Please Express your views, via a phone call, email or testify...
After two hours of public testimony yesterday at the FCC public hearing, Snohomish County Council Members Dave Somers and Mike Cooper said they would vote for a moratorium on rural mini cities (Fully Contained Communities, or FCC's), and Council Members Dave Gossett and John Koster said they would not.
The fourth member, Brian Sullivan, wanted a week to get some more questions answered. Call or email Council Member Brian Sullivan and John Koster and tell them how you feel about this moratorium. You can email them at brian.sullivan@co.snohomish.wa.us and john.koster@co.snohomish.wa.us, or call them at 425-388-3494.
You can view the entire public hearing and the council members comments at www.snoco.org, and click on Council Webcasts at the bottom of the home page, and then go to the hearing and click on the webcast. It was a great hearing and worth listening to in order to provide you the best perspective on what is going on.
The County Council will continue their deliberations and most likely their vote at 1 p.m. on Wednesday, October 29th. If there are not 4 Council votes, the possibility that County Executive Aaron Reardon could VETO the moratorium.
Please email Executive Reardon at aaron.reardon@co.snohomish.wa.us and express your interest.
Three articles of interest:
http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20081023/NEWS01/710239906&news01ad=1#County.puts.off.mini-city.decision
http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20081022/NEWS01/710229729#Lake.Goodwin.housing.plan.gets.a.boost
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/otherlocalelectionstories/2008290952_barnett21m.html
There were numerous amendments offered by developers, citizens and council members, so the written comment period and public hearing is also extended to Wednesday, October 29 at 1:30 p.m. in the Council’s Chambers.
Most likely there will be opportunity for public comment as well. You can view the documents and amendments for Ordinance 08-101 on the county’s website at http://www1.co.snohomish.wa.us/Departments/Council/About/Meeting_Calendar/long_term_calendar.htm.
Thank you Futurewise for supplying the above information.....
Friday, October 24, 2008
LID Practices for Storm Water in Wester Washington
Thank you to PSA and PPS for moving ahead with LID practices....
Activists want cities' storm water control to go green
By Phuong LeAssociated PressSEATTLE --
Environmental groups are fighting to require more than 85 Western Washington cities and counties to curb storm water runoff using "green" methods such as retention ponds, native vegetation and cisterns.The state Pollution Control Hearings Board was considering challenges to the state's storm water rules Thursday, including an appeal from Puget Soundkeeper Alliance arguing that low-impact designs should be mandated to stem the flow of pollutants into the region's waters.
The rules could affect development in at least 80 municipalities and five counties in Western Washington, including Bellingham, Port Angeles, Everett and Vancouver."What we're asking for here is not for them to do something new, but to shift away from traditional techniques that we know don't work very well to low-impact techniques," said Jan Hasselman, an attorney for Earthjustice representing PSA and People for Puget Sound.
click here to read more in the Herald
Activists want cities' storm water control to go green
By Phuong LeAssociated PressSEATTLE --
Environmental groups are fighting to require more than 85 Western Washington cities and counties to curb storm water runoff using "green" methods such as retention ponds, native vegetation and cisterns.The state Pollution Control Hearings Board was considering challenges to the state's storm water rules Thursday, including an appeal from Puget Soundkeeper Alliance arguing that low-impact designs should be mandated to stem the flow of pollutants into the region's waters.
The rules could affect development in at least 80 municipalities and five counties in Western Washington, including Bellingham, Port Angeles, Everett and Vancouver."What we're asking for here is not for them to do something new, but to shift away from traditional techniques that we know don't work very well to low-impact techniques," said Jan Hasselman, an attorney for Earthjustice representing PSA and People for Puget Sound.
click here to read more in the Herald
Wednesday, October 22, 2008
Purchashing for Climate Protection
Monday, October 27 – 9am to 12pm
FREE morning workshop....
