Press Release Archives

 2011

• State Utility Plant Achieves Highest Possible 'Green' Rating (DGS Press Release) (DGS Video) September 2011
• State of California Offices Building in LA & Northern Calif Certified "Green" (DGS/Caltrans Press Release) May 2011
• CDCR Announces Energy Savings Projects in State Prisons (CDCR Press Release) May 2011
• CDCR Announces 20-year Agreements for Solar Power Plants at Five Prisons (CDCR Press Release) May 2011
• New Incentives Promote 'Green' School Construction (DGS Press Release) March 2011

2010

• CA Announces Inaugural 2010 "Grid Neutral" Awards (DGS Press Release) December 2010
• CA Division of Workers' Compensation new San Luis Obispo district office earns green building honors (Department of Industrial Relations) May 2010
• CA State Teachers Retirement System Turns Green Into Gold (CalSTRS Press Release) April 2010
• Franchise Tax Board Awarded "Green" Building Standard (FTB Press Release) April 2010

2009

• DGS and the Department of Mental Health Build State-of-the-Art "Green" Kitchen at Metropolitan State Hospital in Southern California (DGS Press Release) December 2009
• State Buildings Plug Into Smart Grid (DGS Press Release) November 2009
• State of California's "Green" Building Portfolio Continues to Grow: 25 State Office Buildings Cited for Energy & Environmental Leadership. (DGS Press Release) October 2009
• California Green Building Standards Code Serves as Key Resource for New International Code. (CA Building Standards Commission Press Release) September 2009
• State of California's New Central Plant Online; Heating and Cooling 20,000 State Workers: Largest facility of its kind built to meet LEED Gold 'green' standard. (DGS Press Release)  August 2009

• New Caltrans solar projects will save state $52.5 million in energy costs, support jobs and reduce global warming (Caltrans Press Release) June 2009

• DMV dedicates new green facility in Tracy. (DMV Press Release) January 28, 2009

2008

• State Officials Announce Completion of California's New 'Green' Central Plant Steelwork (DGS Press Release) (Video) September 12, 2008
• Scientists Promote Global Cooling with White Roofs and Cool Pavements (CA Energy Commission Press Release) September 9, 2008
• State of California Announces Latest "Green" Buildings (DGS Press Release) (FTB Green Guide Booklet) July 10, 2008
• Franchise Tax Board and CA Department of General Services Win SMUD Award for Responsible Energy Stewardship (SMUD Press Release) June 23, 2008
• State of California Launches the Nation's First Statewide Green Buildings Database (DGS Press Release) June 4, 2008
• Green Means Gold for State Health Buildings: U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) Awards LEED Gold for Operations & Maintenance (DGS Press Release) April 10, 2008
• State Awards First 'Green Schools' Funding Grant to Animo Venice Charter High School. (State Allocation Board Press Release) February 28, 2008
• State's First Renovated Building Gets Green Designation. (DGS Press Release) February 27, 2008

2007

• Energy Policy Report Puts Greenhouse Gas Reductions Front and Center of State Agenda. CA Energy Commission Press Release (December 5, 2007)
• State Breaks Ground on New Central Plant. DGS Press Release (November 28, 2007)
• Public Utilities Commission Approves Innovative Plan to Make Energy Efficiency "Business as Usual" in California. PUC Press Release (October 18, 2007)
• Regulations Passed to Begin Funding "Green Schools" for California. DGS Press Release (October 3, 2007)
• CA Department of General Services and Integrated Waste Management Board Recognized as Green Electronics Champions. DGS Press Release & U.S. EPA Press Release (October 2, 2007)
• Public Utilities Commission Decision Gives Commercial Building Tenants a Tool to Lower Power Bills and Increase Energy Efficiency & Demand Response. PUC Press Release (September 7, 2007)
• DMV Opens Energy-Efficient Office in Clovis. DMV Press Release (August 8, 2007)
• DMV San Ysidro Office Earns Incentives for "Going Green." DMV Press Release (June 6, 2007)
• Department of General Services Celebrates Earth Day; Announces Plans for US Green Building Council Certification of Ziggurat Building. DGS Press Release (April 17, 2007)
• New DMV Office Certified Green. DMV Press Release (March 6 2007)
• DMV Office Becomes Part of Million Solar Rooftops Plan. DMV Press Release. (January 30, 2007)

2006

• Energy-Efficient State Capitol Christmas Tree Powered by Fuel Cell. See CalEPA Press Release.  (December 6, 2006)
• California Honored for Energy Efficient & Environmentally Responsible State Buildings. See DGS Press Release (November 17, 2006)
• DMV Opens Green, Energy-Efficient Office in Southern California. See DMV Press Release (October 25, 2006)
• State & Utilities Join Forces to Save Energy in State Buildings. See DGS Press Release (August 29, 2006)
• Education Building Achieves Highest Environmental Honor. See DGS Press Release  (July 27, 2006)
• California State Government Takes the Lead, Reducing the Flow of Old Carpet in Landfills See DGS Press Release.  (June 14, 2006)
• CA State Teachers Retirement Fund to Build Green Headquarters Building along the Sacramento River. See CalSTRS Press Release. (April 12, 2006)

   2005

• California Joins Energy Star Challenge to Improve Energy Efficiency (U.S. EPA Press Release)
• California Receives 'Green Building Owner of the Year' Award (Leonardo Academy Press Release)