About The
Green Hive

Letters of Recommendation

August 29, 2009

California Energy Commission
Media and Public Communications Office
1516 Ninth Street, MS-29
Sacramento, CA 95814-5512

Dear Commissioners,
As an IRC § 501(c)(3) non-profit whose mission is to promote healthy, energy efficient homes in California and nationally, we extend overwhelming support towards creating several green hive facilities throughout the State. We believe The Green Hive will be instrumental in providing a physical venue to help implement the three main objectives that guide our organization; driving policy development, increasing the amount of green homes and helping to stimulate consumer demand.

The Capital Markets Partnership incorporated GreenPoint RATED Homes into our National Consensus Green Building Underwriting Standards. GreenPoint RATED Homes substantially advance energy efficiency and public health and environment. The Green Hive shares these goals and will take large strides to further make these ideals a reality. They will help to spread our message to accelerate green building
practices throughout the State.

We hope that the CEC will help to get this innovative idea off the ground as its immediate impact on the surrounding communities would be significant.

Respectfully Submitted,
Mike Italiano
President & CEO

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