Snohomish County Campus
Robert J. Drewel Building
3000 Rockefeller, Everett, WA 98201
Executive Aaron Reardon is hosting a “Purchasing for Climate Protection” workshop. There is no
charge for the workshop and it is open to public and private sector purchasers and others who
are interested in environmentally responsible purchasing. This session will highlight specific actions government agencies and businesses can take to reduce their carbon footprint by changing their purchasing policies and practices.
These actions include, but are not limited to:
• Establishing energy-effi ciency standards for all lighting equipment, appliances and
computers used in their facilities;
• Improving the fuel-effi ciency ratings of their fl eets;
• Installing renewable energy technologies;
• Buying recycled-content and remanufactured products;
• Reducing paper and water consumption;
• Sourcing food and other goods from local producers; and
• Switching to concentrated “green” cleaners for offi ce buildings, schools and other buildings.
The presenter of this workshop is Alicia Culver, Executive Director of the Green Purchasing Institute, a nonprofi t organization that works directly with government agencies, businesses and institutions to develop sustainable purchasing policies as well as contracts for environmentally preferable goods and services. She has taken a leading role in
drafting model specifi cations for high-effi ciency/low-mercury lighting equipment for several states and localities, and helped several local governments develop purchasing chapters for their climate action plans. She has also convened a team of researchers to document the best purchasing practices for achieving and documenting greenhouse gas emissions associated with the procurement of goods and services. She has contributed to several related publications
including:
Buying Smart: Experiences of Green Purchasing Pioneers, Cleaning for Health; Products and Practices for a Safer Indoor Environment; and Responsible Purchasing Guide to Fluorescent Lighting. In addition, she has served as a technical advisor to the Washington State Department of Ecology, the City of Seattle and many other jurisdictions across the United States. Alicia is currently advising Snohomish County.
Please pre-register by sending your contact information and affiliation to
Ginger Metz at ginger.metz@snoco.org or calling 425.388.6483.
FREE morning workshop....
Snohomish County Campus
Robert J. Drewel Building
3000 Rockefeller, Everett, WA 98201
Executive Aaron Reardon is hosting a “Purchasing for Climate Protection” workshop. There is no
charge for the workshop and it is open to public and private sector purchasers and others who
are interested in environmentally responsible purchasing. This session will highlight specific actions government agencies and businesses can take to reduce their carbon footprint by changing their purchasing policies and practices.
These actions include, but are not limited to:
• Establishing energy-effi ciency standards for all lighting equipment, appliances and
computers used in their facilities;
• Improving the fuel-effi ciency ratings of their fl eets;
• Installing renewable energy technologies;
• Buying recycled-content and remanufactured products;
• Reducing paper and water consumption;
• Sourcing food and other goods from local producers; and
• Switching to concentrated “green” cleaners for offi ce buildings, schools and other buildings.
The presenter of this workshop is Alicia Culver, Executive Director of the Green Purchasing Institute, a nonprofi t organization that works directly with government agencies, businesses and institutions to develop sustainable purchasing policies as well as contracts for environmentally preferable goods and services. She has taken a leading role in
drafting model specifi cations for high-effi ciency/low-mercury lighting equipment for several states and localities, and helped several local governments develop purchasing chapters for their climate action plans. She has also convened a team of researchers to document the best purchasing practices for achieving and documenting greenhouse gas emissions associated with the procurement of goods and services. She has contributed to several related publications
including:
Buying Smart: Experiences of Green Purchasing Pioneers, Cleaning for Health; Products and Practices for a Safer Indoor Environment; and Responsible Purchasing Guide to Fluorescent Lighting. In addition, she has served as a technical advisor to the Washington State Department of Ecology, the City of Seattle and many other jurisdictions across the United States. Alicia is currently advising Snohomish County.
Please pre-register by sending your contact information and affiliation to
Ginger Metz at ginger.metz@snoco.org or calling 425.388.6483.
