At Best Startup California we track over 300,000 Californian startups and over 1,500,000 people who hold key positions in these companies. We use this directory of startups to highlight top employees, founders and organisations we think deserve more appreciation than they are currently getting.
We’ve ranked the top 46 Green Building companies in California, United States. The companies, startups and institutions listed in this article are all exceptional companies, well worth a follow. We have included links to their websites, socials and CrunchBase (if you’re interested in their financials).
We selected the organisations listed in this article based on:
- Track record
- Executive leadership
- Market share
- Innovation
- ESG rating
Our Data – We source our data from OSINT (open source intelligence) and public directories such as Crunchbase, SemRush and many more. The data from these sources should be treated with a degree of caution and verified yourself.
Top Green Building Companies & Startups (California, United States)
Iron Ox
Iron Ox operates autonomous robotic greenhouses that grow every plant at its best from seed to harvest.
Founder(s): Brandon Alexander, Jon Binney
Location: San Carlos, California, United States
Industries: Agriculture, Food and Beverage, Green Building, GreenTech, Robotics, Sustainability
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Blu Homes
Blu Homes is a technology start-up aiming to change the landscape of the housing market.
Founder(s): Bill Haney, Dennis Michaud, Maura McCarthy
Location: Vallejo, California, United States
Industries: Green Building, Home and Garden, Real Estate
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normal
Normal is empowering small businesses to address climate change and lower their carbon footprint with an innovative robo-consultant
Founder(s): Adrian Finzelberg, Beate Czarnecki, David Aguirre Cañar, Marcelo Leopoldino
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Big Data, Clean Energy, CleanTech, Green Building, Green Consumer Goods, GreenTech, Recycling, Renewable Energy
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Ecorithm, Inc.
SaaS data analytics for commercial buildings.
Founder(s): Christopher Tagge, Donald Kasper, Igor Mezic, Melvin Schreiberg
Location: Santa Barbara, California, United States
Industries: Analytics, Commercial Real Estate, Green Building, Information Technology, Mechanical Engineering, Predictive Analytics, SaaS, Smart Building, Software Engineering, Sustainability
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iGlass Technology
iGlass Technology has created “digital blinds” – durable film with digitally tunable light transmittance – retrofit Smart Windows.
Founder(s): Boris Maslov, Val Krivenko
Location: Irvine, California, United States
Industries: Energy Efficiency, Green Building, Smart Building, Smart Home, Windows
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Flow Laboratories
Bringing real-time water insights to commercial buildings
Founder(s): Jatish Patel, Jimit Shah, Nishant Garg
Location: Sunnyvale, California, United States
Industries: Clean Energy, CleanTech, Facility Management, Green Building, Property Management, Smart Building, Water
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Intellecy Inc
Intellecy: smart water system empowers homeowners and building managers to control their water in realtime and protect against leak damage
Founder(s): Emilio Vargas, Johannes Boerhout
Location: San Diego, California, United States
Industries: Asset Management, Building Maintenance, Commercial, Consumer Electronics, Green Building, Green Consumer Goods, Smart Home
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Lunera
Lunera is an IoT infrastructure company that provides an ambient compute platform to connect billions of devices to the cloud.
Founder(s): Don Peifer
Location: Santa Clara, California, United States
Industries: CleanTech, Cloud Computing, Commercial Real Estate, Energy Management, Green Building, Internet of Things, Lighting, Location Based Services, Sensor
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Envizi
Data and analytics to optimize buildings and business.
Founder(s): Andrew Lamble, Bill Clasquin, David Solsky
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Analytics, Big Data, Commercial Real Estate, Energy Efficiency, Energy Management, Green Building, Internet of Things, SaaS, Software
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Rolith
Rolith develops nanostructured products for consumer electronics, solar and green building markets.
Founder(s): Boris Kobrin, Julian Zegelman, Prof. Mark Brongersma
Location: Pleasanton, California, United States
Industries: Consumer Electronics, Green Building, Nanotechnology, Solar
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CloudHauz
Sustainable, hazard-resistant dwellings for homeowners, businesses, nonprofits, and governments.
Founder(s): Lisa Copass, Quimby Melton
Location: Fremont, California, United States
Industries: Architecture, Commercial Real Estate, Construction, Green Building, Home Improvement, Home Renovation, Home Services, Homeless Shelter, Property Development, Real Estate
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High Sierra Showerheads
Manufacturer of water- and energy-saving shower heads, based on a single-nozzle design adapted from irrigation sprinkler tech.
