Through working with BIRA, partners gain valuable knowledge on energy saving design, code issues, marketability, and new technologies while gaining recognition and publicity through BIRA presentations, conference papers and awards.

BIRA’s partners play a significant role in determining how to achieve Net Zero Energy homes while remaining cost neutral for home buyers. The industry stakeholders listed below have participated in projects during the past 5 years.

Architects | Associations | Builders | Energy Consultants | Energy Offices | Industries | Local Governments | Lenders | Researchers | PV: Solar Energy | Land Planning | Utilities

Architects
Name: Bassenian/Lagoni Architects Location: Newport Beach, CA
Name: EDI Architecture, Inc. Location: San Francisco, CA
Name: Environmental Planning & Design, LLC Location: Pittsburg, PA
Name: HLD Landscape Group Location: Los Gatos, CA
Name: JZMK Partners Location: Irvine, CA
Name: Living Systems Architecture Location: Flagstaff, AZ
Name: Shirey Contracting Location: Issaquah, WA
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Associations
Name: Arizona HBA Location: Phoenix, AZ
Name: CALBO Location: Sacramento, CA
Name: CBIA Location: Sacramento, CA
Name: SIPA Location: Gig Harbor, WA
Name: SNHBA Location: Las Vegas, NV
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Builders
Name: Alvis Projects, Inc. Location: Fresno, CA
Name: Castle and Cooke Location: Bakersfield, CA
Name: Centex Homes Location: San Ramon, CA
Name: Clarum Homes Location: Palo Alto, CA
Name: The Co-Housing Company Location: Nevada City, NV
Name: Contempo Homes Location: Palm Springs, CA
Name: Cotton Wood Park West Location: Boulder, CO
Name: Forest City Covington Location: Albuquerque, NM
Name: Habitat For Humanity Location: Denver, CO
Name: Holton Homes Location: Nampa, ID
Name: Hybrid Energy Group Location: St. George, UT
Name: K Street LLC Location: Tarzana, CA
Name: KB Home Location: Los Angeles, CA
Name: Kennecott Land Location: Murray, UT
Name: Kurowski Development Location: Littleton, CO
Name: Martha Rose Construction Location: Seattle, WA
Name: MCM Healthy Buildings Location: Napa, CA
Name: Meridian Builders Location: San Francisco, CA
Name: Meritage Homes Location: Plano, TX
Name: Mesa Del Sol Location: Albuquerque, NM
Name: Morrison Homes Location: Folsom, CA
Name: NC Investments Location: San Diego, CA
Name: New Tradition Homes Location: Vancouver, WA
Name: Pardee Homes Location: Los Angeles, CA
Name: Pinnacle Homes Location: Las Vegas, NV
Name: Ponderosa Homes Location: Pleasanton, CA
Name: Premier Homes Location: Roseville, CA
Name: Quadrant Homes Location: Seattle, WA
Name: Rancho Mission Viejo Location: San Juan Capistrano, CA
Name: Ruhoff Homes Builders Location: Eugene, OR
Name: Schingler Development Location: Stockton, CA
Name: Schneider Homes Location: Tukwila, WA
Name: Seastar Homes Location: Sacramento, CA
Name: Shea Homes Location: Sacramento, CA
Name: Standard Pacific Homes Location: Irvine, CA
Name: StarTech Homes Location: Sacramento, CA
Name: SummerHill Homes Location: Palo Alto, CA
Name: TaylorMade Homes Location: Vancouver, WA
Name: Tierra Concrete Location: Pueblo, CO
Name: Tom Walsh & Co. Location: Portland, OR
Name: Treasure Homes Location: Roseville, CA
Name: Victoria Homes Location: San Bernardino, CA
Name: VJ Construction Location: West Lafayette, IN
Name: William Lyons Companies Location: Newport Beach, CA
Name: Wonderland Hill Development Location: Minneapolis, MN
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Energy Consultants
Name: Alliance to Save Energy Location: Washington, DC
Name: Colorado Energy Group Location: Boulder, CO
Name: ConSol Location: Stockton, CA
Name: Davis Energy Group Location: Davis, CA
Name: Pacific Municipal Consultants Location: Chico, CA
Name: Paragon Consulting Location: West Chester, PA
Name: Project Green Build Location: LA Center, WA
Name: Spectrum Energy Inc. Location: Elk Grove, CA
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Energy Offices
Name: California Energy Commission Location: Sacramento, CA
Name: New Mexico Energy, Minerals & Natural Resources Department Location: Sante Fe, NM
Name: Nevada State Energy Office Location: Carson City, NV
Name: Oregon Energy Office Location: Salem, OR
Name: Texas State Energy Office Location: Austin, TX
Name: Washington State Extension Energy Program Location: Olympia, WA
Name: Washington State Energy Office Location: Olympia, WA
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Industries
Name: Cardinal Glass Location: Minneapolis, MN
Name: Carrier Location: Indianapolis, IN
Name: Dow Chemical Location: Midland, MI
Name: Freus Location: Anthony, NM
Name: Innovative Openings Location: Louisville, CO
Name: Lennox Industries Location: Richardson, TX
Name: Lithonia Lighting Location: Conyers, GA
Name: Metlund Location: Costa Mesa, CA
Name: Mitsubishi Location: Cypress, CA
Name: Owens Corning Location: Toledo, OH
Name: Rinnai Location: Nagoya, Japan
Name: Shimotsu Distribution Inc. (SDI) Location: Sacramento, CA
Name: Watt Stopper Location: Santa Clara, CA
Name: Whirlpool Location: Benton Harbor, Michigan
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Local Governments
Name: Rancho Cordova Location: Rancho Cordova, CA
Name: Roseville Location: Roseville, CA
Name: Sacramento Location: Sacramento, CA
Name: San Francisco Location: San Francisco, CA
Name: San Jose Location: San Jose, CA
Name: Watsonville Location: Watsonville, CA
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Lenders
Name: CTX Mortgage Location: Dallas, TX
Name: Fannie Mae Location: Washington, DC
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Researchers
Name: Arizona State University Location: Phoenix, AZ
Name: Building Industry Institute Location: Sacramento, CA
Name: California Lighting Technology Center Location: Davis, CA
Name: California State University, Chico Location: Chico, CA
Name: Fluent, Inc. Location: Lebanon, NH
Name: Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Location: Berkeley, CA
Name: National Renewable Energy Laboratory Location: Golden, CO
Name: North State Renewable Energy Location: Chico, CA
Name: Oak Ridge National Laboratory Location: Oak Ridge, TN
Name: RAND Corporation Location: Santa Monica, CA
Name: Santa Clara University Location: Santa Clara, CA
Name: Thermal Energy System Specialists Location: Madison, WI
Name: University of Nevada, Las Vegas Location: Las Vegas, NV
Name: University of the Pacific Location: Stockton, CA
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PV: Solar Energy
Name: GE Energy Location: Fairfield, CT
Name: Old Country Roofing Location: Sacramento, CA
Name: Open Energy Location: Solana Beach, CA
Name: PVT Solar Location: Berkeley, CA
Name: Sharp Location: Mawwah, NJ
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Land Planning
Name: Planning Center Location: Costa Mesa, CA
Name: The RCH Group Location: Sacramento, CA
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Utilities
Name: Redding Electric Location: Redding, CA
Name: Roseville Electric Location: Roseville, CA
Name: Sacramento Municipal Utility District Location: Sacramento, CA
Name: Southern California Edison Location: Rosemead, CA
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