La Kretz Innovation Campus — Local services in Los Angeles

This location is home to the Los Angeles Cleantech Incubator (or LACI for short). It's a "place where entrepreneurs, engineers, scientists and policymakers can collaborate, promote and support the development of clean technologies and LA’s green economy".

In essence, it is one big collaboration space with various 'cleantech' startups, community groups, government agencies, and the like all working in close proximity to one another in order to bring about discussion, thoughts, and ideas to the progression of making this world (and LA in particular) a cleaner and greener place.

The LA Dept. of Water & Power has a large chunk of this area dedicated to a "Customer Engagement Center", where customers and the public can come view energy efficient technologies, water saving practices, and the 'home of the future'. People are able to come and view various smart appliances, lighting ideas, and water saving options, all the while learning how to earn rebates on them.

It's definitely worth taking a tour here, or coming to visit, as it gives you a sense of all the new and interesting ideas that are cropping up around green and...

Went to a professional development training here - very nice modern interior and exterior, full machine shops, wet labs, dry labs, work spaces, a cafe with snacks, etc. Great location in the arts district. Sometimes I feel like the back halls are a bit labyrinth-like when they didn’t necessarily need to be - overall the layout of the building feels a bit quirky and odd. The art work on the walls is very...

Amazing people all over the campus. This is a great venue in the arts district where science, technology, engineering, and art meet. (See what I did there? of course, math pulls it all together) I am very excited to see the impact from this community. Every week is a buzz of energy and I highly recommend anyone interested in the future check...