Greenspace » Greenbuilding http://greenspace.seattle.gov Just another WordPress site Mon, 07 May 2012 21:21:48 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 The Greenest Building: Quantifying the Value of Building Reuse http://greenspace.seattle.gov/2012/04/the-greenest-building-quantifying-the-value-of-building-reuse/ http://greenspace.seattle.gov/2012/04/the-greenest-building-quantifying-the-value-of-building-reuse/#comments Wed, 04 Apr 2012 20:36:24 +0000 BoawnJ http://greenspace.seattle.gov/?p=621 Please attend a free presentation on April 20th on the recently released report from the Preservation Green Lab, “The Greenest Building, ”a life-cycle analysis conducted by the Preservation Green Lab of the National Trust for Historic Preservation, Green Building Services and Cascadia Green Building Council. The presentation is open to anyone who may be interested.

 The report answer the questions:

  • Under what conditions is building reuse environmentally preferable to demolition and new construction? 
  • Do benefits differ by region and building type?
  • Are there significant opportunities to reduce near term carbon emissions by reusing buildings rather than constructing anew? 

 The presentation will last 30 minutes and will include a question & answer period afterwards.

Friday April 20
12:00-1:00 p.m.
700 5th Ave, Rm 4080 (40th Floor conference room) 

Presenter Bio:

Ric Cochran is a project manager of the Preservation Green Lab. He manages building performance projects that enhance the value of existing buildings and increase rates of preservation and adaptive use. He leads development of the City of Seattle Outcome-Based Energy Code for Existing Buildings and the Getting to 50 Deep Energy Savings for Existing Buildings initiative. Ric’s professional experience includes real estate development and green building consulting. He is a Fulbright India fellow and has Master of Urban Planning and Master of Public Administration degrees from the University of Washington.

]]> http://greenspace.seattle.gov/2012/04/the-greenest-building-quantifying-the-value-of-building-reuse/feed/ 0 Open House 10/17 on Energy Benchmarking & Reporting http://greenspace.seattle.gov/2011/10/open-house-1017-on-energy-benchmarking-reporting/ http://greenspace.seattle.gov/2011/10/open-house-1017-on-energy-benchmarking-reporting/#comments Thu, 13 Oct 2011 19:56:56 +0000 BoawnJ http://greenspace.seattle.gov/?p=359 Commercial and multi-family building owners – energy costs got you down?

Join program staff from the Department of Planning and Development on October 17th  to learn more about the Seattle Building Energy Benchmarking and Reporting Ordinance and find out how to take a bite out of your energy bills. You’ll learn about: 

    -Free tools available to evaluate your building’s energy use
   - Financial incentives for improving your building’s energy efficiency
   – The city’s energy benchmarking and reporting program

You’ll also hear from other owners that have already taken the plunge into deep energy savings. Many resources have been developed to assist building owners including a self-guided webinar, FAQ’s and a How to Benchmark Guide. Local utilities have simplified the benchmarking process and now offer automated benchmarking to transfer summarized building energy consumption data directly into a building owners Portfolio Manager account. This service eliminates time consuming monthly manual data updates.

 Exhibitors include: 

  • Seattle City Light
  • Puget Sound Energy
  • Seattle Steam
  • City Green Building
  • 2030 District
  • Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance/Better Bricks
  • Seattle Climate Partnership 
  • Northwest Energy Efficiency Council
  • US Environmental Protection Agency

Seattle City Hall, Bertha Knight Landes room
600 Fifth Avenue
Seattle, WA
4:00-7:00 PM (presentation at 6:00)

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