Building Green Futures

About Us

Rich Alianelli and Rosalind Haselbeck co-founded Building Green Futures in 2007, to meet the demands of a developing San Diego market for vegetated roofs and water reuse systems

WHY WE DO WHAT WE DO

We’ve chosen some practical approaches to address what we see as the most profound issues compromising urban sustainability: (i) our drinking water supply, (ii) stormwater management, and (iii) climate change. Rainwater harvesting and graywater recycling conserve our drinking water supply for indoor use. Green roofs provide evaporative cooling from the plant material and thus offset the urban heat island effect, a local form of climate change. Both green roofs and rainwater harvesting manage stormwater and help preserve our watersheds by using and filtering precipitation runoff on site. We are committed to this work because we believe that significant change can only occur with the cumulative effects of changed behavior by many individual home and business owners.

RICH ALIANELLI

Rich is a general contractor with over 15 years of construction experience. He has been “building green” since before the concept was mainstream because he believes in durability and protecting the environment. Rich has a BS in Business from Fresno State University and a background in Real Estate and residential home loans. He holds preferred contractor status with FiberTite roofing material as well as Zinco USA green roofing systems. Rich’s ability to “think outside the box” has given Building Green Futures a creative edge in an emerging market.

ROSALIND HASELBECK

Rosalind is an ARCSA accredited professional and green roof accredited professional with a PhD in Biology from the University of California, Irvine. She is also a Certified GreenPoint Rater and a LEED for Homes Green Rater In-Training. Rosalind focuses on materials and design for Building Green Futures, bringing her extensive knowledge of native plants and ecosystems, as well as landscape and sustainable design.