If These Barns Could Talk

Images courtesy Global Inheritance. This weekend, crowds at Bumbershoot will have a new novelty to enjoy: the “Prius Playgroundâ€� where they will learn about innovative possibilities for energy production and storage. The playground is a program created by Los Angeles-based Global Inheritance, a nonprofit, and Toyota Prius. Crowds sea-saw in the playgroun […]

There are a couple newsworthy items related to the city’s Office of Sustainability and Environment. First, it is losing Amanda Eichel, senior climate protection advisor, to the New York City office of Mayor Mike Bloomberg. Second, it recently hired Joshua Curtis, formerly executive director of urban advocacy group Great City. Great City was founded by […]

In the fallout from the recession, I’m hearing a little bit here and a little bit there about green housing projects. But what I seem to be hearing a lot about is prefabricated, modular projects or buildings constructed of pieces made at a factory. Whether cottage dwellings to go in a backyard or totally separate [...] […]

If you’ve been paying attention, you know 2010 has been a pivotal year for Seattle’s waterfront. In March, the city awarded a contract for seawall work, worth about $18 million, to a multi-disciplinary team led by TetraTech. At the same time, it sped up the schedule to redesign and redevelop its Central Waterfront Project What the waterfront [... […]