Greenbuild Tours

Join us for a dynamic tour through some of Burbank’s most exciting spaces where entertainment, wellness, and sustainability come together. We’ll start at a stunning, health-focused campus featuring a dramatic Gehry-designed facade, lush native landscaping, and vibrant interiors designed to support well-being. Next, we’ll visit Talaria Burbank, a luxury mixed-use destination with sweeping views, Whole Foods access, beautiful gardens, and creative community spaces. We’ll also stop by Global Wave Integration, a tech-savvy hub where smart home and workplace solutions are designed with health, comfort, and sustainability in mind. We’ll end the day at the new offices of a powerhouse film and television production company known for socially conscious storytelling. Their thoughtfully designed space reflects a deep commitment to both creative excellence and a healthier, more sustainable future, on screen and behind the scenes.

Tour Universal Studios’ newest LEED Platinum-certified developments that reflect NBCUniversal’s 2023 commitment to achieve LEED Gold or higher across all new offices, studios, and theme parks. The tour includes The Commons, a multi-functional building with dining venues, three theaters, and special event spaces; and One Universal, a 350,000-square-foot creative office building. Both are connected by a California-inspired landscaped paseo featuring 10,000 square feet of green space, outdoor meeting rooms, and gathering areas that promote wellness and collaboration.

Participants will explore sustainability features integrated into design and construction, including energy-efficient building systems, water conservation, high-performance façades, renewable energy integration, and responsible material selections aligned with LEED v4 Platinum requirements. The tour concludes with panoramic campus views while showcasing Universal’s integration of design, performance, and corporate sustainability leadership.

Go behind the scenes at Caltech, one of the world’s leading research institutions, to explore how its newest facilities exemplify high-performance sustainable design. This campus tour will visit several of Caltech’s top-performing buildings designed to LEED Gold and Platinum standards, including the Resnick Sustainability Institute, Chen Neuroscience Research Building, Bechtel Residence, Linde Hall of Mathematics and Physics, and the Hameetman Center. Each facility showcases Caltech’s integrated approach to energy efficiency, water conservation, occupant wellness, and operational resilience, all while supporting world-class research, academic, and residential functions.

Attendees will explore strategies such as high-performance building envelopes, energy recovery systems, low-flow plumbing, optimized daylighting, and material selection aligned with LEED v4 BD+C criteria. The tour highlights how Caltech continues to push the boundaries of sustainability while advancing scientific innovation and long-term campus stewardship.

La Kretz Innovation Campus (LKIC) is a LEED Platinum and WELL Gold-certified living laboratory where cleantech startups, policymakers, and researchers advance sustainable innovation in Los Angeles. Originally a mid-century warehouse, the 61,000-square-foot adaptive reuse campus preserves embodied carbon while integrating advanced green technologies, including a microgrid, solar photovoltaic canopy, and greywater filtration system that support net-zero energy aspirations. Dynamic interiors feature reclaimed materials, daylight-optimized skylight funnels, and flexible collaboration spaces designed to foster community. As home to the Los Angeles Cleantech Incubator (LACI) and LADWP’s Innovation Center, LKIC supports over 80 cleantech startups, generating $225M+ in investment and creating more than 1,800 jobs. Led by project architect Alice Kimm, FAIA, and USGBC California’s Ben Stapleton, this tour highlights how adaptive reuse, high-performance design, and clean technology integration combine to advance climate action, economic development, and resilience in the built environment.

Led by the project team, this tour begins at Santa Monica’s City Hall East, the largest municipal building in the U.S. designed for full Living Building Challenge certification. Discover how the design integrates transparency, nature, equity, and creativity while uniting previously separate municipal departments. Learn how project motivations, site challenges, and key considerations shaped its regenerative features, including sit-stand workstations, natural light, operable windows, heat pump systems, and on-site composting of wastewater. The HVAC system provides twice-daily fresh air flushes, supporting occupant health, while the courtyard offers herbs, citrus, and tea leaves for employees.

Next, visit the Sustainable Water Infrastructure Project (SWIP), the nation’s first underground water treatment facility. Explore the innovative processes that enable local water self-sufficiency, from groundwater production to advanced treatment and artistic integration of water systems, demonstrating Santa Monica’s leadership in sustainable urban infrastructure.

Explore UCLA’s leadership in sustainable campus development and innovative student housing in a dense urban environment. Led by UCLA sustainability leaders, Capital Programs green building experts, and the Mithun design team, this tour highlights strategies used to achieve LEED Gold certification while designing flexible housing to accommodate 2028 Olympic Games participants. Attendees will explore high-performance housing systems, smart grid technologies, decarbonization efforts, renewable energy integration, and ecological landscape design featuring native plants and climate-resilient biodiversity.

