Note: This article was originally published on Ensia. It is re-published here with their permission. October 28, 2014 — Of all the things people build, cities are the most important. Cities are the largest things we build, and most people now live in them. But that’s not why cities are our most important invention. Cities…
Read MoreFirst-of-a-kind research calculates that public benefits are comparable to construction cost of the building. A report released on September 4, 2014, Optimizing Urban Ecosystem Services: The Bullitt Center Case Study, found that just six of the building’s green features will produce up to $18.5 million in benefits to society over the life of the building….
Read MoreMaya Lin, Jason McLennan, and Jay Harman all presented visions of hope for the future at the Living Future 2014 unConference. Maya Lin’s presentation was spell-binding, in particular her descriptions of her Confluence Project: http://www.confluenceproject.org/project-sites/ Jay Harman described how nature offers us the solutions we desperately need in his presentation Biomimicry: How Nature is Inspiring…
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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