Supporting Organizations
AltaTerra Research is a research consultancy specializing in sustainable business and the commercial marketplace for clean technology solutions. Through research reports, executive events and advisory services, AltaTerra helps forward-looking organizations improve resource-efficiency in their operations and capitalize on new 'green' market opportunities. From our headquarters in Silicon Valley, we have been serving a global base of corporate, institutional, and government clients since 2007.
For more information, visit www.altaterra.net.
The CalCEF Clean Energy Angel Fund I, LP is a seed/start-up stage investment fund in the clean energy and related technologies market, including energy efficiency, green buildings, power reliability and alternative energy. The Fund’s objectives are to produce an attractive financial return on investments through the commercial advancement of clean energy technologies. Clean energy has become a global priority, capturing the attention of world leaders and corporate icons. The demand for innovative and cost-effective solutions has also attracted venture capitalists to financing technologies that reduce dependency on fossil fuels and create affordable energy using renewable resources.
For more information, visit www.calcefangelfund.com/.
The California Energy Efficiency Industry Council, founded in 2009, is a statewide trade association of non-utility companies that provide efficiency products and services in California. Our member businesses, now numbering over 50, employ over 4,000 Californians throughout the state. They include energy service companies, engineering and architecture firms, contractors, implementation and evaluation experts, financing experts, workforce training entities, and manufacturers of energy efficiency products and equipment. The Efficiency Council’s mission is to support appropriate energy efficiency policies, programs, and technologies that create sustainable jobs and foster long-term economic growth, stable and reasonably priced energy infrastructures, and environmental improvement.
For more information, visit www.efficiencycouncil.org/.
The Lighting Controls Association (LCA), administered by the National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA), is dedicated to educating the professional building design, construction and management communities about the benefits and operation of automatic switching and dimming controls. These benefits include energy savings, flexibility and higher-quality building environments.
For more information, visit www.lightingcontrolsassociation.org.
The Smart Lighting Engineering Research Center at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute will create immersive lighting environments based on solid-state systems with adaptive functionality to maximize energy savings, improve health, safety and productivity. Through research and well-developed outreach and educational programs the ERC is building a diverse workforce trained in illumination, engineering and entrepreneurship to create “illumineers” of the future. Industry partners help to shape the center’s research and are part of an innovation ecosystem that facilitates commercialization.
For more information, visit smartlighting.rpi.edu/.
The U.S. Green Building Council - Northern California Chapter is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit, voluntary organization that educates, motivates, provides resources and advocates for industry transformation to build and maintain sustainable communities. USGBC-NCC’s vision is 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.
For more information, visit www.usgbc.org.