Join the 2027 Cohort

The Contractors Commitment is a company-level sustainability framework for construction firms, stewarded by USGBC California. It covers five areas of impact: carbon, jobsite wellness, waste, water, and materials. Firms move forward through good, better, and best tiers at their own pace.

Firms that enroll by December 31, 2026 join the 2027 Cohort. The cohort format gives new signatories a defined path from sign-up to first report, with guided onboarding in the first quarter of 2027, ahead of reporting season. Current signatories may also modify their membership dates to participate as a 2027 Cohort Signatory.

What signatories receive

  • Guided onboarding after sign-up, including office hours with experienced signatories in the first quarter of 2027.

  • Education and calculator support. 2027 is a transition year for templates and a simpler calculator, and a reporting platform webinar is planned for late January 2027.

  • A signatory resource suite with a pitch deck, slide templates, case study templates, and a social media toolkit.

  • Early access to the Version 3 and 3.1 pilots.

  • A Contractors Commitment space in Community Commons for peer connection.

  • Public recognition on ContractorsCommitment.org, plus content you can post on your own channels.

  • A voice in how the framework develops, through public comment and the Advisory Group.

Signing before December 31 also means your participation can be included in your annual impact report.

The core pledge

“I pledge that my company (or regional office, if applicable) will make a best faith effort to implement the criteria in the Contractor’s Commitment at the ‘good’ level or higher on 30% of company projects by either dollar volume or by square footage.” 

What signing involves

  • A pledge to make a best faith effort to implement the Commitment criteria at the good level or higher on 30% of company projects, by dollar volume or square footage. Tier criteria for each category are in the Reference Guide, available at ContractorsCommitment.org.

  • Annual reporting on a provided template. Firms may report on a calendar year, or on another 12-month period.

  • Public recognition as a signatory. Reported information is not disclosed publicly in a way that can be traced to your company or projects without your consent.

  • An annual participation fee of $2,500.

  • A company may sign as one entity, or individual regions or offices may sign separately.

Key dates

Enrollment closes: December 31, 2026

Onboarding begins: January 2027

Office hours: January through March 2027 (schedule to be announced)

Reporting platform webinar: Late January 2027

How to join

To join the 2027 Cohort now, email Kyle@USGBC-CA.org. Online form launching the week of November 16, 2027.