March 11th, 2013 
Sean Connell 
Seattle is abuzz with the pending opening on Earth Day (April 22) of the Bullitt Center, which is considered to be the world’s greenest commercial building. This groundbreaking structure incorporates a diverse range of green energy technologies, sustainable and energy-efficient materials, and creative engineering and designs all intended to make the building’s footprint environmentally neutral. When fully operational, [...]
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No Comments » January 25th, 2013 Eric Wilson 
The United States Green Building Council (USGBC) just released their top 10 list for 2012 in terms of the most LEED certified square footage (per capita). Despite a slowdown in LEED certification, the numbers are impressive. Here are a five facts from the report: Approximately 2.2 billion square feet of space has been certified worldwide [...]
Posted in Business, Clean Technology, Conservation, Eric Wilson, Five Friday Facts, Green Building, News Tags: Energy Conservation, Green Technology, LEED No Comments » January 8th, 2013 Nick Grue The path to bringing more renewable energy and sustainable technologies into our infrastructure is by making the political environment more friendly towards these technologies. Public opinion shapes the way politicians vote or which politicians enter into office in the first place, meaning that the people have the power to influence how quickly and at what [...]
Posted in Clean Technology, Polls, Sustainability Tags: Cap and Trade, Clean Energy, LEED, Nick Grue, Offsets, Survey, sustainability No Comments » December 6th, 2012 Chris DeArmond 
Buildings with Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification have better energy performance than 89 percent of buildings in the U.S. However, a recent study shows that LEED is falling out of fashion with many architecture and construction companies. This year’s Green Market Barometer Survey shows that only 48 percent of respondents were “likely [...]
Posted in Business, Green Building, Sustainable Development, Uncategorized Tags: Chris DeArmond, LEED, sustainable development No Comments » October 31st, 2012 Max Caughron I know there is a massive climate change enhanced storm battering the East Coast of the US, but earlier week my beloved San Francisco Giants swept the Detroit Tigers in 4 games, in the same night that my beloved Soyoung and I had our wedding reception (awesome, right?) So as much as I want to [...]
October 12th, 2012 Eric Wilson If you’re not familiar with the term ROI (return on investment), it’s an important one in the arena of business and sustainability. If a project is not economically sustainable, defined as benefits outweighing the costs, then it will not be completed. Today’s Five Friday Facts looks at some recent statistics about the ROI of LEED [...]
Posted in Eric Wilson, Five Friday Facts, Green Building Tags: Daylighting, environmental economics, LEED No Comments » September 23rd, 2012 Eric Wilson Standing at two ends of the sustainability spectrum, inoperable windows (picture most any large skyscraper in any town) and efficient lighting seem to represent opposite ends of the conversation vis-a-vis sustainable practices. Efficient lights demonstrate the steps we have taken to illuminate interior spaces that ostensibly would be dark otherwise. However, natural light is a [...]
Posted in Behavior, Energy Efficiency, Eric Wilson, Featured Posts, Green Building, Op-Ed, Sustainability Tags: Keys to Sustainability, LEED No Comments » September 6th, 2012 Justin Manger At least I’ve found the home that I would buy if I were in the States and in the market for a house. LivingHomes is a company that makes prefabricated houses. Forget about trailers and run of the mill design. These houses are really nice looking, with the bonus feature that they are packed with [...]
September 5th, 2012 Eric Wilson I realize a trip to the dentist is about the most feared biannual activity in which one “ought to engage.” Keeping teeth clean is daunting enough. What percentage of the population flosses regularly? One way to make it more manageable – and dare I say enjoyable – is a soothing setting. For years, my dentist [...]
August 25th, 2012 Stephen Wade Despite the recent economic downturn, communities continue to grow and change. Local governments are having to think even more strategically about how to invest limited resources to get the biggest bang for the buck, quantitatively and qualitatively. Communities as disparate as Lansing, MI and Arlington, VA (and DC) are investing in public transit as a [...]
