LG is an industry leader in advanced air conditioning technology for buildings of all types; single and multi-family residential, hospitality, education, government and commercial spaces. Why LG? It’s energy efficiency, simple to operate, precise comfort, extremely quiet, and offers superior heating without burning natural gas. Stop by the booth to learn more.
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Straus Family Creamery
Straus Family Creamery was founded in 1994. We are a family-owned and operated business, dedicated to making the highest quality and minimally processed organic dairy products. With our dairy and creamery located in the small town of Marshall on the Northern California Coast, we were the first certified organic dairy west of the Mississippi River and the first 100% certified organic creamery in the United States.
Arkin Tilt Architects
Arkin Tilt Architects has extensive experience with alternative construction systems, including straw-bale and rammed earth, renewable energy systems, greywater, and non-toxic and recycled materials. Our projects include residential and commercial, park buildings, religious facilities, and Eco-Resort planning and design.
ZFA Structural Engineers
ZFA Structural Engineers has been committed to community development and enrichment in Sonoma County and beyond for over 40 years. This commitment extends to rebuilding Sonoma and Napa counties in the aftermath of the 2017 fire storm. Our staff has contributed to this effort in multiple ways including: initial site reviews to facilitate cleanup efforts; providing information to homeowners and the local architectural community on the rebuilding process; research and publication of preliminary foundation review recommendations with another local structural engineering firm; and contributed to Santa Rosa City and Sonoma County policy development regarding reuse of foundations in the post fire rebuild effort.
ZFA designs residential, commercial, public, and hospitality projects that use cutting edge building materials, alternative building methods and creative detailing solutions. Our holistic and collaborative design team approach means that sustainable design is embedded into our review, analysis, and design of every project and an essential contribution to each solution. The firm currently includes 10 LEED™ Accredited Professionals and contributes to the Structural Engineers Association of Northern California (SEAONC) Sustainable Design Committee.
Earthtone Construction
Earthtone Construction has been building in Sonoma and Napa counties for 20 years. We specialize is custom residential, commercial/ multi-family, and hospitality projects. We’ve earned our reputation as collaborative, process-oriented contractors. We take great pride in being mindful of how your construction project affects your life. Whether you want to be involved in every decision or simply place your trust in your design team—it’s our goal to execute your vision with thoughtfulness and practicality.
We believe the most sustainable building is one that lasts and one that continues to make you happy! We’re mindful of our overall environmental impact and its legacy for generations to come. We believe that just because something is labeled “green” doesn’t necessarily make it right for your project. We approach sustainability objectively and with an eye to assessing what makes the most sense for you.
The Bradley Company Ltd
General Contractor that specializes in energy efficient home construction and design.
Bay Area Regional Energy Network (BayREN)
The Bay Area Regional Energy Network (BayREN) is a collaboration of the nine counties that make up the San Francisco Bay Area. Led by the Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG), BayREN implements effective energy saving programs on a regional level and draws on the expertise, experience, and proven track record of Bay Area local governments to develop and administer successful energy efficiency, climate, resource, and sustainability programs.
Mitsubishi Electric Cooling & Heating
For more than 30 years, Mitsubishi Electric Cooling & Heating has innovated technologies designed to enhance your home and your life. Traditional cooling and heating options drove homeowners to choose between comfort and cost. Our advanced Zoned Comfort Solutions™ empower you to create your own personalized room-by-room comfort – without compromise.
Net Zero Energy Coalition
The Net-Zero Energy Coalition is a change agent, enabling the industry to more rapidly transition to building zero energy, thereby reducing carbon emissions across North America.
Rheem Water Heating
Rheem is the only manufacturer in the world that produces heating, cooling, water heating, pool & spa heating and commercial refrigeration products, and it is the largest manufacturer of water heating products in North America.
BamCore LLC
Code compliant structural and non-structural panels are manufactured from timber bamboo in the U.S. You’ll build stronger, faster and greener with BamCore.
Patented panelized walls eliminate woods studs to reduce thermal bridging and save operating dollars’ year after year. You’ll have the option to increase your wall thickness from 2×4 up to 2×12 for only the cost of the extra insulation with BamCore.
Save time and money. Cost is comparable to 2×6 stud framing with installation speeds materially faster than traditional building. You’ll get the job done faster, easier and cleaner with BamCore.
Every wall is straight, smooth and solid. You’ll no longer add blocking or search for studs to hang molding, trim, art, entertainment centers or cabinetry with BamCore.
Panels are fabricated to fit your job’s exact dimensions. You’ll be taking all the guesswork out of framing with BamCore.
Quiet homes and workplaces add productivity and peace of mind. You’ll get an excellent Sound Transmission Class rating of 52 in every stud-less exterior wall with BamCore.
