Events, where you get to meet other like-minded professionals and build your network of low-waste resources. Access to educational courses, videos and other news to help build your knowledge and guide your progress in low-waste practices. And, at the Premium level, a custom content platform to showcase your story and business through our events, blog and social media channels.

By joining the GFDA, you’re committing to reducing your landfill contribution. In return, you receive a resource guide, a robust community and events to help guide and motivate your firm’s sustainability journey.

That’s great. The GFDA is building a movement and together we can scale our environmental impact. Through GFDA events, resources and social networking, members can learn from each other and discover new low-waste products and services.

No. We’re realistic. Our movement is about decreasing your contribution to our landfill system. Incremental change and recruiting more people to our cause are the ways to creating real impact we can measure.

Yes! We welcome anyone who wants to learn and do better by our planet. We created the GFDA to help you preserve your right to make a living all while preserving the planet.

LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) is the world's most widely used green building rating system. LEED certification provides a framework for healthy, highly efficient, and cost-saving green buildings, which offer environmental, social and governance benefits. Certification is rigorous and is commonly applied to commercial and institutional projects. We are focused on education, consulting services and partnerships that help members connect with community to learn how reduce wasteful practices and create healthier environments for their clients.

We have chapters in San Francisco, Denver, Seattle, and Los Angeles. If you’re interested in starting a chapter in your area, get in touch!

No. We take privacy very seriously. Your individual data will not be shared or made publicly available. The data we collect is for our internal use only.

The Good Future Design Alliance is a registered California Public Benefit Corp. The GFDA Fund is fiscally sponsored by the SD Mayer Foundation on our behalf. The SD Mayer Foundation is recognized by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) under Section 501(c)(3) of the Code as a tax-exempt public charity (Federal Tax ID: 32-0477420). The SD Mayer Foundation receives contributions and disburses those contributions to charities in the form of grants to further charitable and educational purposes. The GFDA's mission is to raise the public consciousness around construction industry waste and its contribution to climate change and to human health concerns. Donations to the GFDA Fund are tax deductible. Membership dues go to our operating budget and are not tax deductible.

The GFDA Membership dues are paid annually. You can change your payment info - or method through the renewal process by simply re-entering your new Credit Card info or change the payment method to bank transfer.

You can easily change your brand photo by following these steps:

1. Login to your account by clicking on the "Login" button located at the top-right corner of the website.
2. Once logged in, access your account settings by clicking on "Edit Profile."
3. On the profile editing page, locate your current profile picture. To the left of the picture, you will find an option labeled "Change Photo."
4. Click on "Change Photo" to proceed with updating your brand image.
5. Make sure you have a square image in JPG format, with a file size of less than 1MB, ready for upload.
6. Select the desired image from your device by clicking on the "Upload" button or using the drag-and-drop feature.
7. Once the upload is complete, the new brand photo will replace the existing one.

To update your company description, follow these simple steps:

1. Login to your account by clicking on the "Login" button located at the top-right corner of the website.
2. Once you are logged in, navigate to the top menu and click on "My Account."
3. In the drop-down menu that appears, select "Edit Profile."
4. Look for the section labeled "Bio" and make the necessary changes to your company description.
5. After you have finished updating the description, remember to save your changes by clicking on the "Save Changes" button.

By following these steps, you'll be able to easily update your company description and keep your profile up-to-date.