Backyard Cottages – Going Green & Beyond
By now, many of you have most likely heard that just this past November the Seattle City Council voted to carry over the development standards of Backyard Cottages, also referred to as 'detached...
View ArticleSustainable Backyard Cottage Design Challenge!
Architects and designers! Method Homes, a Seattle-based custom prefab manufacturer, is looking for innovative backyard cottage designs to offer their growing client base, and they'd like your help.
View ArticleGreen Permitting at City of Seattle
The City of Seattle is promoting architects, designers, contractors, and homeowners to pursue green, sustainable construction projects through their Green Permitting process. Green permitting is...
View ArticleWhat is a Sustainable Home? A Truly Green Home?
What is a sustainable home? What is the core concept behind sustainability? New technology is allowing us to go beyond saving water and energy.
View ArticleProgress for Recovery Act Weatherization Projects
DOE Announces Nearly $120 Million to Advance Innovative Weatherization Projects, Highlights Progress in the Program Nationally
View ArticleEcoBuilding 2010 – Green Design & Construction Symposium
The Northwest EcoBuilding Guild, a non-profit community of Pacific Northwest green building professionals, is hosting EcoBuilding 2010, their 13th annual Green Design & Construction Symposium, Oct...
View ArticleKing County Launches Online Green Remodeling TV Series
While waiting for the housing market to rebound, many homeowners are choosing to postpone moving in favor of upgrading their existing homes. Green remodeling in particular has been sweetened by...
View ArticleWatch a Green Home Get Built in One Day
Witness the assembly of Seattle's first LEED Platinum (targeting certification) modular home. Transported via truck from the factory in Idaho, six boxes (measuring 12' wide, 20' long and 16' high) will...
View Article“Mini-B” Passive House Tour
The 300-square foot eco-friendly, energy efficient, and green living modular residence also known as the "Mini-B", is now on display in Seattle.
View Article2011 Seattle Green Home Tour
INSPIRATION, EDUCATION & SOLUTIONS! Sat & Sun, April 16 & 17, 2011, 10am – 4pm The Seattle Chapter of the Northwest EcoBuilding Guild invites you to their 1st annual Seattle Green Home...
View ArticleSeattle Green Builder to Pre-Sale LEED Platinum Prefab Home
Seattle green builder Sloan Ritchie of Cascade Built just unveiled his company’s latest single-family project – one of the city’s first modern prefab modular LEED Platinum homes. In the the heart of...
View ArticleGet Ready for this Weekend’s Green Building Slam!
10 projects x 10 slides x 10 minutes! That’s the secret for a fun-filled, high-energy evening of presentations by some of Seattle’s best green home designers and builders. Hosted by the Seattle Chapter...
View ArticlezHome is Now Open!
On September 29, 2008, the Down Jones Industrial Average fell 777 points, the economic crisis and Great Recession started, and they broke ground on the zHome project in Issaquah. Now, three years...
View Article2012 Earth Day Weekend Green Home Tours, Expos & More
There is no better way to celebrate Earth Day weekend then to get an up close and personal look at what people are doing to green up their homes around the Puget Sound! The 2012 Seattle Green Home...
View Article‘PreFabulous’ Forum Tonight at Town Hall
Excellent line-up of green building movers & shakers! This should be good! As energy costs continue to rise, the almost-off-the-grid house proves its worth: Taking energy from the grid when...
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