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Information on Green Building

EDUCATION

City Green Building
City of Seattle Website

BuildGreen homepage by Master Bulders Association
builtgreen.net

Building Seattle Green
Seattlepi.com

Seattle Transformational Lecture Series: Guy Battle
Cascadia Region Green Building Council

Successful Implementation of LEED Certified Projects
NW Environmental Training Center

MARKET OPPORTUNITIES

Emerging Green Builders
Turner Construction
Tuesday June 16, 2009
Free membership

PROFILES OF SUCCESSES

Sustainable design and energy conservation
Berona Engineers

Practice environmental stewardship and sustainable development through advocacy and staff accreditation
DKA Architects

Effective environmental planning, management of potential risks, and remedial investigations
Garry Struthers Associates, Inc.

Greening your office
MulvannyG2 Architecture

Management practices that exceeds criteria for forest certification, a process for identifying forest lands that are managed in a sustainable way
Yakama Forest Products

INDUSTRY TRENDS

Aging Seattle buildings now environmentally sound
SeattleTimes.com - April 30, 2009

Green building products used as a lure for homebuyers
SeattleTimes.com - February 21, 2009

Green Building Blog
Seattle Daily Journal of Commerce

Seven Green Trends to Watch in 2009
Seattlepi.com

Seattle Green Building Capital - Summary Report
City of Seattle - Department of Planning and Development

Join the BEDC Green Economy Network to learn about emerging trends and to connect with other minority-owned companies in the green economy.