Wednesday, September 24, 2008
Greening Snohomish County Oct 3-4, 2008
Space is limited, get your tickets today
$25/Individual$50/Business Person (with extra networking benefits)(Continental Breakfast and Buffet Lunch included)
Cate O’dahl – 206-999-0124 or caoesp@aol.com
| Historic Preservation is Green | Bees, Frogs, & Birds, Oh My! | Green Backs for Green |
| Going Green at the Beach Case Study | Clean Up Your Act | Projects 101 |
| Behind the Walls | Water, Water Everywhere | Green Jobs and New Markets |
| The Olivers’ House Case Study | Going Native | Shop, Sell, & Live Local |
Who Should Attend?
*Gardeners *Property Owners *People with Remodeling Projects
*Neighborhood Representatives *Small Businesses,
*Community Development Staff *Elected Officials *Advocates for the Environment
*Affordable Housing and Transportation Alternatives representatives
*YOU
The Fair features a keynote address by Charlie Stephens on Peak Oil
What Communities Can Do to Reinvent the Future, and much more…
- Show Us Your Green Cities Panel
Come the Fair to get your map for the National Solar & Green Home Tour
featuring 15 sites to learn from owners about the benefits of going green.
One of the following:· Canned food donation· Old cell phone donation· Or a suggested $5 donation
Sunday, September 14, 2008
Life Cycle Thinking and Assessment
Industrial Ecology: Creating By-Product Synergies Informed by Life Cycle Thinking and Assessment September 30th 1:30-5pm In conjunction with the American Center for Life Cycle Assessment Annual Conference at Seattle Center |
| Registration Info There is no charge for this special workshop for conference registrants & members of By-Product Synergy NW; all others are $150. Please register your attendance at www.brownpapertickets.com/ Conference registration and details: www.lcacenter.org/LCA8 |
Thursday, September 04, 2008
Solar Power Your Home
Solar is Coming to EDMONDS
Sposored by – Sustainable Edmonds and the Sustainability Committee of Edmonds Unitarian Universalist Church
Date: Saturday, September 27, 2008
Place: Edmonds Unitarian Universalist Church, 8109 224th Street S.W., Edmonds, WA 98026
Time: Setup crew arrives – 12:00 PM
Doors open to the public - 1:00 PM
Meeting – 1:30 – 5:00 PM
Socialize as desired, and clean-up 4:30 – 5:00
Agenda and schedule:
1:30 – 1:45 – Welcome and introduction
1:45 – 2:45 – Eric Teegarden, Sunergy Systems (40 minutes + 20 minutes for questions)
- The energy crisis and why solar energy is needed
- How feasible is solar energy in the Seattle area?
- Incentives for installing solar energy
- Examples of existing installations
- Solar thermal applications
- Solar photovoltaic applications
2:45-3:00 – Intermission
3:00 – 3:20 – Invited speaker on solar energy national perspective
Sen. Maria Cantwell invited; awaiting reply
3:20 – 4:20 –Chris Herman, Winter Sun Design Co. (40 minutes + 20 minutes for question)
- Solar energy application from the point of view of whole house design
- Solar resources for the Northwest
- Three types of solar energy applications: passive (heating, cooling, daylighting),
photovoltaic, and solar hot water (active solar)
- Green building and energy efficiency
- Architectural features of houses incorporating solar energy
4:20 – 4:50 – Discussion and questions – Eric Teegarden and Chris Herman
4:50 – 5:00 - Wrap-up and thanks
Registration - Ask for pre-registration, but onsite registration OK. At registration table at entrance, ask for name, address, e-mail. No charge for admission, but have a basket with a sign saying a donation of $10 per family or whatever you can afford would be appreciated to support the work of Sustainable Edmonds. Have a stack of SE brochures available.
Promotion – publicity team needed
Press release – distribute by e-mail to local newspapers and environmental and solar energy groups. First press release August 15. Second press release September 1. Third press release September 15.
Meeting notices to the Herald, Beacon, and Enterprise newspapers (“Around the Town” column, etc.).
