December 7, 2005

Design Detailings: Green Futures Charrette Feb. 3-4

Local designers are invited to form teams to work on open space concepts for downtown Seattle in preparation for the Green Futures Charrette on Feb. 3 and 4. The charrette is part of "Open Space Seattle 2100," an effort to develop a 100-year plan for open space in the city.

The open space is needed to accommodate growing density and promote quality of life, according to sponsors of the initiative.

"Open Space Seattle 2100" is a six-month program that will include lectures and discussions, such as "The City Project: New Open Spaces for Social Justice in Los Angeles" on Jan. 24 and "Green Urban Infrastructure for the 21st Century" on Feb. 2.

The time and place of the Jan. 24 discussion has not been determined. The Feb. 2 lecture will be at 7 p.m. at University of Washington's Architecture Hall 147. The University of Washington College of Architecture and Urban Planning is a lead sponsor of the program.

The process will result in a report to be released by early summer. For more information go to http://www.open2100.org, or call (206) 543-9240.

Get certified as a green business

On Thursday, Dec. 15, Cleanerproduction.com will sponsor a seminar about sustainable economic development called "Design and Performance of Green Business Certification Programs."

It will be held from 2 to 5 p.m. in the 15th floor Denali Room of the EPA's Region IX headquarters at 1200 Sixth Ave.

The seminar will address how green business certification programs work around the country and whether they could become widespread in the Pacific Northwest. The guest speaker will be Sarah Diefendorf, director of the EPA's Region IX Environmental Finance Center. The moderator will be Burton Hamner, producer of Cleanerproduction.com.

There is no charge. RSVP to seminar@cleanerproduction.com by Dec. 7, or call (206) 526-5308.

Marsh named Parametrix trustee

John Marsh of the Portland office of Parametrix was recently appointed the fourth trustee of the Parametrix Employee Stock Ownership Plan. Marsh was elected by the board of directors and recommended by a selection committee that included the ESOP trustees and representatives of the Board of Directors and Employee Ownership Committee.

He is the director of the firm's Endangered Species Act program and has 27 years experience working with federal, state, tribal and local governments.

Murphy passes LEED exam

ALSC Architects of Spokane announced that Ken Murphy recently passed the 2.1 version of the LEED exam. Murphy has been with ALSC Architects since 1993 and is an associate. Current projects include the North Spokane

YMCA, Ridgeview Elementary for Spokane Public Schools and the expansion and renovation of Senior Hall at Eastern Washington University.