USGBC California's Valentina Mejia kindly gave Rate It Green a tour of the BuildSMART trailer recently at Greenbuild.  BuildSmart is truly an inspiration, hosting over 80 green building materials in a mobile educational center that serves as a community outreach resource. BuildSmart reached over 5000 Californians in just its first two years through events, shows and with the help of local community partners. 

With a focus on communities most impacted by climate change, a key BuildSMART goal to inspire and empower these communities through sustainability. Both tenants and homeowners can come see sustainable materials in person, including flooring, insulation, wall materials, even solar panels.  Fan favorites apparently include rain barrels for water conservation and adobe walls, because they look great and are natural, affordable, and have great insulating properties.  .  

We look forward to learning more, and we also hope that BuildSSMART can inspire other communities to create similar educational resources where people can experience and learn about green building materials in person. 

To learn more about BuildSMART: https://usgbc-ca.org/buildsmart/

The Florida USGBC Chapter also apparently has the "LiveSmart" mobile education center!Check out:
https://www.usgbc.org/articles/livesmart-mobile-unit-teaches-about-green-living-usgbc-florida
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IMSd7-wTSHA

 

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