Copies to Channel 21, South County Senior Center, ACE, Snohomish County Sustainability Task Force, Sustainable Communities, SCALLOPS list, Eco-Building Guild, Solar Washington, Solar Activistis (Chris’s list), Third Place Books, many environmental groups active in the area, Edmonds Community College (Tim Hohn, Holly Hughes)
Flier – distribute by Sustainable Edmonds members posting around Edmonds in store windows, coffee houses, public buildings, etc.
For paper copies at lowest rates, try UPS copy centers at James Village and Safeway shopping center.
Poster at the Sustainable Edmonds booth at the “Green Edmonds” festival on September 13
Website – Sustainable Edmonds – full information on events page; Everything Edmonds – information on calendar page
Logistics – logistics and setup/takedown team needed
Equipment: Church has audio system and screen available. Bob Rinehart will supply cords and duct tape.
Speakers will supply own laptop computers with digital projector/
Tables at entrance: Registration (as above)
Information table – Sustainable Edmonds brochures and brochures for speakers’ companies.
Refreshments
Church will provide coffee, hot water, and tables in lobby
Tea, cups, sugar, milk and cream, napkins, paper towels
Solicit donation of cookies from QFC and PCC and sell at meeting
Food may be consumed in the etnry way and in the main hall.
Sposored by – Sustainable Edmonds and the Sustainability Committee of Edmonds Unitarian Universalist Church
Date: Saturday, September 27, 2008
Place: Edmonds Unitarian Universalist Church, 8109 224th Street S.W., Edmonds, WA 98026
Time: Setup crew arrives – 12:00 PM
Doors open to the public - 1:00 PM
Meeting – 1:30 – 5:00 PM
Socialize as desired, and clean-up 4:30 – 5:00
Agenda and schedule:
1:30 – 1:45 – Welcome and introduction
1:45 – 2:45 – Eric Teegarden, Sunergy Systems (40 minutes + 20 minutes for questions)
- The energy crisis and why solar energy is needed
- How feasible is solar energy in the Seattle area?
- Incentives for installing solar energy
- Examples of existing installations
- Solar thermal applications
- Solar photovoltaic applications
2:45-3:00 – Intermission
3:00 – 3:20 – Invited speaker on solar energy national perspective
Sen. Maria Cantwell invited; awaiting reply
3:20 – 4:20 –Chris Herman, Winter Sun Design Co. (40 minutes + 20 minutes for question)
- Solar energy application from the point of view of whole house design
- Solar resources for the Northwest
- Three types of solar energy applications: passive (heating, cooling, daylighting),
photovoltaic, and solar hot water (active solar)
- Green building and energy efficiency
- Architectural features of houses incorporating solar energy
4:20 – 4:50 – Discussion and questions – Eric Teegarden and Chris Herman
4:50 – 5:00 - Wrap-up and thanks
Registration - Ask for pre-registration, but onsite registration OK. At registration table at entrance, ask for name, address, e-mail. No charge for admission, but have a basket with a sign saying a donation of $10 per family or whatever you can afford would be appreciated to support the work of Sustainable Edmonds. Have a stack of SE brochures available.
Promotion – publicity team needed
Press release – distribute by e-mail to local newspapers and environmental and solar energy groups. First press release August 15. Second press release September 1. Third press release September 15.
Meeting notices to the Herald, Beacon, and Enterprise newspapers (“Around the Town” column, etc.).
Copies to Channel 21, South County Senior Center, ACE, Snohomish County Sustainability Task Force, Sustainable Communities, SCALLOPS list, Eco-Building Guild, Solar Washington, Solar Activistis (Chris’s list), Third Place Books, many environmental groups active in the area, Edmonds Community College (Tim Hohn, Holly Hughes)
Flier – distribute by Sustainable Edmonds members posting around Edmonds in store windows, coffee houses, public buildings, etc.
For paper copies at lowest rates, try UPS copy centers at James Village and Safeway shopping center.
