Calistoga Green Workshops

State of Green Business 2009

In the second annual State of Green Business report, Joel Makower and the editors of GreenBiz.com answer the question: How are U.S. businesses doing in their quest to be more environmentally responsible?

Read the report online or Download the report for free from GreenBiz.com.

Gasser Goes Green: Conservation features and solar panels installed

Gasser Goes Green
Conservation features and solar panels installed

By KEVIN COURTNEY
Register Staff Writer

Gasser Foundation is not only talking the energy conservation talk, it’s walking the walk. The foundation has retrofitted its 12-year-old office building on Soscol Avenue with $1.6 million worth of conservation features, including a vast array of solar panels.

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Napa City Council makes history

Adopts city’s first mandatory high performance building ordinance

On December 2, 2008 the Napa City Council voted unanimously to adopt a high performance building ordinance requiring large nonresidential projects to be built to a LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Silver standard. This is the first in a series of steps as the City of Napa establishes a complete framework for high performance building.

Sustainable Napa County (SNC) applauds the members of the Napa City Council and City of Napa staff for their leadership on this issue and for taking a significant step to ensure future environmental, economic, and social health and vitality for the community.

SNC also deeply appreciates the many community members who attended the meeting and provided eloquent, persuasive and powerful comments in support of the Council’s leadership and Sustainable Napa County’s position to adopt a LEED Silver building standard.  Members of the Napa City Council commented on the inspiration they drew from seeing their community moved to action by passion and careful consideration of an important issue. The evening was indeed inspirational and illustrated the results of what is possible when we get informed and get involved.

Napa Valley Register, December 4, 2008: Napa council OK's tough green building rules

North Bay Business Journal, December 3, 2008: Napa council picks higher green-building standard

View SNC’s presentation on High Performance Building

SNC High Performance Building background and position statement

California Air Resources Board says yes to climate action plan

December 11, 2008

Plan will slash greenhouse gases, fight global warming and provide economic stimulus for jobs and clean energy future

SACRAMENTO - The Air Resources Board approved California's plan to reduce the state's greenhouse gas emissions to 1990 levels by 2020.

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Visit the California Air Resources Board website

Green Business classes offered by Napa Valley College

The Small Business Development Center at Napa Valley College, through the Community Education program, offers a wide variety of not-for-credit classes and workshops, educational trips and tours, short-terms occupational, and professional continuing education programs.  Many of these classes and workshops are focused on the issue of sustainability and green business. 

Course offerings for Fall 2009 include:

• Botton Line Benefits of Greening Your Business (in partnership with the Napa Chamber of Commerce Business Builders Committee through the Wake Up Your Business Wednesday program)
• Intro to Solar Technology
• Greening Your Business 101: The Importance of Sustainability
• Greening Your Business: Achieving ABAG Green Business Certification
• Greening Your Business: Energy, Water & Resources Efficiency for Small Business Owners
• Greening Your Business: The Building Blocks for Using Today's Green Momentum to Secure a More Sustainable Future for Your Business

Visit www.napavalley.edu for more information, or call 707-253-3070 or 9637-2900. Contact the Small Business Development Center directly at 707-253-3210 or visit http://napasbdc.org