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# The ‘Green Machine’ revs up today By Daily Press staff
- URL: https://www.smdp.com/the-green-machine-revs-up-today-by-daily-press-staff/
- Published: 2004-07-15T15:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-23T04:43:55.000Z
- Author: Guest Author
- Tags: Environment, Downtown, #archive-import

DOWNTOWN — City officials will gather this week to promote being green. The public is invited to join the local environmental and design community for the official ribbon cutting of the Green Building Resource Center at 2218 Main St. today at 4:30 p.m. Speakers at the grand opening include Santa Monica Mayor Richard Bloom; green architect Larry Scarpa; and Global Green USA President Matt Petersen.

The ceremony will be followed by an office warming for Global Green USA and a free raffle of green building products from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.

A partnership between Global Green USA and the city of Santa Monica, the Green Building Resource Center is a community resource for sustainable design, city officials said. The center provides free design advice and information about environmentally friendly building strategies.

Among its free resources, the Green Building Resource Center offers: ■ Displays of environmentally friendly building materials. ■ Design advice for specific building projects. ■ Recent publications about green building and “healthy homes.” ■ Technical information for design and construction professionals. ■ Information about financial incentives and rebates for energy-conserving appliances and water-saving equipment. ■ A directory of local design and construction professionals with green building expertise. ■ Monthly educational workshops about green building topics. Servicing homeowners, renters, property owners, design and building professionals, and those interested in innovative and environmentally conscious design, the Green Building Resource Center is a place for anyone planning a building, land-

*Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on July 15, 2004.* [Read the original PDF.](https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/smdp%5Fbackissues/071504.pdf?ref=smdp.com)