August 11, 2004

Design Detailings: Sweden, Denmark sustainability tour

International Sustainable Solutions will host its second sustainability study tour of Sweden and Denmark from Sept. 25 to Oct. 1. Trips have been coordinated with local government to make them relevant to Northwest cities.

Participants from the first tour have had met with city officials to share observations on sustainable design in Scandinavia. A forum for developers will be held this fall, organized by the Seattle's Department of Planning and Development, and the Office of Sustainability and the Environment.

Representatives from the city of Seattle as well as developers, architects and engineers have signed up. Among the firms represented are Bode & Barrow, Mithun, Morrison Hershfield Corp., NBBJ, Milliken Development, Vulcan, Collins Woerman, SvR Design and Callison Architects. For more information, contact Patricia Chase at Patricia@i-sustain.com.

Allied Arts Garden Party

The Allied Arts Garden Party will be held Aug. 15 from 2 to 5 p.m. at the home of Robin Matisse in Ballard. The group works on enhancing culture and arts in Seattle. There will be hors d'oeuvres and wine at the fundraiser.

Allied Arts has worked on projects at Pike Place Market and Pioneer Square. It is working to replace the Alaskan Way Viaduct with civic space.

Boxwood staff all in the LEED

Boxwood's 11 professional staff have all passed the U.S. Green Building Council's LEED exam. The Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design exam covers sustainable principles on site planning, water efficiency, energy conservation and materials selection.

Last year Boxwood completed the first LEED-registered full production winery in the country. It designed a $17.4 million training facility for the city of Seattle that is now under construction. The project will seek a silver-level LEED certification.