New Members

Are you a Built Green member and a member of the Master Builders Association? Then your company is designated with a small green tree on the Master Builders Association website as a Built Green member. Your company is also listed on the Built Green website.

Welcome to our newest member companies!

Anna Sova Luxury Organics
(214) 742-7682 in Dallas

Atlin Investments Inc
(206) 749-9600 on Mercer Island

Belt Collins Northwest
Civil & Environmental Engineering, Planning & Landscape Architecture
(206) 285-4395 in Seattle

Cripe Montgomery Architecture
Architectural Services
(206) 298-8554 on Mercer Island

DevCo Inc
(425) 453-9551 in Bellevue

Exteriorscapes LLC
A State of Mind Come True
(206) 517-2650 in Seattle

Green Dog Enterprises Inc
Built Green & Energy Star Consulting & Marketing
(206) 883-6688 in Bothell

I Home
Home entertainment for everyone
(425) 296-5300 in Bellevue

Lexington Fine Homes
Some build houses. Lexington builds dreams.
(425) 822-3812 in Bellevue

Panasonic Electric Works of America
(425) 883-9290 in Redmond

R L Hoehn Construction
(206) 522-2118 in Seattle

Roof Truss Supply/RTS Lumber
(425) 481-0900 in Woodinville

Task Construction
(206) 542-4060 in Seattle

Events

Visit the Built Green Washington website for green home building courses and events across the state of Washington.

King County

Forest Stewardship Council Leader Tours King County Timberlands, Meets Forest Owners
Today, when a construction company builds a home in King County using lumber from a sustainably managed forest, there's a good chance that forest is several thousand miles away.

King County is working with the world's leading sustainable forestry organization so that in the future, a good portion of the construction industry's demand for "green" building materials comes from local timberlands.

Michael Washburn, CEO of the Forest Stewardship Council, recently met with King County representatives to discuss plans for developing a certification program for landowners with timber stands.

King County Executive Ron Sims said Washburn's visit is significant because it marked the first time the head of the Forest Stewardship Council had met with small timberland owners.

Sims also noted that King County was working toward certification for its working forest properties, which total more than 3,000 acres. King County is one of the first jurisdictions in the Northwest region to consider certification.

"It makes no sense that a construction company here in King County should have to order sustainably produced lumber from the East Coast," he said. "We need to get timberlands within King County certified as sustainable forests so that some of that demand for green building materials is fulfilled right here."

King County's Forestry Program focuses on the retention of forest land for its environmental, social, and economic benefits. The program provides education, technical assistance, and economic incentives aimed at retaining the forest resources of King County.

The Forest Stewardship Council is an international non-profit forest certifier that promotes responsible forest management across the globe, and its trademark provides international recognition to organizations that support responsible forest management.

Letter from the Director

Built Green is pleased to announce a new partnership with the Sustainable Group to aid us in our administrative needs by providing 100% recycled binders and folders to the program. New Built Green members can expect to find their program handbooks in these stylish ecologically friendly binders rather than in traditional vinyl binders. Rebinder's cover is completely removable, replaceable and recyclable, and the Ballard based company is local to boot.

Speaking of news, Built Green is also proud to announce that we have contracted our keynote speaker for the 2007 Built Green Conference, and it's already time to start getting excited for the event. Hunter Lovins is the President and co-founder of Natural Capitalism Inc., a Boulder-based company that helps business, governments, academic institutions, and international communities become simultaneously more profitable and environmentally/ socially sustainable. Lovins was also a co-author of the hit book Natural Capitalism which first introduced the concept of the "triple bottom line", a term that refers to the business goals of profitability, environmental awareness, and social responsibility and has become an inextricable part of the vernacular of green business. Built Green is very excited to have the opportunity to bring her to the pacific northwest.

-- Aaron Adelstein

New Certifications

Congratulations to DR Horton for certifying 74 homes at Rockport, 62 homes at Westfield Place, and 76 homes at Verdera in Millcreek as 3-Star Built Green; Jackson Remodeling LLC for certifying a remodel in Seattle as 3-Star Built Green; Quadrant Homes for certifying 74 homes at Pioneer Place in Renton as 3-Star Built Green; and Velocipede Architects for certifying a remodel in Seattle as 3-Star Built Green.

Member News

If you are a member of Built Green and have news you would like to share with our readers, please email your announcement to Built Green.

