Build Green Long Island

What Build Green Long Island does

Build Green Long Island is a Huntington, New York-based non-profit organization operating as a regional chapter of the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC). Founded in 2005, it serves Nassau and Suffolk counties — roughly 1,200 square miles of Long Island — and is currently marking its 20th anniversary. The organization convenes building-industry professionals, homeowners, municipal stakeholders, and utility partners around LEED education, residential energy efficiency, community solar, and transportation electrification. Its flagship programs include the Long Island Green Homes Initiative (in partnership with NYSERDA, launched 2009), the Drive Electric Long Island Coalition (launched April 2018), and recurring LEED and GPRO training workshops such as the GPRO session on November 12, 2025 and the Build Smarter workshop on November 19, 2025.

The organization reports engagement with 11 of 13 Long Island municipalities, indicating meaningful policy and community reach. It runs a committee structure that includes an Education Committee and a recently formed East End Committee, and its board includes LEED Fellows and other credentialed industry professionals. The operating model is predominantly volunteer-led with a small paid staff (1-10 employees).

Revenue is generated through a tiered structure: individual memberships priced at $25-$85 per year, corporate partnerships tiered from $750 to $15,000 annually (with PSEG Long Island and National Grid among the named anchors), event sponsorships, and grants from public sources such as NYSERDA. The organization has articulated a strategic plan to hire a full-time Executive Director and administrative staff, which would represent its first material step away from a purely volunteer operating model. There is no proprietary technology, software product, or AI/ML capability associated with the organization.

Name

Build Green Long Island

Legal name

Build Green Long Island (a Chapter of the United States Green Building Council)

Website

https://buildgreenli.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2005

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Build Green Long Island is a non-profit USGBC chapter serving Nassau and Suffolk counties, providing LEED education, community solar, EV advocacy, residential energy programs, and networking events for green-building professionals and Long Island residents.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Sustainability Consulting

NAICS

Landscape Architectural Services (541320), Landscape Architectural Services (54132)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Sustainable/Green Building & LEED Consulting (BPAHAKAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Landscape Architecture & Site Design (BPAHAKAC), Sustainable Cities, Urban Development & Green Infrastructure (BPADALAL), Environmental Education, Capacity Building & Community Engagement (BPADALAO), Green Building & Energy-Efficient Construction (LEED, Weatherization) (EDAOAAAO), Residential Green / High-Performance Home Construction (Net-Zero, Passive House) (IMAFABAH)

Keywords

• LEED certification education
• Green building advocacy
• Sustainability consulting
• Community solar programs
• Green building networking

Headquarters

HQ city

Huntington

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Individual chapter memberships: Annual individual memberships to the local chapter priced at $25 (Full-Time Student), $40 (Government Employee with valid .gov email), $60 (National USGBC Member Company Employee), and $85 (General Membership). Recurring annual subscription revenue.
2. Corporate partnership / sponsorship tiers: Tiered annual corporate sponsorships: Sustainable Environment Partner $15,000, Platinum $10,000, Gold $5,000, Silver $2,500, Bronze $1,250, Community Partner $750. Tier benefits include logo placement, journal ads, event tickets, co-emcee opportunities, and use of the USGBC-LI partner phrase/logo.
3. Event sponsorship and event-related fees: Event-level sponsorship revenue tied to The Green Scene, Evening Seminars, Emerging Professional Happy Hour, LEED Preparatory Course, Annual Building Green Dinner, and Golf Outing; plus potential presenter fees per the strategic plan's profit-center model.
4. Grant funding (NYSERDA Cleaner Greener Communities): The Long Island Green Homes Initiative is funded in part by a NYSERDA Cleaner Greener Communities grant supporting free home energy audits and energy-saving programs on Long Island.
5. Tax-deductible contributions: Partnership contributions are described as tax deductible to the full extent of the law, supporting a charitable-contribution revenue stream typical of 501(c) non-profits.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Build Green Long Island is a nonprofit regional chapter of the U.S. Green Building Council that champions sustainable building practices across Long Island's Nassau and Suffolk counties. It delivers LEED certification education, hosts networking events and workshops, curates a directory of local LEED-certified projects, and operates free residential sustainability programs such as the Long Island Green Homes energy audit initiative and the Drive Electric Long Island Coalition. Engagement is structured around individual chapter memberships and tiered corporate partnerships, with a volunteer board and committees driving advocacy, education, and outreach.

