Environment
PCC Community Market Becomes First Grocer to Receive Green Certification
Seattle-based grocer received the Living Building Challenge Petal Certification at its Ballard location
PCC Community Markets is getting greener. The Seattle-based grocer received the Living Building Challenge Petal Certification for green building standards at its Ballard location. PCC Community Markets is the first grocer in the world to receive the certification, which was obtained from the International Living Future Institute, an environmental NGO. The Living Building Challenge is…
Seattle’s first carbon-positive building almost fully leased
The building features 244 solar panels, triple-pane windows, high-efficiency plumbing to reduce water waste
Inspire, an apartment building designed to be carbon-positive and energy-positive in Seattles Fremont neighborhood, is almost completely leased within six months of opening. The six floor, 42-unit building is 97% leased. The building opened in March the same week that Gov. Jay Inslee issued the state stay-at-home order. The building features 244 solar panels, triple-pane…
Hard Accounting for Soft Assets
How to add a billion dollars worth of green to Seattles books.
The building boom thats driving up real estate prices and jamming Seattle with housing and high-rises is also squeezing out and devaluing the citys green, open spaces. That progress presents a paradox: Hard assets provide value temporarily during their useful lives; green, or soft, assets provide value forever. But the city sees dollar value in…