Poster at the Sustainable Edmonds booth at the “Green Edmonds” festival on September 13
Website – Sustainable Edmonds – full information on events page; Everything Edmonds – information on calendar page
Logistics – logistics and setup/takedown team needed
Equipment: Church has audio system and screen available. Bob Rinehart will supply cords and duct tape.
Speakers will supply own laptop computers with digital projector/
Tables at entrance: Registration (as above)
Information table – Sustainable Edmonds brochures and brochures for speakers’ companies.
Refreshments
Church will provide coffee, hot water, and tables in lobby
Tea, cups, sugar, milk and cream, napkins, paper towels
Solicit donation of cookies from QFC and PCC and sell at meeting
Food may be consumed in the etnry way and in the main hall.
Tuesday, September 02, 2008
Going Green....
Going green: good citizenship, good for business
By Pat Sisneros and Lynne Munoz,Herald Columnists
We talked with three business owners who are embracing environmental sustainability as part of their business models -- and drawing customers who believe in their goals.These business owners see going green as the right thing to do for themselves, their companies, their employees and the environment. It also offers the opportunity to drive innovation and creativity at their companies, differentiate themselves in the marketplace and gain a new set of very loyal customers.
Zippy's Java LoungeWe couldn't write about green businesses in Snohomish County without talking about Zippy's Java Lounge in Everett and owner Marilyn Rosenberg. Rosenberg opened the friendly downtown coffee shop three years ago, financed with a $70,000 line of credit on her house. For the first six months, she focused on getting the business established.
http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20080901/BIZ/709019982read more from the Herald Newspaper
By Pat Sisneros and Lynne Munoz,Herald Columnists
We talked with three business owners who are embracing environmental sustainability as part of their business models -- and drawing customers who believe in their goals.These business owners see going green as the right thing to do for themselves, their companies, their employees and the environment. It also offers the opportunity to drive innovation and creativity at their companies, differentiate themselves in the marketplace and gain a new set of very loyal customers.
Zippy's Java LoungeWe couldn't write about green businesses in Snohomish County without talking about Zippy's Java Lounge in Everett and owner Marilyn Rosenberg. Rosenberg opened the friendly downtown coffee shop three years ago, financed with a $70,000 line of credit on her house. For the first six months, she focused on getting the business established.
http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20080901/BIZ/709019982read more from the Herald Newspaper
Sunday, August 24, 2008
Code Barriers to Green Building Discussion
Code Barriers to Green Building Discussion
Fourth Wednesday of August (8/27)
Central Puget Sound ChapterTime: 7-9pm
The Central Puget Sound Chapter of the Northwest EcoBuilding Guild will host a seminar discussion on code barriers to green building.
Come and join builders, architects and city permitting staff to discuss challenges or perhaps successes you have had permitting green building projects.
Coincidentally, Seattle permitting staff have just started an internal review of their own operations to see if they are inhibiting the growth of green building in any way. Come prepared to give your two cents and learn from the permitting experiences of other Guild members.
Where:Phinney Neighborhood Association
Lower Brick Building - Basement(Follow the signs)6532 Phinney Ave N
Cost:Free for NW Ecobuilding Guild members $5 Donation for Non-Members
Contact:David Vollaneducation@cps.ecobuilding.org
Fourth Wednesday of August (8/27)
Central Puget Sound ChapterTime: 7-9pm
The Central Puget Sound Chapter of the Northwest EcoBuilding Guild will host a seminar discussion on code barriers to green building.
Come and join builders, architects and city permitting staff to discuss challenges or perhaps successes you have had permitting green building projects.
Coincidentally, Seattle permitting staff have just started an internal review of their own operations to see if they are inhibiting the growth of green building in any way. Come prepared to give your two cents and learn from the permitting experiences of other Guild members.
Where:Phinney Neighborhood Association
Lower Brick Building - Basement(Follow the signs)6532 Phinney Ave N
Cost:Free for NW Ecobuilding Guild members $5 Donation for Non-Members
Contact:David Vollaneducation@cps.ecobuilding.org
Tuesday, August 19, 2008
Greening Up the Evergreen State Fair
Rain gardens and a pathway of porous concrete will help keep storm water cleaner at the fairgrounds in Monroe.
