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2008 Sponsor Directory

Platinum Sponsors | Gold Sponsors | Showhouse Sponsors | Silver Sponsors | Contributing Sponsors

Platinum Sponsors

What we love about Whirlpool

Whirlpool Corporation was recently named one of the world’s most ethical companies by the Ethisphere Institute.  And not only that, they were ranked among the 25 most respected  U.S. companies by the Reputation Institute.  In addition to the aforementioned, Whirlpool Corporation is a recognized leader in environmental leadership, is an eight-time recipient of the ENERGY STAR Partner of the Year Award, and a manufacturing leader in global green house gas reductions.  What’s not to love?  With a stunning array of products and lines including Jenn-Air, KitchenAid, Maytag, Whirlpool, Amana, Gladiator, Brastemp, Bauknech sold in nearly every country around the world, Whirlpool Corporation has an appliance to fit every home, budget and green-minded predilection.

What we love about PG&E

As Robert F. Kennedy said at our inaugural event, "PG&E is the best utility in the United States". And we couldn't agree more. PG&E recognizes the tremendous impact that a utility company has and asks the question "how can we become carbon neutral?" and follows that up with direct action. They are committed to raising the bar when it comes to energy innovation, as evidenced by bringing the notable William McDonough on retainer to explore future development, delivering some of the nation's cleanest electric power, to investing in renewables, this commitment to be the greenest utility in the country is evident.  We are personally impressed with their unconventional, outside the box programs such as converting methane into clean energy and advocating for regulation of greenhouse gases through partnerships.  PG&E is taking the lead in their arena by supporting their customers through one of the country's most successful energy-efficiency programs—and many other innovative environmental initiatives like ClimateSmart™, a first-of-its-kind voluntary offset program.   And most importantly, their integrity meter is high. They are committed to sharing information about their actions, taking responsibility for their historic environmental impacts, and operating in a way that is consistent with their environmental justice principles. For this, we can honestly say that we are serious fans.

Webcor Builders is currently ranked by volume as the largest contractor in California. More than 35 years of working for such clients as Lucasfilm, California Academy of Sciences, eBay, Oracle Corporation, Symantec and Starwood Lodging has secured its position as a builder for corporate campuses and high-profile, large-scale projects. Through the years, Webcor has become known for its innovative and efficient approach to construction, wide range of experience, skill in concrete construction and expertise in the use of technology. Webcor takes an active role in its projects by providing both cost-effective solutions during the preconstruction period and leadership during the construction phase, ensuring that its clients receive the high level of quality and service they expect. Webcor is consistently listed among the ENR Top 30 General Contractors in the Nation and currently has more than $1.8 billion of contracts in place.

What we love about The Home Depot Foundation

The Home Depot Foundation is a 501(c)(3) organization that was established in 2002 to further the community building goals of The Home Depot by providing additional resources to assist nonprofit organizations. Since its formation, The Home Depot Foundation has granted $70 million to nonprofit organizations and supported the development of more than 50,000 affordable, healthy homes. Not only are they committed to providing homes for those who most need them, The Home Depot Foundation takes a whole community approach by investing in the planting and restoration of trees along streets, in parks and in schoolyards; the building and refurbishment of community play spaces; and the revitalization of school facilities. And as if that’s not enough, in 2007, The Home Depot Foundation committed to investing $400 million in grants over the next 10 years, which will result in the development of 100,000 affordable, healthy homes for working families and the planting and preservation of more than three million community trees in urban areas. Now that is something to love!

Gold Sponsors

Silver Sponsors

An innovative leader since 1964 and recipient of the EPA's Stratospheric Ozone Award for helping protect the Earth's ozone layer, NCFI's superior spray polyurethane foam (SPF) insulation and roofing technologies help save energy, lower power bills and improve indoor air quality.

Build It Green is a professional non-profit membership organization whose mission is to promote healthy, energy and resource-efficient buildings in California. Supported by a solid foundation of outreach and education, the organization connects consumers and building professionals with the tools and technical expertise they need to build quality green buildings.

Build It Green is the producer of the first Green Home Tour in the Bay Area - click here for more info

Showhouse Sponsors

What we love about Whirlpool

Whirlpool Corporation was recently named one of the world’s most ethical companies by the Ethisphere Institute.  And not only that, they were ranked among the 25 most respected  U.S. companies by the Reputation Institute.  In addition to the aforementioned, Whirlpool Corporation is a recognized leader in environmental leadership, is an eight-time recipient of the ENERGY STAR Partner of the Year Award, and a manufacturing leader in global green house gas reductions.  What’s not to love?  With a stunning array of products and lines including Jenn-Air, KitchenAid, Maytag, Whirlpool, Amana, Gladiator, Brastemp, Bauknech sold in nearly every country around the world, Whirlpool Corporation has an appliance to fit every home, budget and green-minded predilection.

