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 tune-up requirement for commercial buildings 50,000 square feet or larger, beginning in 2018. What’s Happening Now City staff are working to develop a Director’s Rule… [ Keep reading ]
In June, the Office of Sustainability & Environment launched a new program to align and coordinate place-based efforts and investments in the Duwamish Valley. Seattle’s Duwamish Valley boasts a diversity of cultures and a strong sense of identity but also faces social, racial, health, environmental, and economic challenges at a… [ Keep reading ]
Seattle continues to lead the nation in buildings reporting energy use – this year more than 3,250 reported (99% of buildings required). But benchmarking is only the first step. Learning from the data and taking action are critical to energy savings—and a host of other benefits—like tenant satisfaction and marketability… [ Keep reading ]
Fresh Bucks Rx emphasizes connection between health and diet The City of Seattle—along with Odessa Brown Children’s Clinic, Harborview Medical Center, and Seattle and King County farmers markets and farm stands—has launched Fresh Bucks Rx, a program aimed at improving health outcomes for low-income patients with diet-related disease. Fresh Bucks… [ Keep reading ]
As part of the Obama Administration’s effort to cut energy waste in the nation’s buildings and double energy productivity by 2030, the Energy Department recently announced $14 million to dramatically increase the efficiency of our nation’s homes and buildings. The City of Seattle was one of six award recipients. The Department of… [ Keep reading ]
Seattle’s was recently selected into a global network of cities building urban resilience as part of the 100 Resilient Cities—Pioneered by The Rockefeller Foundation (100RC). Through the partnership, Seattle will soon hire its first-ever Chief Resilience Officer (CRO), to lead the city’s efforts to build a citywide Resilience Strategy – with support… [ Keep reading ]
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 ]
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 ]
re-posted from the Parkways blog Awe-inspiring forests are part of the heritage and appeal of our city. They make our lives better by providing places to play, rest and contemplate. Half of Seattle’s city parkland is forested natural areas. Helping to care for Seattle’s urban forest is the Green Seattle… [ Keep reading ]
Salmon are a cornerstone of our cultural identity in Seattle and the Pacific Northwest. Salmon are vital to our economy, our environment and our sense of place. The health of our native salmon runs has been identified as an indicator of the overall health of Puget Sound and local… [ Keep reading ]