Product overview

Build Green Long Island is a non-profit chapter of the United States Green Building Council (USGBC-LI) that delivers a portfolio of sustainability and green-building programs rather than a single unified software product. Its core offering is LEED Certification Education and Resources, supported by six integrated programs and services: the LEED Project Directory on Long Island, the LEED Project Submission Portal, the Community Solar Long Island program, the LI Green Homes Initiative partnership, the Drive Electric Long Island Coalition, and the recurring Green Building Events Series (The Green Scene, Annual Dinner, Golf Outing, LEED Preparatory Course). Engagement is structured around an Individual Chapter Membership program and a tiered Company Partnership / Sponsorship Program (Sustainable Environment, Platinum, Gold, Silver, Bronze, Community), while a Board of Directors and Committee Network (Advocacy, East End, Education, Emerging Professionals, Programs, Sustainable Transportation) and the LEED v4 Rating System Selection Guidance reference content govern and extend the chapter's outreach.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• LEED Certification Education and Resources Chapter-provided education on the LEED (Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design) green-building rating system, covering LEED v4 Building Design and Construction, Interior Design and Construction, Building Operations and Maintenance, Neighborhood Development, and Homes rating systems, plus member-only LEED questions support.
• Community Solar Long Island Program Educational program that connects Long Island residents with community solar farm subscriptions, net-metering, Community Choice Aggregation, and partnerships with providers such as Empower Solar; also highlights the Farmingdale State College Smart Energy House.
• LI Green Homes Initiative A non-profit collaborative partnership of Long Island Towns, community-based organizations, and Molloy College that helps Long Islanders obtain a free home energy audit and access energy-saving programs; funded in part by a NYSERDA Cleaner Greener Communities grant.
• Drive Electric Long Island Coalition Multi-stakeholder coalition hosted by Build Green Long Island (with PSEG Long Island support) to advance EV adoption on Long Island through education, advocacy, and the annual State of the EV Report.
• Green Building Events Series Recurring member events including the monthly Green Scene networking meeting, evening seminars, Emerging Professionals Happy Hour, LEED Preparatory Course, Annual Building Green Long Island Dinner, and the Build Green Long Island Golf Outing at Huntington Country Club.
• LEED Project Directory on Long Island A curated directory of LEED-certified building projects on Long Island (Katz Women's Hospital, HGA House, Leviton Manufacturing, Amityville Village Hall, Westhampton Free Library, Forchelli Law Firm, BNL Research Support, Watermill Ateliers, Wild by Nature, SUNY Stony Brook Simons Center, Brookhaven National Laboratory NLSLII, Canon USA Headquarters, and others) with a public submission form.
• LEED Project Submission Portal Online form for project teams to submit their LEED projects for inclusion on the Build Green Long Island website, including project name, description, anticipated LEED level (Platinum/Gold/Silver/Certified), contact information, and up to 5 images (max 10 MB; gif, jpg, jpeg, png, pdf, doc).
• Individual Chapter Membership Annual chapter memberships starting at $25 for students, with options for General ($85), National USGBC Member Company Employee ($60), Full-Time Student ($25), and Government Employee ($40, valid government email required).
• Company Partnership / Sponsorship Program Tiered corporate partnership program with benefits including Sustainable Environment Partner ($15,000), Platinum ($10,000), Gold ($5,000), Silver ($2,500), Bronze ($1,250), and Community Partner ($750), each offering logo placement, event tickets, journal ads, and member-directory access.
• LEED v4 Rating System Selection Guidance Published reference describing each LEED v4 rating system (BD+C, ID+C, O+M, ND, Homes) and the 40/60 rule for choosing between them, intended to help project teams register under the appropriate system.
• Newsletter and Mailing List Subscription Free email newsletter delivered to subscribers covering USGBC-LI events, seminars, workshops, meetings, and green building news across Long Island.
• LEED Preparatory Courses and Study Groups LEED Green Associate and LEED AP Specialty exam preparation plus GPRO training workshops such as 'Getting Started with Green Building' and 'Build Smarter' for construction management, delivered via the Education and Emerging Professionals committees.

