Are you a landscape architect or other design professional working with teams designing green roofs and living walls? This workshop will provide information to help you understand this complex and evolving design environment. The workshop will be held on December 12 from 1:00-5:00 pm at the Center for Urban Horticulture in… [ Keep reading ]
Our children’s and grandchildren’s health is affected by our exposure to what we eat, our lifestyles, and our exposure to introduced chemicals in our environment. Find out more about new research in epigenetics at “Beyond Nature vs. Nurture: Our past becomes our children’s future.” Sustainable Path Foundation presents the event on… [ Keep reading ]
Cascadia Green Building Council will host the first in a series of panel discussions on Commercial Solar and Distributed Power Generation on October 18 from 5:30 pm – 8:00 pm. The event will be held on the 3rd Floor of the Rainier Square Atrium, 1333 5th Ave., Seattle. With the… [ Keep reading ]
Help others save energy and reduce their carbon footprints! Draw a poster of your idea for how to save energy and enter it into Seattle City Light’s Calendar Contest. The contest is open to students in grades 3-6. The entry deadline is Oct. 12. The 12 winning energy-saving tips will… [ Keep reading ]
Systems change specialist Bob Doppelt discusses his new book “FROM ME TO WE: The Five Transformational Commitments Required to Rescue the Planet, Your Organization and Your Life” on Friday, October 12, 12:00-1:30 pm in the Boards and Commissions Room 1280 at Seattle City Hall, 600 4th Ave., Seattle. Doppelt integrates… [ Keep reading ]
The 9th annual Sustainable Ballard Festival is Sunday, September 30, at Ballard Commons Park. It’s a daylong celebration of community and everything “green,” sustainable, wholesome and fun. This year the festival highlights green building and transportation choices. Festival goers will be able to learn about money-saving solar installations, rain gardens and cisterns; test-drive electric… [ Keep reading ]
A new proposal extends the reporting deadline for non-residential & multifamily buildings 20,000 to 49,999 SF to April 1, 2013 and makes reporting voluntary for buildings less than 20,000 SF. Multifamily buildings 50,000 SF or greater are still due on October 1, 2012. Learn more on our website.
Seattle residents can cash in on one of the rebates being offered by Seattle City Light for new, energy efficient appliances, including refrigerators, clothes washers, ductless heat pumps and more. City Light has also worked with a number of retailers (pdf) to offer discounts on compact fluorescent light bulbs (CFLs)…. [ Keep reading ]
The Office of Sustainability & Environment is in the process of updating Seattle’s community-wide Climate Action Plan (CAP). The goal of the plan is ambitious: to be carbon neutral (defined as zero net emissions) by 2050. The CAP will lay out a suite of integrated strategies in the building energy,… [ Keep reading ]
Seattle City Light’s Powerful Neighborhoods program now offers free efficient bulbs, showerheads, and faucet aerators to owners or managers of residential buildings with five or more units. In addition, installation of all the bulbs at your property is also provided at no cost. The Powerful Neighborhoods program provides: Free efficient… [ Keep reading ]
