Rainwater Collection and Use at the Bullitt Center

Posted by Nina Smith-Gardiner, AIA, LEED AP and Rob Pena, Associate Professor at the University of Washington on Wed, Aug 08, 2012 at 7:48 PM

In natural systems there‘s no such thing as waste: what dies or is discarded in one place becomes food or shelter someplace else. The intent of the Living Building Challenge’s Water Petal is to redefine our thinking about “waste” and to realign how we use water. This Petal isn’t about doing less bad but about…

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EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson and Climate Solutions

Posted by Brad Kahn on Thu, Jun 14, 2012 at 7:51 PM

On June 8th, 2012, EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson was in Seattle to give a keynote address at the annual Climate Solutions breakfast and to provide the commencement address at the University of Washington the following day. Lucky for us, she was also interested to learn more about the Bullitt Center. At the Climate Solutions breakfast,…

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Bulgarian President visits the Bullitt Center

Posted by Brad Kahn on Fri, May 18, 2012 at 8:18 PM

On May 16, 2012, President Rosen Plevneliev of Bulgaria visited the Bullitt Center. In the United States for the NATO Summit in Chicago, the president was interested to learn more about energy efficiency and green building – two topics he has made a priority for his administration. Seattle City Council President Sally Clark welcomed the…

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