View the USGBC Guiding Principles

Map and Territories 

California Central Coast Chapter USGBC (C4) is a collaborative effort of San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara and Ventura counties. View map below for C4 territories

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