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Stanley Boulevard Safety and Streetscape Improvement Project

The 33-acre Stanley Boulevard Safety & Streetscape Improvement Project earned 133 points from the Bay-Friendly Rated Landscapes program, making it both the largest and highest scoring project to be awarded the coveted high performance landscape label.

Ohlone College Newark Center for Health Sciences and Technology

Ohlone College Newark Center for Health Sciences and Technology was the first college campus to be designated a Bay-Friendly Rated Landscape. It was also the first college campus in the world to achieve LEED Platinum certification, the highest level of recognition offered by the LEED green building rating system.

Arroyo Commons, Livermore

Arroyo Commons, a twelve-unit campus housing project in Livermore, was built in 1998 by AID Employment for people with developmental disabilities and very low incomes. Prior to construction, Green Building in Alameda County selected Arroyo Commons as a Resourceful Building Demonstration Project. From a resource-conservation perspective, one of the most unique features of Arroyo Commons is its wall system: a steel framework insulated with rice straw bales.

Chestnut Linden Court

BRIDGE Housing Corp. creates and manages a range of affordable, high-quality housing for working families and seniors. As part of the campaign to revitalize West Oakland, the Oakland Housing Authority selected BRIDGE to develop Chestnut Linden Court. BRIDGE developed the neighborhood in two phases: the first phase, Chestnut Court, was built on the site of a severely distressed, vacant public housing project. The second phase, Linden Court, is a higher-density development on a 1.6-acre parcel located a half-block from Chestnut Court.

Noodle Factory Homes: Oakland, CA

To help address the chronic shortage of work and performance space for artists and artisans, in 2009 Northern California Land Trust, a Berkeley-based nonprofit housing developer, renovated a rundown former noodle factory in West Oakland. The Noodle Factory condos earned the GreenPoint Rated label.

GreenCity Lofts, Emeryville

GreenCity Lofts, on the border of Emeryville and Oakland, exemplifies how green building principles can be effectively incorporated into a larger residential development. Designed by internationally renowned Swatt Architects, this urban infill project provides a mix of 62 lofts, townhomes and single-level units.

This case study was written for the 2005 Green Home Tour in Alameda County.

Carmen Avenue Apartments, Livermore

A 30-unit affordable apartment complex on Carmen Avenue in downtown Livermore was one of the first multifamily projects in California to be GreenPoint Rated. Developed and managed by Allied Housing, Inc. and Affordable Housing Associates, the project was completed in 2008. Key green features include jobsite waste recycling, passive solar design, natural ventilation, a photovoltaic system, low-toxicity finish materials, and excellent access for people with disabilities.

Click the download button to read StopWaste's case study from 2008.

Sankofa House, Berkeley, CA

Building Opportunities for Self-Sufficiency (BOSS) is an Alameda County–based nonprofit organization that helps homeless, poor and disabled people achieve health and self-sufficiency. Sankofa House is Phase II in BOSS’s creation of Ursula Sherman Village, a development in West Berkeley that provides a beautiful, safe setting where homeless families can build skills that are essential to escaping homelessness and living independently in the community.

Breakers at Bayport Apartments, Alameda, CA

In March 2006, Resources for Community Development (RCD) completed construction on a 62-unit community of affordable-rate homes on Alameda Island that features energy-efficient construction, rainwater-catching bioswales and low-water landscaping.

Fruitvale Avenue Homes, Oakland, CA

In 2003, East Bay Habitat for Humanity (EBH), an independent affiliate of Habitat for Humanity International, built four single-family homes in Oakland’s Fruitvale District. This was East Bay Habitat for Humanity’s first green development.

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