By Katya Yefimova, Herald Writer
Rachel McCrea, a storm water specialist for the state Department of Ecology, shows her daughter Olivia, 6, how water seeps through porous concrete at the Evergreen State Fairgrounds on Friday.
MONROE -- Rain gardens, planter boxes and a new walkway are all part of a $323,400 project finished just in time for the Evergreen State Fair's 100th birthday.The project is intended to filter pollution from storm water before it hits the area's waterways.The project was paid for by a state Department of Ecology grant the county received last year.Storm water running off roofs, lawns, roads and other surfaces is often polluted with oil, toxic metals and bacteria. As a result, it can pose serious problems for water quality in streams and aquifers.
read more from the Herald Newspaper
Sunday, August 17, 2008
City Solar Tour PUD in Everett
The City Tour for Solar is coming to Snohomish PUD on August 18, 2008.
This industry-wide educational campaign will promote photovoltaic solar energy with a free mobile exhibit for the public and tools for city, business and utility leaders.
SunEdison and its City Tour partners Evergreen Solar, SMA America, Uni-Solar, and Xantrex have developed an exciting Tour, scheduled to visit more than 50 cities in 100 days. We warmly welcome you to visit the exhibit at the PUD's Headquarters Building at 2320 California St. in Everett on August 18 from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm.
In a time of growing economic, environmental, and energy concerns, the City Tour for Solar offers solutions to PUD customers - a clean, secure, predictably priced energy resource that contributes permanent green collar jobs to our local economy.
Please stop by their website at www.CityTourforSolar.com <http://www.citytourforsolar.
Wednesday, August 06, 2008
Greening Snohomish County/Green Everett Renewable Living Fair
"Greening Snohomish County" Conference - Taking Actions in your Home, Business, and Community on Fri, Oct. 3rd "Green” has become a national obsession – it’s everywhere in the news, in advertising, and on people’s minds. But how to decide what to do and where to go for clean green information? One easy answer is to attend the SDTF’s Greening Snohomish County: Taking Actions in your Home, Business, and Community Conference. This is your chance to learn how you personally can protect our natural resources on a local level – reaching your desired carbon footprint and walking the talk in your community. PUD, 2320 California Street in Everett.
Green Everett Renewable Living Fair and Solar & Green Home Tour 
Sat., Oct 4th Join us for the 3rd annual Green Everett Renewable Living Fair and the Solar & Green Home Tour. Following on the huge success of the Fair last year, Green Everett is working on getting more vendors and more participants to this hands-on event. Learn about solar in the Northwest and salmon in the city. PUD, 2320 California Street in Everett
More details to come in the special Conference/Fair & Tour Elements edition!
Tuesday, August 05, 2008
Urban Waterfront Revitalization
Join Mayor Cary Bozeman and the City of Bremerton on September 10 - 12
as they host fellow communities and pioneers leading the revitalization of these important assets in this highly interactive event.
Our registrant list reads like a who's who of community and port decision makers--CEOs, Executive Directors, Mayors, Councilmembers, Directors of Planning, Directors of Economic Development, Directors of Operations, Project Managers, Designers, and other high-level decision makers who care about our waterfronts.
click here to open PDF
as they host fellow communities and pioneers leading the revitalization of these important assets in this highly interactive event.
Our registrant list reads like a who's who of community and port decision makers--CEOs, Executive Directors, Mayors, Councilmembers, Directors of Planning, Directors of Economic Development, Directors of Operations, Project Managers, Designers, and other high-level decision makers who care about our waterfronts.
click here to open PDF
GREEN COURSE Happening
Building, Marketing and
Financing Green Construction
Join Anna Porter, writer and co-visionary of the national award winning Going Green at the Beach deep green demonstration home. The home has 5 certifications and has been featured on KOMO TV and Planet Greens’ Renovation Nation series. The class will include an in-depth tour of the home while discussing key green features and building methodologies. Also discussed in this session will be the latest in green financing incentives and programs, insurance considerations, and ways to market your green homes to improve traffic to your sit. Tips on living green will be provided.