The tour also examines campus-wide sustainability initiatives in dining, transportation, and waste reduction, including Certified Green Restaurants, low-flow fixtures, drought-tolerant landscaping, composting, and electric vehicle infrastructure. With applied research, student engagement, and cross-departmental collaboration, UCLA’s comprehensive approach fosters a culture where sustainability is embedded across campus operations. This tour offers insight into how one of the nation’s leading universities integrates resilience, flexibility, and climate action into long-term campus planning.

Explore Earvin "Magic" Johnson Park, a transformative environmental justice and infrastructure project in South Los Angeles. Originally an oil processing site, the 120-acre park sits in Willowbrook, home to pivotal civil rights movements and now the region’s largest open space. Recently revitalized, the park integrates environmental restoration, community access, and advanced water reuse infrastructure. Attendees will tour the renovated 15-acre lake system, which captures and treats runoff from a 375-square-mile watershed using a combination of mechanical filtration and natural habitat restoration. The system protects nearby Compton Creek and the Pacific Ocean from bacteria and heavy metal pollution while supporting local biodiversity. The park also serves as a model for decentralized, localized water capture and treatment, helping Southern California neighborhoods adapt to long-term water scarcity. Led by AHBE/MIG, PMA, and PACE, this tour demonstrates how urban parks can integrate equity, ecological function, and innovative water infrastructure to serve both communities and the environment.

Go behind the scenes at SoFi Stadium, home to the Los Angeles Rams and Chargers, for an exclusive look at the venue’s sustainability and operations strategies. This tour explores how one of the world’s largest and most complex sports and entertainment venues incorporates high-performance design, resource efficiency, and long-term resiliency. Attendees will learn how SoFi Stadium manages energy use, water conservation, and waste diversion while accommodating large-scale events.

The tour will also highlight how sustainable practices extend beyond the stadium walls through partnerships with the surrounding Inglewood community, local businesses, and regional infrastructure. From innovative stormwater capture systems to energy-efficient lighting and transportation programs, SoFi Stadium demonstrates how major venues can serve as models for integrating environmental performance, operational efficiency, and community benefit into large-scale developments.

Step inside Rancho Los Amigos National Rehabilitation Center, Los Angeles County’s only public rehabilitation hospital and one of the largest in the nation. Focused on holistic healing, Rancho serves an underserved population through a community-centered approach to care. Winner of the 2021 AIA Healthcare Design Award and USGBC-LA’s 2017 Sustainable Innovation Award, the newly expanded outpatient facilities and wellness center reimagine how indoor and outdoor spaces support patient recovery. Replacing single-story buildings with multi-story structures has reduced the campus footprint by 58% while doubling capacity. The mild Southern California climate allows therapy, rehabilitation, and community activities to extend outdoors into healing gardens, terraces, plazas, and amphitheaters. Certified under multiple LEED v4 BD+C rating systems, the project integrates energy-efficient systems, water conservation, daylighting, and sustainable materials, creating a model for healthcare environments that promote patient well-being, operational performance, and environmental stewardship.

Take a behind-the-scenes tour of CalPortland’s El Segundo Ready Mix Plant, a leading example of sustainable concrete production in an urban setting. As an ENERGY STAR Partner of the Year for 20 consecutive years, CalPortland advances low-carbon concrete solutions that strengthen the built environment while reducing environmental impact. Attendees will explore near-zero emission fleet operations using compressed and renewable natural gas (CNG and RNG), state-of-the-art concrete reclamation systems that recycle returned concrete, and eco block manufacturing that supports circular economy efforts. The site also integrates urban biodiversity strategies, earning Wildlife Habitat Council conservation certification for pollinator and habitat support. This tour demonstrates how ready-mix concrete operations balance operational efficiency, community integration, and environmental stewardship. Attendees will gain insights into decarbonizing concrete production, minimizing construction waste, and supporting resilient, low-carbon communities through sustainable building material innovations.

Los Angeles’ newest net-zero, transit-oriented live-work campus blends creative office, modern residences, and public space within a biophilic, indoor-outdoor design. Scheduled for completion in 2026, Habitat integrates creative office, multifamily residential, and open community space within a biophilic, indoor-outdoor design. The project includes a six-story, 253,000-square-foot office building with 2,900 square feet of retail, alongside a 12-story, 260-unit multifamily building. Designed by SHoP Architects and delivered by Lendlease, Habitat targets net-zero carbon in both construction and operations, incorporating a 125kW solar array, natural ventilation, low-carbon concrete, 64 EV parking spaces, and 222 bike parking spaces. The residential building is pursuing LEED Gold certification while the commercial office is expected to be Los Angeles’ first new-construction creative office building to achieve LEED Platinum. This tour offers a firsthand look at how integrated development models advance operational sustainability, transportation access, and resilient urban design.