USGBC Northern California educates, motivates, provides resources, and advocates for industry transformation to build and maintain sustainable communities. Located in a region which is equivalent to the 10th largest economy of the world, USGBC Northern California is headquartered in San Francisco and has branches in the Mount Diablo region of the East Bay, Monterey Bay, Sacramento, San Francisco Bay Area, and Silicon Valley.Learn more about our major initiatives, including the Building Health Initiative and the Best Buildings Challenge.Join USGBC Northern California for our various education programs and events centered on our community's pr USGBC-NCC is part of a network of approximately 65 USGBC Chapters throughout the United States which represent USGBC in their respective regions. Located in a region which is equivalent to the 10th largest economy of the world*, NCC is one of the largest USGBC Chapters in the country, a recipient of several USGBC Excellence Awards, and the leading green building organization in Northern California. The Chapter is headquartered in San Francisco, and has branches in the Mount Diablo region of the East Bay, Monterey Bay, Sacramento, and Silicon Valley. The leadership team consists of the Board of Directors who oversee chapter policy, an executive director who manages operations and staff, and several volunteer committees that contribute to the development and operation of the chapter's activities. USGBC’s VISION: Buildings and communities will regenerate and sustain the health and vitality of all life within a generation. USGBC's MISSION: To transform the way buildings and communities are designed, built and operated, enabling an environmentally and socially responsible, healthy, and prosperous environment that improves the quality of life. * “Managing Recession: Strategic Responses to the Economic Downturn,” a report by the Bay Area Council Economic Institute, conducted in partnership with Booz & Company, April 24th, 2009.