For Earth Day this year, the City of Seattle and our partners invite you to participate in The Big Thing, an easy and fun way to show your commitment to our planet and our region’s health on Earth Day. Each of us has our own love and connection to Puget… [ Keep reading ]
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released its 2014 rankings today for the top cities with ENERGY STAR-rated buildings. Seattle moved up the list from #17 in 2013 to #14 with a total of 127 buildings saving an estimated $23.6 million in energy costs (check out the map of the buildings with… [ Keep reading ]
Horizon House retirement community has made great strides in its efforts to lower its impact on the environment. The Conservation Committee works to find ways to save energy and other resources. Several years ago, one of the residents active on the committee asked her grandson Corey Weathers, a Principal at Catalyst 2030, to… [ Keep reading ]
[Reposted from the Department of Planning and Development’s (DPD) Building Connections blog.] DPD has implemented new requirements for Priority Green Expedited, a green building permitting incentive. In December 2013, DPD published the proposed changes and held an open house on the proposed changes on January 23, 2014. DPD received many comments… [ Keep reading ]
Seattle’s neighborhoods continue to come up with great ideas for projects that benefit the community and our environment. The latest Neighborhood Matching Fund Small and Simple project awards were announced a week ago providing $346,000 to community recipients dedicated to improving life in Seattle. Here are a few examples of… [ Keep reading ]
The Office of Sustainability & Environment will be on hand at the Mayor’s Neighborhood Summit this Saturday to talk about your environmental questions. Get all the latest info on how we’re working to make Seattle a sustainable, vibrant community while building shared prosperity. Find the full event agenda here. Time & location details: Saturday,… [ Keep reading ]
Starting in April and continuing into May the Seattle Public Library will be holding a series of classes on urban gardening, composting and beekeeping. Kickoff is April 5. The library is partnering with a host of community organizations and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to hold the series, which… [ Keep reading ]
Peter Dobrovolny, the Seattle 2030 District liaison for the City of Seattle’s Office of Sustainability and Environment, received a Lifetime Achievement award at 2030’s Vision Awards on November 14th, 2013. Peter received a standing ovation for his work as a co-founder of the Seattle 2030 District, during which time he… [ Keep reading ]
[Reposted from the Seattle Public Utilities At Your Service blog.] Businesses all over Seattle are taking actions to become greener by joining our Get On The Map campaign – recycling and composting more, conserving water and reducing stormwater pollution to name a few. Now you can start saving some green at these… [ Keep reading ]
The City of Seattle’s Office of Sustainability and Environment has just released a Resource Conservation Management Plan (PDF). The plan outlines the actions necessary to meet the City’s goal to achieve 20% energy savings by 2020 for existing buildings and provides a comprehensive strategy to guide energy efficiency and resource conservation investments… [ Keep reading ]
