What We Do:

Green Building // Solar 101 // EV 101 // Community Engagement

Build San Antonio Green is a 501(C)(3) that works with builders and developers to certify green homes in San Antonio. Our Goal is to create awareness and interest among the builders and the homeowners in resource-efficient building methods, materials, and technologies. We do this primarily through our program and the certification of homes as green. We also educate homeowners and buyers so they can make informed choices to reduce energy and water consumption and work with our Partners to create programs for air quality improvement, water conservation, energy efficiency and renewable energy.

Build San Antonio Green was founded by Bill Sinkin in 2001. Build San Antonio Green manages a nationally award winning residential green certification program that has certified over 15,800 projects to date resulting in 25 MW of Peak Demand Reduction and 407 million lbs of CO2 to be saved since its inception 21 years ago.

Our Mission is to protect and enhance the quality of life of the citizens of the metropolitan San Antonio Area by developing standards by which to certify newly constructed and existing structures to green standards, and to provide leadership, expertise, and education for the wise, efficient, and sustainable use of energy and resources.

We strive to fulfill our mission through our Green Building Program and our free, unbiased, technical consumer decision tools for solar and EV options here in San Antonio: Bring Solar Home and Drive EV Home.

Meet the Team

  • Anita Ledbetter | Executive Director

    Anita has been working for the community of San Antonio as the Executive Director of Build San Antonio Green for over 19 years, where she has worked to build San Antonio’s nationally recognized affordable green building program and is a champion for the equitable distribution of solar for all people. Anita has served on several City planning committees and boards including the City of San Antonio’s Sustainable Building Code Task Force, SA Tomorrow Sustainability Plan, SAWS Citizens Advisory Committee, San Antonio Bike Share, Municipal Bond Oversight Commission, the SA Climate Ready Plan, and the CPS Energy Rate Advisory Committee. Her passion for people and vision for the future are at the heart of Build San Antonio Green’s continued success and evolution.

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  • Jacob Eyer | Chief of Staff

    Jacob graduated from the University of the Incarnate Word and brings a passion for connecting people and building visions into realities. At Build San Antonio Green he has put his stamp on the Green Gala, SPARC party, Green Home Tour and most recently the SA Next Lecture Series

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  • Kristin Little | Director of Finances and Administration

    Kristin Dunlap-Little is a third generation San Antonian. She graduated from the University of North Texas with Bachelor’s degree in Biology with a minor in Chemistry. After working in multiple cities in Texas, she returned to San Antonio to begin a 15 year career in Special Events and Business Management. Through the years she has worked with many national and local entities. The NBA, John Deere, Great West Life and Sprint are just a few.

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  • Scott Kertesz | Director of Field Operations

    Scott is a Certification Associate for Build San Antonio Green, where he helps our builders meet our program requirements. Scott believes green building is one of the most important issues facing society. A unique combination of more than a decade in the residential construction and home improvement fields and the study of Environmental Psychology have shaped his concerns about environmental sustainability issues facing society. Scott and his son currently live in San Antonio and enjoy camping, hiking, and the outdoors in general.

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  • Kaylyn Randolph | Bring Solar Home Program Manager / Community Outreach Coordinator

    Kaylyn is the most recent addition to the BSAG team and is the Program Administrator for Bring Solar Home. Through this program, she educates and aids in broadening access to solar. Her background and passion reside in engagement and responsibility to the community, and as a natural extension of that -the earth

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  • Alex Scheel | Program Specialist

    Alex is a designer, musician, and artists from San Antonio Tx. For 15 years he has been working in the community to create a unique and honest expression of where he comes from and the dreams he has in life and for the city as a whole. His work ranges from futuristic album art to classic branding to animated psychedelic music videos to mapping of visual data. he has a strong desire to learn as much as I can about the power design has in transforming the world and the power humans have to protect the world from further destruction.

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  • Douglas Melnick, AICP, CNU-A, was named San Antonio’s first Chief Sustainability Officer (CSO) in March 2014. As the City’s CSO, Doug is responsible for the overall leadership of the Office of Sustainability, as well as the City’s sustainability efforts & environmental policy. Doug is a dedicated public servant who believes that leadership is about vision, cooperation and creating a work environment that challenges and empowers all staff to create and problem solve to plan for the future. Mr. Melnick came to us from the City of Albany, New York where he served as the Director of Planning and concurrently as the Director of the Mayor’s Office of Energy & Sustainability. He worked to make the City of Albany, the Capital of New York State, a better community through the integration of all aspects of municipal operations with the concept of sustainability. He succeeded by combining vision, innovation, communication and a firm understanding of local government with active engagement of all sectors of the community. He has previously served as the Executive Director of the Albany County Land Conservancy and as an Urban Planner with the Capital District Community Gardens.

Meet the Board

  • Dan Curry was born and raised in Central California. After high school he pursued his dream of becoming an architect at Texas Tech University in Lubbock, TX. While getting his Master’s degree, he met and married his beautiful wife, Robyn, who is also an architect. Together they have 2 children, a son Alexander, and a daughter, Megan. He and his family volunteer for Habitat for Humanity and at the San Antonio Food Bank.

  • Board certified in both internal medicine and cardiovascular disease, Dr. Armistead Wellford, IV, is a fellow of the American College of Cardiology. He has been honored for his research with the Melvin Cheitlin Award for Excellence in Scientific Research by the U.S. Army, American College of Physicians in addition to awards for his volunteerism, teaching and community service. Dr. Wellford was recently named Division Board President of the American Heart Association (AHA) of San Antonio 2016.

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