A.O. Smith
A. O. Smith Corporation is a leading global manufacturer and marketer of residential and commercial water heaters. A. O. Smith offers its customers an additional competitive advantage in that the company designs, builds, distributes and supports the world’s broadest and deepest line of residential and commercial water heaters, as well as commercial boilers. This single-source concept simplifies ordering, installation and service and is backed by 80 years of research and innovation. For the most up-to-date A. O. Smith news, like us on Facebook, follow us on Twitter and visit http://www.hotwater.com
SimpliPhi Power, Inc.
SimpliPhi Power designs and manufactures efficient, non-toxic and enduring energy storage and management systems that seamlessly integrate any power generation source – grid, generators, solar, wind – in conjunction with or independent of the grid. Without energy storage, renewable sources of power are intermittent and unreliable, but so too is the grid in emergency and black out scenarios in which the centralized delivery of power breaks down. SimpliPhi’s mission is to empower people and communities globally to generate, store and utilize power on their terms, anytime, anywhere, on or off-grid. SimpliPhi combines safe, non-hazardous lithium ion ferrous phosphate (LFP) energy storage chemistry with its proprietary cell and battery architecture, power electronics and Battery Management System (BMS) to create safe, reliable, durable and highly scalable on-demand power solutions for the residential, commercial, military, emergency response and film industries. SimpliPhi Power storage system components are UL certified and have been deployed and rigorously tested and passed requirements by the U.S. Army and Marine Corps since 2010. All our PHI batteries and integrated home products, the AccESS and PowerBank, are manufactured in our factory in Ojai, CA.
Cornerstone Properties
Founded in 1985, Cornerstone Properties is a leading Bay Area commercial real estate development and management firm. Locally owned and managed, Cornerstone prides itself on caring for its tenant-clients by providing unmatched administrative and facilities-based service. Cornerstone’s in-house dedicated building technicians ensure that all tenants can focus on what’s most important to them – their business. Customizing terms and space to each tenant’s needs provides the flexibility needed by all growing businesses. Cornerstone’s industry leading tenant retention rates shows its true focus on tenant service.
Cornerstone specializes in the rehabilitation and repositioning of under-utilized buildings. With over 2 million square feet of successfully redeveloped projects, Cornerstone has the in-house building management expertise to efficiently execute both large and small projects.
Sonoma Clean Power
Sonoma Clean Power (SCP) is the public electricity provider for Sonoma and Mendocino counties. We provide you with the option of using cleaner electricity at competitive rates from sources like solar, wind, geothermal and hydropower. SCP is a not-for-profit public agency, independently run by the participating cities of Cloverdale, Cotati, Fort Bragg, Petaluma, Point Arena, Rohnert Park, Santa Rosa, Sebastopol, Sonoma, Willits, Windsor, and the counties of Sonoma and Mendocino.
Energy Code Ace
EnergyCodeAce.com is an online “one-stop shop” designed to help building industry professionals and consumers meet the requirements of California’s building energy code, Title 24, Part 6, and the Title 20 appliance standards. The site offers free tools, training and resources developed to “decode” these standards for the wide-range of people who need to understand them.. The Energy Code Ace program was developed by the California Statewide Codes & Standards Program. It is funded by California utility customers under the auspices of the California Public Utilities Commission and implemented by Pacific Gas and Electric Company, San Diego Gas & Electric, Southern California Edison and Southern California Gas in support of the California Energy Commission.
Mendocino Redwood Company, LLC
Mendocino Forest Products Company, LLC (MFP), is a leading manufacturer and distributor of environmentally certified redwood decking, fencing, landscaping, timbers, and dimensional lumber products, as well as environmentally certified Douglas-fir dimensional lumber. Through its partnership with The Home Depot, the company supplies beautiful redwood and Douglas-fir lumber products to customers throughout California and the western U.S.
Formed in July 1998, MFP and sister company, Mendocino Redwood Company, LLC (MRC®), work together to supply the marketplace with environmentally responsible lumber and timbers. MRC owns 228,800 acres (350 square miles) of timberlands in Mendocino and Sonoma Counties in California. MRC supplies MFP with raw materials in the form of redwood and Douglas-fir logs. MFP in turn manufactures these logs into top-quality redwood and Douglas-fir lumber products.
Since 2000, the forestlands of MRC have been certified to the standards of the Forest Stewardship Council® (FSC®). MFP maintains FSC chain-of-custody certification for its sawmill and distribution operations as well.
Sustainable North Bay
Sustainable North Bay is to be a catalyst to preserve and continue to improve the quality of life in the North Bay region so that all people enjoy happy, healthy and prosperous lives within their fair share of the earth’s resources, leaving space for wildlife and wilderness.