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Council Considers HALA’s Mandatory Housing Affordability Proposal

June 17, 2016

Last July we started a citywide conversation about housing affordability and livability in our city. There has already been much progress to advance the Seattle Housing Affordability and Livability Agenda (HALA). We’ve turned surplus property into more affordable housing, renewed and expanded the multifamily property tax exemption for affordable housing, and… [ Keep reading ]

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Update on Seattle’s Building Tune-Ups Policy

June 17, 2016

In Seattle’s ongoing commitment to foster energy efficiency, the City passed a Building Tune-Ups ordinance earlier this year. The Building Tune-Ups ordinance phases in a periodic (every 5 years) tune-up requirement for commercial buildings 50,000 square feet or larger, beginning in 2018. Simple operational changes can yield big savings, and tune-ups are expected… [ Keep reading ]

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