Seattle’s Bertschi Science Wing Is World’s Fourth ‘Living Building’

The Bertschi School's Living Building science wing. Image via Bertschi School.

The new science wing at the Seattle school includes solar panels, a green roof, a green wall, a composting toilet, sustainably harvested wood and a rainwater collection system. Read more →

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Seattle’s Historic Train Depot Gets LEED Makeover

Seattle Mayor Mike McGinn speaks during the opening ceremony for the refurbished King Street Station. Image via Office of Mayor Mike McGinn.

After decades of neglect, Seattle completed a five-year renovation of its rail station with sustainable systems that are expected to be LEED Platinum-certified later this year. Read more →

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Bullitt Center Called ‘Greenest Building’ On Earth Day

The new Bullitt Center, after its official opening on Earth Day. Image via the Bullitt Foundation.

On a sunny Earth Day in Seattle, a ribbon-cutting ceremony was held for the new Bullitt Center, which is being called the “greenest commercial building” in the world. Read more →

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Island Near Seattle To Open Rare LEED Gold Museum

The LEED Gold-certified Bainbridge Art Museum near Seattle is expected to open in June. Image by Coates Design via BIMA.

The nearly completed Bainbridge Island Museum of Art, near Seattle, will prove that it is possible to be a steward of both the arts and the environment at the same time. Read more →

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Green And Beauty Found Amongst Washington Wastewater

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King County's Brightwater Center shows off the green side of waste water treatment. Read more →

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Seattle Home Meets Aggressive Passivhaus Standards

Unit 13 of Seattle's Columbia Station micro-community has passed the strict Passivhaus requirements for energy efficiency. Image by Tucker English via Dwell Development.

Seattle's Dwell Development says that the latest home in its Phase 4 micro-community, the first on-spec home in the Pacific Northwest to meet the strict Passivhaus standards for energy efficiency. Read more →

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NU-Seattle Satellite Campus On Track For LEED Platinum

The new Northeastern University-Seattle Campus expansion. Image by Benjamin Benschneider via Perkins+Will.

A Seattle extension campus for Northeastern University has made some innovative uses of a limited urban footprint, which may earn the project LEED Platinum status. Read more →

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Seattle’s Ultra-Green Bullitt Center To Open Earth Day

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The Bullitt Foundation has announced that its nearly completed ultra-green Bullitt Center will begin moving in tenants this month and will open officially in Seattle on April 22, Earth Day. Read more →

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Olive Green: Seattle Hotel Earns Third Major Certification

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Seattle’s Olive 8 is one of the few condo/hotel complexes to earn a LEED Silver certification, a 4 Green Key Eco-Rating for hotels and a Gold Certification from Green Seal. Read more →

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Stone34 Project To Break Ground In Seattle

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The Stone34 project, future home of Brooks Sports, may become one of the greenest buildings in Seattle, with LEED Platinum certification and Living Buildings Challenge features. Read more →

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