Initiatives

Our Initiatives


To advance our strategic plan, we provide green building education, promote new green building policy with the help of building professionals, and support existing buildings through several key community programs. Learn more about our work below.

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Educating sustainability professionals


Through volunteer and staff-driven education, we host over 30 programs each year designed to deliver the latest trends in green building, share technical expertise, and convene experts to put us on the path to net zero.

Learn more about education at Illinois Green

Removing barriers to high performance building in Illinois


By connecting building professionals with policymakers, we help inform the development of new policy that will grow the demand for more sustainable building practices.

Learn more about how we advance policy

Supporting schools on their
sustainability journey


The Illinois Green Schools Project leverages the expertise of our members to educate teachers, students, and school officials about sustainability and help them advance actions that will make their school more sustainable and healthy.

Learn more about the Illinois Green Schools Project

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