The Rainscreen Clip System and The Deck Clip were invented by Jim Guffey of Wood Haven Inc.  Experts in wood cladding and decking with domestic and imported FSC and composite materials.

Wood Haven's Project list includes:
Millennium Park, Chicago; …Institute of Comtempoary Art, Boston;... Appleby's Headquarters, Kansas City;....More info at rainscreenclip.com

RAINSCREENCLIP.COM is proudly sponsoring the FSC Rainscreen siding for the West Coast Green Show House, demonstrating their commitment to the West Coast Green Show, and the environment.

Webcor Builders is currently ranked by volume as the largest contractor in California. More than 35 years of working for such clients as Lucasfilm, California Academy of Sciences, eBay, Oracle Corporation, Symantec and Starwood Lodging has secured its position as a builder for corporate campuses and high-profile, large-scale projects. Through the years, Webcor has become known for its innovative and efficient approach to construction, wide range of experience, skill in concrete construction and expertise in the use of technology. Webcor takes an active role in its projects by providing both cost-effective solutions during the preconstruction period and leadership during the construction phase, ensuring that its clients receive the high level of quality and service they expect. Webcor is consistently listed among the ENR Top 30 General Contractors in the Nation and currently has more than $1.8 billion of contracts in place.

Vetrazzo® is a distinctive recycled glass surface material used for countertops, bathroom vanities, tabletops, desks and more. Vetrazzo panels are made from 100% recycled glass in a cement binder and are 85% glass by weight. Glass sources include bottles from curbside recycling programs as well as waste from glass manufacturers, reclaimed glass from building demolition, car windshields and other unusual sources such as traffic light lenses. Vetrazzo, LLC is a certified green business headquartered in Richmond, California. Vetrazzo was invented and first produced in 1996 and is the original recycled glass surface material. Winner's of the 2008 California Resource Recovery Association's "Outstanding Closing the Loop Commitment" Award and the first annual Green Log Home & Lifestyle Award™ for most eco-friendly countertop, Vetrazzo is available through kitchen and bath specialty dealers throughout the U. S. and western Canada. Every Vetrazzo countertop comes with a "Certificate of Transformation" sharing the story of the recycled glass in their one-of-a-kind countertop. Vetrazzo, truly A Story in Every Surface™.

Verve™, a new Masco brand, is an exciting new lighting control system that combines energy-harvesting and radio frequency technologies to reduce the cost and complexity of installations and to offer unprecedented lifestyle and energy savings benefits. Revolutionary technology eliminates switch wiring and batteries and allows switches to be completely movable.

DECKCLIP.COM is the sponsor for the FSC decks for the West Coast Green Show House, demonstrating their commitment to the West Coast Green Show, and the environment.

Sunset is the ultimate guide to living in the West. Each issue showcases the region's spirit of diversity, sustainability, healthy living, and adventure in all aspects of life— from travel and food to home and garden.

Sprout Studio & Gardens is a full service landscape architecture and environmental design studio with a philosophy that begins with providing design solutions that have environmentally sensitive and socially responsible ideals and goals. We work through collaboration and provide clients with innovative design solutions that meet the studio's philosophies without compromising design aesthetic. We strive to create places that protect and support our daily interaction with the natural environment.

SG Blocks is the premier provider of cargo containers specifically Value Cycled TM to meet the growing demand of Green Construction. The System of SG Blocks capitalizes on the principles associated with the Hostile Dynamic Life a container is exposed to aboard ship. It modifies the container from International Instruments of Trade, into International Instruments of Construction. Capable of Serving the needs of the Single Family or Multi-Family and high-rise, SG blocks is dedicated to empowering home owners, Builders, Architects, and developers in achieving Greener Construction, Faster Execution, Stronger Buildings, and Higher Value.