Quantifiable outcome

• 11 of 13 Long Island municipalities require Energy Star standards
• +7 more outcomes

Named customers12 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

27 partnerships are on record, tiered flagship (platinum tier — top of partnership ladder below sustainable environment partner), flagship — top sustainable environment partner tier ($15,000/year), high — gold partner tier ($5,000/year), high — gold partner tier, medium — gold partner tier; andrew solano of emtec serves on the board of directors (advocacy & education committees)., medium — community partner tier, medium — silver partner tier ($2,500/year), high — silver partner; pete mladinich of lipa serves on the board of directors., medium — silver partner tier, high — silver partner; academic institution collaborator on long island green homes initiative., medium — bronze partner tier ($1,250/year); board member brian sahn serves on membership & program committees., medium — supporting partner tier, high — community partner; haneef khan of northwell serves on transportation & program board committees., medium — community partner; anthony villa of carpenters local 290 serves on the board of directors., medium — supporting/community-style partner; pioneering sustainability education facility., medium — community solar provider referral partner, high — co-developed the smart energy house alongside stony brook university and pseg long island., medium — co-developer of the smart energy house at farmingdale state college., medium — sustainable transportation committee collaboration; rosemary mascali manages the mta transit solutions program and chairs the chapter's sustainable transportation committee., medium — co-developer of leed platinum hga house project featured on buildgreenli.org., flagship — national parent organization (build green long island is "a chapter of the united states green building council"). and low — reference partner for ev consumer handbook on the drive electric coalition page..

