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February 19, 2009

A Special Section of
DJC.COM


Stories


"Tenants can go green even if the landlord isn't"
By LOUISE ADAMSON and DENISE LIETZ
K&L Gates

"What owners need to know about LEED"
By MICHELLE ROSENBERGER and NANCY HENDERSON
ArchEcology

"Green school offers lessons on sustainability"
By ERIN REICHMAN and CRAIG MASON
DLR Group

"How Seattle can help green roofs to really grow"
By JONATHAN MORLEY, RACHAEL MEYER and KATRINA MORGAN
The Berger Partnership
and Rushing/Blackbird

"Bank bailout has incentives for green building"
By BRIAN GELLER
Zimmer Gunsul
Frasca Architects

"Bog won't sink this eco-friendly project"
By JEFF PETERSON
Coughlin Porter Lundeen

"How parking rules make cities less walkable"
By ANINDITA MITRA
CREA Affiliates

"Time to get serious about conserving energy"
By TOM MARSEILLE
Stantec

"LEED residential program encourages healthy homes"
By SUZANNE ZAHR FLEMING
and DYAN PFITZENMEIER
ZDS Architects and Firefly

"Small measures can save big bucks during downturn"
By KATHLEEN O'BRIEN
O'Brien & Co.

"Want LEED credits for your lights? Plan early"
By RANDY FISHER
Candela

Featured Stories...


How Seattle can help green roofs to really grow

The city now finds itself with a unique opportunity to spark widespread acceptance of green roofs through a collection of policies, programs and incentives.

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LEED residential program encourages healthy homes

With LEED for Homes, architects have a standardized tool to serve people building single-family homes.

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Small measures can save big bucks during downturn

Despite the continuing growth of green building, there has been bad news in the industry as the economic crisis continues to unfold. The good news is that green building presents a solution in the downturn.

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Building Green 2009 team

Photo by Jonathan Morley/The Berger Partnership
Developer R.C. Hedreen installed a green roof on the fourth floor of Olive 8, a $162 million hotel and condo tower in downtown Seattle. The Berger Partnership is the landscape architect for the green roof.

Section editor:
Jon Silver

Section design: Jeffrey Miller

Web design:
Lisa Lannigan

Advertising:
Matt Brown



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BCE Engineers (www.bceengineers.com)

BuiltGreen Conference 2009 (www.builtgreenconference.com)

Cdi Engineers (www.cdiengineers.com)

City of Seattle Office of Sustainability & Environment (www.seattleclimatepartnership.org)

Coughlin Porter Lundeen (www.cplinc.com)

HBB Landscape & Architecture (www.houghbeckandbaird.com)

Mountain Construction (www.mountainconst.com)

Quantum Consulting Engineers (www.quantumce.com)

SMACNA (www.smacnaww.org)

The Berger Partnership, PS (www.bergerpartnership.com)

The Washington State Conference of Mason Contractors (www.masonconf.com)

Tree Solutions Inc. (www.treesolutions.net)

University Mechanical Contractors, Inc. (www.umci.com)

Weisman Design Group (www.wdginc.com)

Wood Harbinger (www.woodharbinger.com)



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