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We are a collective of professionals dedicated to exploring green building and the technologies, practices, materials and designs that are at the forefront of this movement. We will work to dispel the myth that green building is more expensive and we hope that this blog not only informs but inspires people, businesses and communities to join us in creating a more sustainable urban environment.
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Olive 8 becomes first hotel/condominium building in Seattle to receive the nationally-recognized U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) certification...
aggregated: 26 weeks 5 days ago | 12 views
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How old is your kitchen and how much energy are you wasting?Today's technology has a lot to offer to reduce waste. 5 tips to understand how much you could be saving with a kitchen update There incentives to help out....
aggregated: 27 weeks 3 days ago | 14 views
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Do you have an innovative green project or building system that you'd like to share? This year's 10x10x10 Green Building Slam is just around the corner, and the Seattle Chapter of the Northwest Ecobuilding Guild is now looking for project submissions...
aggregated: 33 weeks 1 day ago | 13 views
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Green building may be booming, especially in the Northwest, but the claims made for high-performance buildings have been slow to gain traction in the financial community. Appraisers, lenders, investors and brokers have found it difficult to confirm t...
aggregated: 38 weeks 18 hours ago | 14 views
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With residents just a short walk to high-speed transportation, farmer's markets, parks and Columbia City's rich diversity of restaurants and shops, Columbia City promises to be a mecca for Seattle urbanites living green....
aggregated: 40 weeks 1 day ago | 18 views
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Construction has just begun on a large sustainable student housing project designed by CollinsWoerman on Bastyr University's Kenmore, Washington campus. Eleven cottages housing 132 students on the University's Kenmore Campus will incorporates a varie...
aggregated: 41 weeks 5 days ago | 21 views
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While we may be a hotbed for commercial buildings certified under the USGBC's LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) rating system, we've yet to see any significant adoption of LEED for Homes in the residential new construction arena. T...
aggregated: 45 weeks 3 days ago | 14 views
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The Washington State Department of Ecology views green building as a key player in addressing a number of our states priority environmental issues: mitigating climate change, reducing toxics in our environment, reducing waste (both solid and hazardou...
aggregated: 48 weeks 3 days ago | 22 views
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Just a quick search of the NWMLS database and you'll find over 600 homes/condos in King County that are listed as being ENERGY STAR certified, with another 400 under contract or sold in the last 6 months. That's enough to make one wonder just what an...
aggregated: 49 weeks 5 days ago | 16 views
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The value of Green Building is big and the new standard. Avoid green washing take a class. If you are thinking remodeling is better to take a class. Eco haus is offering lots of classes on how to understand Green or how to use green building material...
aggregated: 1 year 4 days ago | 18 views
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