• National Gridflagship (platinum tier — top of partnership ladder below sustainable environment partner)GTM or Marketing PartnerNational Grid is a Platinum Partner of Build Green Long Island with logo placement and website link on buildgreenli.org. Aaron Choo of National Grid serves on the chapter's Board of Directors. The utility is a key sustainability partner for Long Island energy programs.
• PSEG Long Islandflagship — top sustainable environment partner tier ($15,000/year)Strategic or Co-development PartnerPSEG Long Island is the Sustainable Environment Partner (highest tier) of Build Green Long Island, supporting key sponsor recognition at the Annual Building Green Dinner and Golf Outing. PSEG Long Island also co-sponsored the April 2018 kickoff of the Drive Electric Long Island Coalition and collaborated on the Farmingdale State College Smart Energy House.
• E.W. Howell Construction Grouphigh — gold partner tier ($5,000/year)Strategic or Co-development PartnerE.W. Howell is a Gold Partner of Build Green Long Island and is mentioned as a leading green-building construction supporter at the Annual Building Green Dinner. Logo placement with website link on buildgreenli.org and on marketing collateral.
• BLD Architecturehigh — gold partner tierStrategic or Co-development PartnerBLD Architecture is a Gold Partner of Build Green Long Island with website link on buildgreenli.org and on partner marketing collateral.
• Emtec Consulting Engineersmedium — gold partner tier; andrew solano of emtec serves on the board of directors (advocacy & education committees).Implementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerEmtec Consulting Engineers is a Gold Partner providing engineering expertise; Board member Andrew Solano represents Emtec on Advocacy and Education committees.
• C&S Building Servicesmedium — community partner tierImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerC&S Building Services is a Community Partner of Build Green Long Island providing building services expertise.
• GEI Consultantsmedium — silver partner tier ($2,500/year)Implementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerGEI Consultants is a Silver Partner providing environmental and engineering consulting services to Build Green Long Island.
• Long Island Power Authority (LIPA)high — silver partner; pete mladinich of lipa serves on the board of directors.Strategic or Co-development PartnerLIPA is a Silver Partner and the regional Long Island electric utility. Pete Mladinich sits on the chapter's Board of Directors.
• RXR Realtymedium — silver partner tierStrategic or Co-development PartnerRXR is a Silver Partner of Build Green Long Island supporting the chapter's sustainability and green-building mission through logo and website link placement.
• Molloy Collegehigh — silver partner; academic institution collaborator on long island green homes initiative.Strategic or Co-development PartnerMolloy College is a Silver Partner and a key collaborator on the Long Island Green Homes Initiative (free home energy audits for Long Island residents), in partnership with Long Island Towns, community-based organizations, and NYSERDA.
• Suffolk County Village Officials Association (SCVOA)medium — silver partner tierStrategic or Co-development PartnerSCVOA is a Silver Partner of Build Green Long Island; logo placement with website link on buildgreenli.org and on marketing collateral.
• Forchelli Deegan Terrana Lawmedium — bronze partner tier ($1,250/year); board member brian sahn serves on membership & program committees.Implementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerForchelli Deegan Terrana is a Bronze Partner providing legal services; Brian Sahn serves on the Board of Directors (Membership & Program committees).
• AeroAggregatesmedium — supporting partner tierStrategic or Co-development PartnerAeroAggregates is a Supporting Partner providing sustainable aggregate materials.
• Zappola Constructionmedium — supporting partner tierStrategic or Co-development PartnerZappola Construction is a Supporting Partner providing construction services.
• Long Island HandyManmedium — supporting partner tierStrategic or Co-development PartnerLong Island HandyMan is a Supporting Partner providing residential handyman services.
• Daikin North Americamedium — community partner tierStrategic or Co-development PartnerDaikin North America is a Community Partner providing HVAC technology and equipment.
• Northwell Healthhigh — community partner; haneef khan of northwell serves on transportation & program board committees.Strategic or Co-development PartnerNorthwell Health is a Community Partner and major Long Island healthcare system; Haneef Khan serves on the Board of Directors (Transportation & Program committees). The Katz Women's Hospital is a Northwell facility.
• WSPmedium — community partner tierImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerWSP is a Community Partner providing engineering consulting services (WSP Flack and Kurtz has led commissioning on multiple Long Island LEED projects).
• Carpenters Local 290medium — community partner; anthony villa of carpenters local 290 serves on the board of directors.Strategic or Co-development PartnerCarpenters Local 290 is a Community Partner representing union building trades; Anthony Villa sits on the chapter's Board of Directors.
• Jones Beach Energy & Nature Centermedium — supporting/community-style partner; pioneering sustainability education facility.Strategic or Co-development PartnerThe Jones Beach Energy & Nature Center is a pioneering facility exploring the interplay between human action, energy use, and environmental conservation; listed as a partner on buildgreenli.org.
• Empower Solarmedium — community solar provider referral partnerTechnology or IntegrationEmpower Solar is one of Long Island's top solar providers partnering with Build Green Long Island to help residents locate, subscribe to, and benefit from Community Solar farms. Referenced as a contact in the Community Solar program process.
• Farmingdale State College (Renewable Energy and Sustainability Center / Smart Energy House)high — co-developed the smart energy house alongside stony brook university and pseg long island.Strategic or Co-development PartnerFarmingdale State College is a co-developer of the Smart Energy House built in collaboration with Stony Brook University and PSEG Long Island. The center showcases rooftop solar/thermal systems, smart home tech, EV chargers, and energy-monitoring apps. Marjaneh Issapour (MSEE, P.E.) of Farmingdale State College sits on the Board of Directors.
• Stony Brook Universitymedium — co-developer of the smart energy house at farmingdale state college.Strategic or Co-development PartnerStony Brook University is a collaborator on the Smart Energy House project at Farmingdale State College alongside PSEG Long Island. The SUNY Stony Brook Simons Center for Geometry and Physics is also featured as a LEED project on buildgreenli.org.
• Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) — Transit Solutions programmedium — sustainable transportation committee collaboration; rosemary mascali manages the mta transit solutions program and chairs the chapter's sustainable transportation committee.Strategic or Co-development PartnerMTA Transit Solutions is a federally funded program that promotes transit ridership on Long Island; managed by Sustainable Transportation Committee Chair Rosemary Mascali. Drives the chapter's transportation-demand management and parking-strategy seminars.
• Hamptons Green Alliance (HGA)medium — co-developer of leed platinum hga house project featured on buildgreenli.org.Strategic or Co-development PartnerHamptons Green Alliance (HGA), co-founded by Frank Dalene (President of Telemark), partnered with architects Ric Stott and Craig Lee to design and build the LEED Platinum 37 Parkside Avenue ("HGA House") in Southampton featured on buildgreenli.org. HGA coined the "Systems Integrated Home" approach.
• U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC)flagship — national parent organization (build green long island is "a chapter of the united states green building council").OEM/ Whitelabel/ Licensing PartnerBuild Green Long Island operates as a regional chapter of the national U.S. Green Building Council. The chapter uses the LEED® rating system, USGBC national co-branding, and cross-promotes USGBC National articles. Portions of buildgreenli.org content are copyright U.S. Green Building Council.
• U.S. Department of Energy / Clean Citieslow — reference partner for ev consumer handbook on the drive electric coalition page.Strategic or Co-development PartnerThe U.S. Department of Energy/Clean Cities PEV Consumer Handbook is referenced as an EV information resource on the Drive Electric Long Island Coalition page.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• USGBC New York Upstate Chapter: Sibling USGBC regional chapter serving the rest of New York State outside NYC and Long Island. Operates the same chapter model — LEED education, member events, corporate sponsorships — and is the most direct analogue for Build Green Long Island's structure and programming.
• USGBC National Capital Region Chapter: USGBC chapter serving the Washington D.C. metro area with LEED education, member events, and corporate sponsorships. Direct peer in the USGBC regional chapter network with overlapping program portfolio.
• USGBC New Jersey Chapter: Adjacent regional USGBC chapter serving New Jersey with the same LEED education, member events, and tiered corporate partnership model. Comparable as a fellow mid-Atlantic USGBC chapter competing for regional attention and national visibility.
• USGBC Connecticut Chapter: Regional USGBC chapter serving Connecticut with LEED education, networking events, and corporate sponsorship tiers. Closely comparable in mission, structure, and member offering to Build Green Long Island's chapter model.
• USGBC Massachusetts Chapter: Regional USGBC chapter serving Massachusetts with LEED education, advocacy, and tiered corporate sponsorships. Operates the same chapter model and competes for national visibility and sponsor mindshare alongside Build Green Long Island.