Founder(s): David Malcolm
Location: Coarsegold, California, United States
Industries: Building Maintenance, Construction, Consumer Goods, Green Building, Manufacturing, Water
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AquaSeca
Be Alerted to Water Events Before Damage Occurs.
Founder(s): Steve Horne
Location: San Jose, California, United States
Industries: Green Building, Water, Water Purification
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Serious Energy
Serious Energy sells, manufacturers and delivers acoustical and thermal solutions to the “built environment” through its iWindow brand.
Founder(s): Kevin Surace, Marc Porat
Location: Sunnyvale, California, United States
Industries: Building Material, CleanTech, Energy, Energy Efficiency, Green Building, Manufacturing, Natural Resources
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Cali Bamboo
Cali Bamboo manufactures green building materials made primarily of bamboo.
Founder(s): Jeff Goldberg, Tanner Haigwood
Location: San Diego, California, United States
Industries: Building Material, Construction, Green Building, Manufacturing
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BuildingSP, Inc.
BuildingSP, Inc. is a software development company that is automating the use of Building Information Modeling for building infrastructure.
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Location: Sutter, California, United States
Industries: Artificial Intelligence, Construction, Green Building, Smart Building, Software
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Catalyst Innovation Lab
The Catalyst Innovation Lab invests and advises companies within real estate, clean-tech, building tech, and the consumer experience.
Founder(s):
Location: Larkspur, California, United States
Industries: CleanTech, Commercial Real Estate, Green Building, Green Consumer Goods, Real Estate, Real Estate Investment, Smart Building
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RedWorks Construction Technologies Inc.
RedWorks is creating construction 3D printers that can make stone building materials by sourcing dirt and sand found on-site.
Founder(s): Keegan Kirkpatrick, Paul Petros, Susan Jennings
Location: Lancaster, California, United States
Industries: 3D Printing, Building Material, Construction, Green Building, Machinery Manufacturing, Manufacturing
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Pace Avenue
Pace Avenue is driving mass-market adoption of home energy-efficiency and solar products
Founder(s): Brad Bowery, Gary Kremen, Micah Myers
Location: Oakland, California, United States
Industries: Energy Efficiency, Financial Exchanges, Green Building, Home Improvement, Home Renovation, Landscaping, Real Estate, Solar
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Hardera. Real Wood. Revolutionary Technology
GreenTech | BioTech Startup
Founder(s): Francisco Ribeiro Gonçalves Xavier, Newton Paskin
Location: Redwood City, California, United States
Industries: Biotechnology, Forestry, Green Building, GreenTech, Wood Processing
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Envirotech Greenhouse Solutions
Envirotech Greenhouse Solutions specializes in the construction and supply of energy, water, and technologies for field cultivations.
Founder(s):
Location: Richmond, California, United States
Industries: Green Building, GreenTech, Organic
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ICOM Mechanical Inc.
Mechanical contractor providing innovative solutions in HVAC, piping, sheet metal, & maintenance to commercial and industrial clients.
Founder(s):
Location: San Jose, California, United States
Industries: CAD, Commercial Real Estate, Construction, Energy Efficiency, Green Building, Project Management, Property Management
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M-Form
AFFORDABLE, HIGH RESOLUTION, SUSTAINABLE, CURVED ARCHITECTURAL PANELS
Founder(s): Hunter Ruthrauff, Sean De La Pena
Location: San Diego, California, United States
Industries: Building Material, Construction, Green Building, Industrial Automation, Manufacturing, Real Estate, Robotics, Software, Sustainability
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Rainwater HOG
Rainwater HOG makes water storage tanks for storing grey water and emergency water.
Founder(s): Sally Dominguez
Location: Corte Madera, California, United States
Industries: Energy, Green Building, Manufacturing, Product Design, Sustainability, Water
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GreenScreen
GreenScreen delivers quality green facade solutions for environmental challenges to create a healthy and sustainable environment.
Founder(s):
Location: Los Angeles, California, United States
Industries: Building Material, Construction, Green Building
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Pakistan Straw Bale and Appropriate Building (PAKSBAB)
PAKSBAB offers creative green building solutions using local labor.
Founder(s):
Location: Truckee, California, United States
Industries: Green Building, Social Entrepreneurship
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CleanTechies
CleanTechies is an online platform that enables businesses concerned with sustainable and green initiatives share information.
