Going Green
5 Ways to Support Our Salish Sea
The Salish Sea is also known as Puget Sound. It defines our region with 12 local counties touching her waters. Below are five local organizations that we encourage you to support. Honor our home waters this holiday season and every day. Now more than ever the Salmon and Orca need our help!
Read MoreNet-Zero Homes coming to Fremont!
Green Canopy Homes, Seattle’s premier green home builder has just released new floorplans for 2 net zero homes coming to Fremont, Seattle this summer!Â
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Read MoreGreen Building Supply — Interview with Mike Dunn of Dunn Lumber
Mike Dunn, the owner and president sat down to talk with us about the green building products his store offers in this video.
Read MoreGreen Concrete Floor Cleaning & Refinishing
Using green finishes was important to us because our office shares walls with apartments with families in a mixed-use building. Even if the cost is marginally higher, we want to make sure our choices are considerate of those around us, good for workers, and does no harm to the environment.
Read MoreJapanese Builder brings zHome to Washington
Since their founding in the U.S. in 2011, they have focused on using environmentally friendly materials and providing a healthy living environment in Washington State. Ichijo was involved in building the first zero net energy home project in the U.S. in Issaquah, WA.
Read MoreThe Future of Senior Housing is the Green
With an aging population of Baby Boomers in the USA, and aging populations in Japan and around the world, the need for senior housing is growing. That often means new construction, and in many cases developer’s are choosing to develop senior housing not only with green building practices, but also with sustainable socioeconomic factors such as combining senior housing with farming, youth rental agreements and childcare facilities.
Read MoreCo-Hollow: Building Community in Lake City
In today’s increasingly hot real estate environment, looking for alternatives to single family home buying is a must. Many families are getting priced out of stand-alone single family homes and have had to adjust their expectations to include zero-lot line townhomes and condos.
Read MoreVisionary Craftsman Goes Beyond Net Zero
Who would have imagined 30 years ago that there would be a market for homes that could dismantle intrusive drones, operate with a smartphone, and produce 100% of their own energy?
Meet futurist and home builder, Bob Lodwig.
Read MoreTour the 1st EMF-Reduced Rowhome Community in Seattle Sunday Oct 4th
Seattle’s leading green home and building biologists demonstrate key construction techniques used for VIDA, a green community design of 15 rowhomes in the Central District, located at 120 20th Ave, on Oct 4th from 1pm-4pm.
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