The City of Seattle is sending letters to the owners of 8,000 buildings this week informing them of its new building energy-efficiency program. The program aims to help building owners and managers reduce their energy costs through benchmarking – or measuring and rating a building’s energy performance. By benchmarking, owners get insight into how their building uses – and wastes – energy and can begin identifying opportunities to improve energy efficiency and increase savings.
Climate Action Plan at Great City Brownbag this Thursday!
Staff from the Office of Sustainability & Environment will lead a discussion on the Seattle Climate Action Plan at the next Great City brownbag this Thursday, November 10 at noon.
Are YOU Prepared for Landslides? City Offers FREE Landslide Awareness Meeting
Did you know that most landslides occur between the months of December and March? And that 86 percent of landslides are caused to some extent by human activity? Landslide season is upon us and although the Seattle rainfall is currently below the landslide threshold, the City of Seattle is urging residents to take preventive measures to protect themselves and their property from possible landslides.
Energy Benchmarking Program Will Help Building Owners Take a Bite Out of Energy Bills
Want to lower your energy bills but don’t know where to begin? Start with “benchmarking” your building. Benchmarking—a free and easy way to track a building’s energy performance—gives owners and managers a better sense of how their buildings are using (and wasting) energy, and also helps identify opportunities to increase building efficiency and lower energy bills.
Floating Homes are Here to Stay
Read our “Seattle’s Shoreline Rules to Change” blog story and go to our Shoreline Master Program website to learn more about proposed new shoreline regulations for Seattle.
Comprehensive Plan Survey Ending October 31st
The Comprehensive Plan Survey is ending Oct. 31.
If you haven’t taken the Comprehensive Plan survey – 1300 people already have, there is still time. We are closing the survey Oct. 31. Give us your thoughts on what Seattle should be planning for the next 20 years, and beyond.
Seattle’s Shoreline Rules to Change
Yesterday the City of Seattle Department of Planning and Development published proposed changes to Seattle’s Shoreline Master Program. The update, which is mandated by the Washington State Shoreline Management Act, revises city regulations for Seattle’s shorelines, including Lake Washington, Lake Union/Ship Canal, Green Lake, the Duwamish River and the Puget Sound. This is the first major update of the Shoreline Master Program since 1987.
Landslide Season is Here – Is Your Property Safe?
Heavy rains are likely this year for the Pacific Northwest. As the rain precipitation continues to increase throughout the fall, the threat of landslides will continue to rise in the winter. During the 2010/2011 landslide season, nearly 100 landslides were reported in Seattle.
Get Your Green On!
Energy costs got you down? Come join the city’s Open House on October 17th and find out how to take a bite out of your energy bills.
Court Upholds Seattle Municipal Court’s Authority to Levy Fines Above $75,000
The imposition of $615,000 in penalties on a Seattle landlord for housing code violations has been affirmed by the Washington Court of Appeals, Division One. The central question in the appeal by Hugh and Martha Sisley was whether judges in two separate trials in Seattle Municipal Court (SMC) properly levied penalties exceeding $75,000, which is the limit for civil claims in Washington’s district courts. A King County Superior Court judge had found no issue with the nature of the housing code violations but said SMC could not impose fees over $75,000.
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