Rainwater HOGs are modular connecting tanks which rescue rainwater in a smart, modern and efficient way. With its sleek architect-designed aesthetic and its ability to fit where other tanks cannot fit, the HOG epitomizes progressive green design. Reuseable for a longer useful life and 100% recyclable, HOG modules are deliberately sized for optimum usefulness.  HOG is an easy one person lift (40 lbs empty), integrates the attachment of fencing or screening, can be used in any orientation and is cost effective to transport and install.  For advanced green builders, HOG multi-tasks by harnessing the stored rainwater within a structure to provide thermal mass 10% more effective than concrete. The concept of HOG is modular: extend, reduce or reconfigure the capacity at will using the supplied connectors.  Sit on them (long side), screen with them (vertical install), save energy with them (thermal mass in wall/floor).  Don't settle for just any tank: get value for life with Rainwater HOG  - the truly useful advanced rainwater rescue system.

An innovative leader since 1964 and recipient of the EPA's Stratospheric Ozone Award for helping protect the Earth's ozone layer, NCFI's superior spray polyurethane foam (SPF) insulation and roofing technologies help save energy, lower power bills and improve indoor air quality.

Green Waste Recycle Yard & Millworks is the Bay Area's premier source of recycled wood products milled from discarded local trees. Products include lumber for outdoor structures and fencing, 100% organic landscape timbers to replace toxic railroad ties, flooring and panelling for indoor use, and organic mulches. By using cranes to remove trees as long logs whenever possible, our sister tree service (The Professional Tree Care Company) insures the highest possible level of reuse. Our products have a naturally low carbon footprint because we source, manufacture, and distribute locally. Further, by saving logs and trimmings from anerobic decay in landfills, we reduce the production of potent greenhouse gases. Other than reusing lumber salvaged from local buildings, there is no greener lumber alternative.

ecofabulous is the destination for sexy, sustainable style. We are dedicated to inspiring and educating consumers about top-of-the-line, eco-friendly, healthy products vetted by expert editors and designers.

Contributing Sponsors

The largest natural builder in Northern California, Vital Systems works with a range of sustainable building systems, including strawbale, cob, bamboo, natural plasters, recycled and green products, as well as renewable energy, waste and water systems.

OCR Solar & Roofing is the only company that provides both roofing and solar solutions that are backed by the strength of partner BP Solar. Our track record of providing high quality products, collaborating with internationally respected partners, and creating a strong relationship with our customers means that when you work with OCR, you are working with the best.

At Marvin Windows and Doors, we believe creating products in ways that consider the environment and safeguard the health of those that use them is not just good business sense, it's common sense. That's why we've been winning environmental awards for our manufacturing practices for over ten years. And with flexible designs and thousands of customization options, Marvin's long-lasting and energy-efficient windows and doors can be easily integrated into your greenest projects.

Designer and manufacturer of the SOLo Lounge solar table.  The outdoor solar table and design centre piece that is both an off-grid power centre for all your digital devices, and an audio entertainment unit.

Integrity® from Marvin Windows and Doors' ENERGYSTAR qualified products are constructed of Ultrex®, a pultruded fiberglass material. Ultrex is comprised of recycled glass and silica sand and requires less embodied energy in manufacturing than vinyl or aluminum. Ultrex also provides superior longevity and durability thanks to its strength, patented finishing process and low rate of expansion and contraction. Learn more about the benefits of Ultrex and Integrity windows and doors at www.integritywindows.com

Green roofing and living wall systems, all products are designed to help bring nature back into our urban living environments.

Solid surfaces that are elegant, durable & sustainable + LED's.

Founded in 1972, East Teak Fine Hardwoods, Inc. is the leading importer of high grade teak and other fine hardwood species used as decking, flooring, walls, ceilings and cabinetry in the construction of yachts, hotels, resorts, office buildings and luxury homes. From its facilities in South Carolina and Washington, East Teak serves the architectural, up-scale residential, commercial construction, hospitality and boating industries throughout North America. In late 2006, East Teak received its chain of custody certification through the Forest Stewardship Council and now stocks a variety of FSC-certified hardwoods at www.certifiedhardwoods.com.

1 Earth Forest Products is committed to resourcing, creating and supplying innovative building products that are manufactured from the most credible environmental raw materials available. The wood we use and distribute is either certified by the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC), Reclaimed from deconstruction, diverted from landfills or harvested from Restoration Forestry projects. Creating products from all of these sources is beneficial for the environment.We work with a vast array of both softwoods and hardwoods. The species include: Black Locust, Cumaru, Cypress, Douglas Fir, Hemlock, Inland Red Cedar, Ipe, Larch, Lodgepole Pine, Maple, Ponderosa Pine, Western Red Cedar, White Fir and White Oak.1 Earth Forest Products produces and distributes decking, flooring, molding, paneling, rain-screen, siding and timbers.

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