Archive for 'Green Building'
For buildings larger than 50,000 square feet that complied last year, most of the work is done. It is important to review and update existing benchmarking data before the upcoming April 1 deadline. Doing so is the owner’s responsibility to ensure an accurate and on-time report of 2012 energy performance.
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Posted: February 4th, 2013 under Building Connections, dpdINFO Newsletter, Green Building, Permit Pipeline Newsletter.
Tags: deadline, energy benchmarking
Seattle City Light is seeking three commercial office buildings to participate in a three-year pilot program to test an energy conservation concept known as "Pay-for-Performance." Under this pilot, City Light will provide financial incentives through ongoing payments for incremental energy savings, rather than on a one-time basis as is done through its traditional energy conservation programs.
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Posted: November 30th, 2012 under Building Connections, dpdINFO Newsletter, Green Building.
Tags: comercial building, energy benchmarking, incentives
The Washington Association of Landscape Architects is offering a workshop for landscape architects and other design professionals seeking to learn more about green roofs and living walls. The instructor will share a range of precedents that illustrate key strategies and pitfalls to green roof and living walls design. This course is appropriate for those with some exposure to the topics through experience or study.
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Posted: November 30th, 2012 under Building Connections, dpdINFO Newsletter, Green Building.
Tags: green roofs, landscaping, living wall, public workshop
On September 17, 2012, Seattle City Council passed legislation to extend the reporting deadline for non-residential and multifamily buildings 20,000 to 49,999 square feet to April 1, 2013. Reporting will be voluntary for buildings less than 20,000 square feet. Multifamily apartment and condo buildings 50,000 square feet or larger, however, were due on October 1, 2012.
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Posted: October 2nd, 2012 under Building Connections, dpdINFO Newsletter, Green Building.
Tags: deadlines, energy benchmarking
With the energy benchmarking reporting deadline just a few weeks away, owners and managers of multifamily properties 50,000 square feet or greater should take advantage of free workshops and other support now.
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Posted: September 10th, 2012 under Building Connections, Green Building, Long-Range Planning.
Tags: apartment, condo, deadline, energy benchmarking, workshops
All DPD web applications will be out of service, due to electrical repairs on Aug. 30 at 5:00 p.m. to Sept. 5 at 8:00 a.m. During the outage, you can still schedule inspections at (206) 684-8900 and file a complaint at (206) 615-0808. Permit and other services will be limited during the interruption. For questions about available services, call (206) 684-8850. Visit www.seattle.gov/dpd on Sept. 4 and Sept. 5 to learn if DPD is back to regular business operations.
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Posted: August 27th, 2012 under Building Connections, Code Compliance, Code Updates, Customer Alerts, Design Commission, dpdINFO Newsletter, Green Building, Long-Range Planning, Permit Pipeline Newsletter, Planning Commission, Top News Stories.
The City of Seattle and regional partners are identifying long-term green priorities and developing new code to address climate change.The public can comment on the draft code language at the Green Code Provisions Open House. Staff will be available to answer questions and give feedback to those who want to comment.
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Posted: August 8th, 2012 under Building Connections, Code Compliance, Code Updates, Customer Alerts, dpdINFO Newsletter, Green Building, Long-Range Planning, Permit Pipeline Newsletter, Planning Commission, Top News Stories.
Tags: code, code development, Green Building
On July 24, 2012, Seattle City Council’s Environment and Energy Committeeheard a proposal to extend the reporting deadline to April 1, 2013 for non-residential and multifamily buildings 20,000 to 49,999 square feet. The proposal also recommends that energy benchmarking reports be voluntary for buildings less than 20,000 square feet. Multifamily buildings 50,000 square feet larger still need to report their 2011 energy use by October 1, 2012. The proposal also simplifies the ordinance enforcement and penalties.
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Posted: August 1st, 2012 under Building Connections, dpdINFO Newsletter, Green Building.
Tags: energy benchmarking, energy discl, workshops
The City of Seattle has won the 2012 Built Green Hammer Award in the Built Green Advocate, Public Sector category.
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Posted: August 1st, 2012 under Building Connections, dpdINFO Newsletter, Green Building, Permit Pipeline Newsletter.
Tags: award, Built Green
The Department of Planning and Development (DPD) has released a revised proposal to update regulations governing trees on private property, which is now available at www.seattle.gov/dpd/planning/trees. The intent of this update is to better implement the goals of the Urban Forest Management Plan by improving existing tree regulations and adding a number of new measures that would expand or improve development standards to better mitigate the impacts of development.
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Posted: July 17th, 2012 under Building Connections, Customer Alerts, Design Commission, dpdINFO Newsletter, Green Building, Long-Range Planning, Permit Pipeline Newsletter, Top News Stories.