Members win AIA Awards!
Three Built Green member architecture companies were recently awarded the 2006 "Show You're Green" awards from the American Institute of Architects (AIA). Stickney Murphy Romine Architects, PLLC was recognized for their design of the Pantages Apartments in Seattle, which also helped them earn the Built Green Hammer Award in the "Large, Multi-Family" category earlier this year. GGLO Architects was recognized for their design of the Cabrini First Hill Apartments in Seattle, which certified at a 3-Star level in the Built Green multi-family checklist. Mithun was recognized for their design of the High Point community in West Seattle; an extensive redevelopment that incorporate many innovative low-impact development strategies and which will house a wide variety of Built Green housing projects.

Ambiente's green counters
Built Green member Ambiente European Tile Design and their "IceStone" product are featured in the August issue of Seattle Homes + Lifestyles magazine in the "Style: Design Report" section. IceStone is an environmentally-friendly cement and recycled glass composite that is often used for countertops. IceStone was installed in the kitchen of the Built Green Home at Suncadia.

Classes

Classes listed below with are approved workshops for fulfilling the annual Built Green education requirement for certifying projects.

Visit the Built Green Washington website for green home building courses and events across the state of Washington.

Tuesday, September 12
Bellevue
Introduction to Built Green™
This free seminar provides an introduction to the Built Green program from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. on Tuesday, September 12 at the Master Builders Association Housing Center in Bellevue. Learn how to certify a project and use the checklist, how to join, how the program works and other resources. The seminar presents examples of projects and covers how to fill out the Built Green checklist. This orientation is required in order to certify homes as Built Green. To register, contact the MBA University registrar at education@mbaks.com or (425) 451-7920.

Saturday, September 9
University of Washington Pack Forest,
Eatonville, WA
Ecological Forestry on Small Woodlands: Maximizing Ecological Benefits & Income
You are cordially invited to attend a forest management workshop co-hosted by the Center for Sustainable Forestry at Pack Forest, the Nisqually River Council, the Nisqually Land Trust, and Northwest National Resource Group's Northwest Certified Forestry program. This event will take place on Saturday, September 9 from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the University of Washington's Pack Forest in Eatonville, Washington. For more information, please contact Ian Hanna of the Northwest National Resource Group (NNRG) at (360) 379-9421 or by e-mail.

September 28 to 30
San Francisco, CA
West Coast Green
West Coast Green is the nation's premier conference and tradeshow focused exclusively on residential green building design, materials, and sustainable living. This landmark event is coming to San Francisco's Bill Graham Civic Auditorium on September 28 to 30. West Coast Green will showcase over 250 exhibitors and 120 speakers, including keynotes by Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., and industry leaders Ed Mazria, Sarah Susanka, Sim Van der Ryn, Ray Cole, Peter Yost, Ann Edminster, Ron Jones, Tom Paladino, and others. West Coast Green will gather trade professionals from all over the country and on the final day, open the doors to homeowners eager to educate themselves about green building. To learn more about West Coast Green Conference and why it is the largest residential green building event in the country visit our website.

Puget Sound Energy

We all know ENERGY STAR® qualified homes and Built Green™ certified homes offer excellent benefits to homebuyers. Did you know that now homebuyers can get the best of both worlds? Homes built to both ENERGY STAR and Built Green standards are both energy efficient and environmentally friendly.

ENERGY STAR qualified homes combine state-of-the-art energy efficient construction practices with high efficiency equipment. Built Green certified homes give homebuyers the opportunity to find homes that help protect the health of their families and the environment. ENERGY STAR qualified homes and Built Green certified homes complement each other and are not either/or options.

Northwest ENERGY STAR offers many benefits including cooperative advertising funds and marketing support to builders who sign up to become an ENERGY STAR qualified builder and participate in the ENERGY STAR Homes Northwest program. Puget Sound Energy (PSE) also offers up to $945* per home for products such as ENERGY STAR qualified natural gas furnaces, high-efficiency natural gas water heaters, ENERGY STAR-qualified clothes washers and dishwashers and ENERGY STAR-qualified compact fluorescent fixtures and bulbs.

For more information visit www.pse.com or contact Nora Accetturo by e-mail or at 425-456-2301.

Contact Built Green

Master Builders Association
335 - 116th Avenue SE
Bellevue, WA 98004
P: (425) 460-8238
F: (425) 646-5985
builtgreen@mbaks.com
www.builtgreen.net

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