Date: Aug 13th -- 9:00 – 12:30
(course starts promptly at 9 am)
Location: 19126 Soundview Drive NW, Stanwood WA 98292
Some street parking available – car pooling encouraged
Details: Call Anna @ 425 753-0385 if you have any questions. Space is limited.
Fee: $45 per person (in advance), includes all course materials
Date: Aug 13th -- 9:00 – 12:30
(course starts promptly at 9 am)
Location: 19126 Soundview Drive NW, Stanwood WA 98292
Some street parking available – car pooling encouraged
Details: Call Anna @ 425 753-0385 if you have any questions. Space is limited.
Fee: $45 per person (in advance), includes all course materials
Wednesday, July 30, 2008
Restoration Horticulture at Edmonds College
Edmonds Community College offers a unique, new two-year degree in Restoration Horticulture that will train students to help restore damaged land, habitat, and ecosystems in a range of rural, suburban, and urban environments.
The Restoration Horticulture program trains students to replant natural areas by designing, establishing, and stewarding native plant communities. It also teaches them to how to create green spaces in urban settings using green roofs and walls, and bioswales (drainage troughs that filter runoff water).
“Helping to restore ecosystems in damaged natural areas is an emerging and critically important field. Restoration work is often dependent upon the successful use of plants. We’re training students to provide that expertise,” said instructor Timothy Hohn, chair of the college’s Horticulture Department.
The degree includes foundation courses within the college’s well-established horticulture program such as plant identification, soils, pest management, and pruning as well as new restoration horticulture classes including Introduction to Restoration Ecology, HORT 250, and Pacific Northwest Land and Water Issues, HORT 249.
click here for more
Saturday, July 26, 2008
Previous Concrete and Permeable Pavers!
GREEN COUNCIL
Thursday, August 7, 2008
11:30 am - 1:00 pm
Bring Your Own Lunch!
Construction Industry Training Council
1930 116th Ave NE, Bellevue, Room 205
PH 425.454.2482
Pervious Concrete and Permeable Pavers: Are They the Right Choice for Your Project?
By Andy Marks, Managing Director of the Concrete Council and
Dave Parisi, Commercial Hardscape Specialist, Mutual Materials Co.
With stormwater regs getting tougher all the time, more and more projects are using hardscape materials that reduce runoff. At our August roundtable we’ll examine two of the most talked-about options, pervious concrete and permeable pavers.
Have your questions answered about using these materials on your projects, such as:
- What pervious materials are available, and how do they compare?
- How are they viewed by local jurisdictions?
- Are there conditions when they shouldn’t be used?
- How do they perform over time and in different applications?
- What does it take to install and maintain them properly?
- What can go wrong?
click here for more info
Thursday, August 7, 2008
11:30 am - 1:00 pm
Bring Your Own Lunch!
Construction Industry Training Council
1930 116th Ave NE, Bellevue, Room 205
PH 425.454.2482
Pervious Concrete and Permeable Pavers: Are They the Right Choice for Your Project?
By Andy Marks, Managing Director of the Concrete Council and
Dave Parisi, Commercial Hardscape Specialist, Mutual Materials Co.
With stormwater regs getting tougher all the time, more and more projects are using hardscape materials that reduce runoff. At our August roundtable we’ll examine two of the most talked-about options, pervious concrete and permeable pavers.
Have your questions answered about using these materials on your projects, such as:
- What pervious materials are available, and how do they compare?
- How are they viewed by local jurisdictions?
- Are there conditions when they shouldn’t be used?
- How do they perform over time and in different applications?
- What does it take to install and maintain them properly?
