The recent 2013 Living Future conference presented a new challenge. The event was a testimonial to the growth of a movement that started with making buildings less bad for the environment, to considering methods for constructing buildings and communities that are resilient to extreme weather and ever changing climate conditions. The challenges is for the
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The Puget Sound region is home to many green enthusiasts and green tech companies. It is no surprise that these two circles would overlap and a clean / green tech cluster of companies now support the movement toward a greener economy. Globally, the clean tech sector is massive and growing at a tremendous rate. A
Join me this Wednesday, February 27th for all all-star line-up of green building professionals hosted by the Sales and Marketing Council at the MBA King and Snohomish Counties HQ in Bellevue, WA. This lively breakfast discussion will help you understand the green advantage – much more than just a few energy upgrades – and how
Eastside Greendrinks, a volunteer organization that promotes sustainability and community on the Eastside, is part of a global Greendrinks network of self-organizing groups. We meet monthly at different locations around the area to connect, share green-focused stories, build community and enjoy a refreshment that is typically donated by a sponsoring organization. This month, a group
At the 12th annual Built Green™ Conference held this year in Mukilteo, WA, Built Green, a program of the MBA of King and Snohomish counties announced a new project certification system, Emerald Star. With its introduction, the group is pushing the envelope in the residential construction community to reach even higher green building goals. In
Well readers, my apologies for taking the summer off without warning. For those of you not in the often-gray Pacific Northwest, we locals know you cannot spend time at a keyboard on these sunny, blissfully long summer days. Back to school is in the air, and so is back to the blog. Look for more
Living Future 2012 I love Portland in the springtime – especially when I’m here for Living Future 2012, an annual conference developed by the Cascadia Green Building Council “to promote the continuous evolution and adoption of sustainability in the built arena.” As is common with this event, the intention of the opening keynote is to
EARTH DAY IDEAS At EcoMaven Associates we are always looking for opportunities to tell a green story. Sometimes the story is right under our nose. In recognition of Earth Day, here is a list of 10 low hanging fruit of eco-tips that are ripe for the picking! Ten ideas to hug the earth: 1.
A Living Building is a Learning Building Thanks to an invite by the Seattle AIA and its COTE, I learned firsthand about the inspiring, work-in-progress Bullitt Center. The presentation and hard-hat tour was an amazing opportunity to learn about this six-story, commercial building located in Seattle’s Capitol Hill neighborhood – an area of Seattle known
Last December, I had the distinct pleasure of participating in the inaugural Emerge workshop, the brainchild of Kathleen O’Brien, founder of O’Brien & Co, a 20-year-old, Seattle-based sustainability-consulting firm. In the Pacific Northwest, Kathleen is a legend, particularly in green building circles. Many of us have only recently discovered “green” thinking, but Kathleen, among her