Why it Matters
40% of Utah’s air pollution is attributed to emissions from buildings. As Utah's population is expected to double, the amount of pollution emitted from new construction will rise with it. Building for clean air is how we will solve our pollution problem today and tomorrow.
History
The initiative began as a quest to build a better building without adding to Utah’s air quality problem. To that end, a skeptical team of experts got together to build a carbon-neutral building that cost less than its gas counterparts. From there Project Open was born, a first-of-its-kind development 100% powered by the sun, open-source, and cheaper to build and operate than natural gas.
Today the initiative is growing with a wide range of developers and together we are making history. Together we are improving our air.
We hope you join us.
Pragmatists for Clean Air & Giv Group
Pragmatists for Clean Air is a project of Giv Group operating under Giv Communities' 501(c)3. We are an open-source organization sharing the lessons learned (positive and negative!) in all-electric, multifamily development. We are actively working to include case-studies beyond Giv's portfolio.
Giv Group lives to create sustainable, lasting, and innovative structures that reside well in their place. Every project we undertake serves as a testing ground for the company, and often the area, in new and emerging community design and building techniques. The company maintains at least a 1:1 ratio of community-benefit vs. traditional development projects.