- What can go wrong?
click here for more info
LEED GROCERY STORES
SNOHOMISH COUNTY LEED GROUP
September Topic: LEED Grocery Stores – tentatively a tour of the new Edmonds PCC
Contact Scott Schreffler at Dykeman ScottS@Dykeman.net or 425/259.3161 to attend!
PUD, 2320 California Street in Everett.
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This informal group meets the 3rd Wednesday of each month at noon at the PUD in Everett to talk about LEED, the green building rating system operated by US Green Building Council.LEED for New Construction in Sept...
Snohomish County now is your time to go LEED
Everett LEED for New Construction Technical Review
September 10, 2008 from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm
Snohomish PUD, 2320 California Street, Everett, WA
Contact Email
workshop@usgbc.org
Contact Phone
1-800-795-1747
Are you ready to enter the rapidly growing green building market?
Attend the LEED® for New Construction and Major Renovations Technical Review Workshop presented by the U.S. Green Building Council. Gain the knowledge needed to maximize commercial building performance, achieve LEED certification and take the LEED Professional Accreditation Exam.
CLICK HERE FOR FLYER AND REGISTRATION LINK!
Thanks to our workshop sponsor!
Check-in and breakfast at 8:00am, workshop starts at 8:30am
More information about this event…
Everett LEED for New Construction Technical Review
September 10, 2008 from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm
Snohomish PUD, 2320 California Street, Everett, WA
Contact Email
workshop@usgbc.org
Contact Phone
1-800-795-1747
Are you ready to enter the rapidly growing green building market?
Attend the LEED® for New Construction and Major Renovations Technical Review Workshop presented by the U.S. Green Building Council. Gain the knowledge needed to maximize commercial building performance, achieve LEED certification and take the LEED Professional Accreditation Exam.
CLICK HERE FOR FLYER AND REGISTRATION LINK!
Thanks to our workshop sponsor!
Check-in and breakfast at 8:00am, workshop starts at 8:30am
More information about this event…
Saturday, July 12, 2008
Rooftop Garden on the Dog's House
Gretel, emerges from her doghouse with features a green roof
Skip the ordinary doghouse; give your pooch a homemade, garden-topped refuge that is cooler, in every sense of the word, than anything else around.
By Bettijane Levine Los Angeles Times
MICHAEL ROBINSON CHAVEZ / TPN
Green roofs are good. They clean the air, cool the house below, provide rest stops for birds and butterflies. If you work well with wood and want to try a green roof, why not start by building one for your dog?
Landscape architect Stephanie Rubin and her partner, sculptor Chris Isner, sell doghouses with rooftop gardens for $1,000 to $4,000. Your homemade version will cost a lot less — and the dog in residence will appreciate a plant-topped refuge that is cooler, in every sense of the word, than anything else around.
Wednesday, July 09, 2008
Runoff Polutions: State and Local Governments side with Builders
Environmentalists seek 'low impact' mandates Governments side with builders 
Gov. Chris Gregoire made restoring Puget Sound a key part of her environmental policy.
Seattle Mayor Greg Nickels is known as one of the greenest mayors in the country.
And King County Executive Ron Sims has long labored to make sure people know he loves the Earth.
Yet who's standing in the way of requiring building techniques that a growing chorus of scientists says could rein in the largest source of most of Puget Sound's worst pollutants?
Gregoire's Ecology Department. And the city of Seattle. And King County. And Tacoma, and Pierce and Snohomish counties, and other local governments.
Wednesday, July 02, 2008
GREEN DRINKS SNOHOMISH COUNTY
GREEN DRINKS SNOHOMISH COUNTYJuly 8th from 5:30-7:30pm
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visit many places all over the world and really wants to make sure that our kids (hers and yours and all the people we'll never meet, because they haven't been born yet) will inherit a planet that is as beautiful and diverse as the one we've enjoyed. She's an avid recycler and is often found at our local Goodwill store. she can "green-up your green". You're sure to enjoy her extensive collection of work by local artists and refreshments provided by "The Savory Table". She is excited to share her Edward Jones office located in Everett's first mixed-use/affordable housing development . | |||
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