Founder(s): Ceylan Oney, Ian Thomson, Marco Schmoecker
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Blogging Platforms, Clean Energy, Green Building, GreenTech, Recruiting, Sustainability
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Habitat for Humanity East Bay
Habitat for Humanity East Bay is a Green Building company.
Founder(s):
Location: Oakland, California, United States
Industries: Green Building, Non Profit
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HLC, Incorporated
HLC is made up of our two building material yards, our flagship – Healdsburg Lumber Company and Gualala Building Supply.
Founder(s):
Location: Healdsburg, California, United States
Industries: Building Material, Construction, Green Building, Home Decor, Home Renovation, Interior Design, Real Estate
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Celery
Celery is a graphic design studio that creates brands, packaging, and spaces that provide design innovation skill for social impact.
Founder(s):
Location: Berkeley, California, United States
Industries: Graphic Design, Green Building, Professional Services, Sustainability
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Monterey Lighting Solutions
Monterey Delivers advanced energy-efficiency solutions to help clients conserve energy & significantly reduce their operating costs.
Founder(s):
Location: Ontario, California, United States
Industries: Construction, Energy Efficiency, Green Building
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AR Green Consulting
AR Green Consulting is a sustainability consulting firm that specializes in green building design and construction.
Founder(s): Adhamina Rodriguez
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Construction, Consulting, Environmental Consulting, Green Building, Sustainability
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DomoGeo
Modular live and work spaces using green construction technologies.
Founder(s): Hasan Alemdar
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Green Building, Micro Lending, Real Estate, Sustainability
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SolReliable
SolReliable is a solar, green building, and consulting services provider.
Founder(s):
Location: Valley Village, California, United States
Industries: Construction, Consulting, Green Building, Solar
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Green Goods
Green Goods Products is a environmentally friendly building solutions in both residential and commercial applications for it’s clients.
Founder(s):
Location: San Luis Obispo, California, United States
Industries: Building Material, Green Building, Real Estate
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Mutual Housing
Mutual Housing is a real estate company that offers resident participation and leadership development services for housing needs.
Founder(s):
Location: Sacramento, California, United States
Industries: Green Building, Non Profit, Real Estate
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Beriono Lumber
Beronio Lumber is a lumber company that supplies wood products to builders like framing lumber, engineered wood, decking, wainscoting etc.
Founder(s):
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Building Material, Green Building, Manufacturing, Wood Processing
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Skillful Means
Skillful Means is an architecture company that specializes in providing residential design and construction of green building projects.
Founder(s):
Location: Junction City, California, United States
Industries: Architecture, Construction, Green Building
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Impact Sciences
Impact Sciences provides environmental consulting, CEQA/NEPA compliance, and technical studies for projects.
Founder(s):
Location: Oakland, California, United States
Industries: Consulting, Environmental Consulting, Green Building
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PlentyWays
PlentyWays is a news service providing articles to followers about green products and gadgets.
Founder(s):
Location: Laguna Hills, California, United States
Industries: Blogging Platforms, E-Commerce, Green Building
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Dawson & Clinton
Dawson & Clinton is a construction firm that offers architecture, pre-construction, sustainable building and general contracting.
Founder(s):
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Architecture, Civil Engineering, Construction, Green Building
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Harris & Ruth Painting Contracting
Harris & Ruth Painting is a commercial and industrial painting contractor.
Founder(s):
Location: West Covina, California, United States
Industries: Building Maintenance, Construction, Green Building
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Acute Contracting
Southern California’s #1 On-demand Home Service Professionals.
Founder(s): Allan Stein, Melissa Stein
Location: Dana Point, California, United States
Industries: Construction, Green Building, Mobile
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Hansen Landscape Contractor
Hansen Landscape Contractor performs residential and commercial landscaping services.
Founder(s):
Location: Castro Valley, California, United States
Industries: Commercial, Construction, Green Building, Home Renovation, Residential
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Cms Collaborative
CMS acts exclusively as a design consultant and like most architectural firms is structured for consultation located in Santa Cruz.
Founder(s):
Location: Santa Cruz, California, United States
Industries: Architecture, Green Building, Professional Services
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VMI Architecture
VMI Architecture offers interior design, green building design and architecture services for commercial, retail and residential projects.
Founder(s):
Location: San Rafael, California, United States
Industries: Architecture, Commercial, Green Building, Interior Design
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