This Earth Day (April 22), the Bullitt Center will offer free public tours to showcase the many green features of the Building. If you are interested in a free tour, they will be offered at the following times: Saturday, April 19: 12pm, 1pm and 3pm Tuesday, April 22 (Earth Day): 10am, 11am, 1pm and 4pm…
Read MoreOne of the success stories the Bullitt Center contributed to was the removal of phthalates from Prosoco’s liquid-applied air and water barrier. This is the product that is painted onto the exterior of a building to seal it from the weather – a key piece to ensuring the longevity of the building and energy performance,…
Read MoreWhen the Bullitt Foundation determined to create the greenest commercial building in the world, we embarked on a quest that was ridiculously ambitious but enormously rewarding. I’d assumed that the toughest challenge would be to build a zero net energy six-story building in Seattle—the cloudiest city in the lower 48. That was indeed difficult, but probably not…
Read MorePacific Northwest Magazine covered the Bullitt Center in January 2013 with a fantastic article by Lawrence W. Cheek and photos by Tom Reese, focused on the ways the projects mimics nature. Biomimicry, as it’s known, was an important influence on Bullitt Center design and engineering. Download a PDF of the story here: PNW Magazine Bullitt sm…
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