Emerging players

• Northeast Energy Efficiency Partnerships (NEEP): Regional energy efficiency collaborative that has recognized Build Green Long Island-supported projects (e.g., NEEP Award for Amityville Village Hall) and runs overlapping programs on building decarbonization across the Northeast U.S.

Others

• New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA): New York State agency that funds the LI Green Homes Initiative via a Cleaner Greener Communities grant and operates overlapping residential energy efficiency programs. Functions partly as a funder and partly as an adjacent programmatic peer in the regional sustainability ecosystem.

Regional players

• VISION Long Island: Long Island-based smart growth and sustainability advocacy organization that has recognized LEED projects featured on buildgreenli.org (e.g., 2009 Smart Growth Award for Amityville Village Hall). Operates in the same regional sustainability advocacy space.
• Sustainable Long Island: Long Island-based nonprofit focused on sustainable development, smart growth, and community resilience. Overlaps with Build Green Long Island's regional mission across the same Nassau and Suffolk county footprint.

Broad incumbents

• U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) National: National parent organization that issues the LEED rating system, sets chapter policies, and co-brands Build Green Long Island's materials. Directly comparable as the umbrella brand and standards body whose local chapter this company is, and a potential source of strategic shifts that could constrain the chapter.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles13 records

Subsidiaries2 records

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