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Second Round of 2008 Built Green® Incentive!
The King County/Seattle Built Green Incentive will be available for the second round of 2008 applications. The next round of applications will open on Oct. 1 and close Nov. 15, 2008. The Built Green Incentive provides funding for single-family residential, townhome, community development, and now multifamily development projects to certify at the program's higher 4-Star and 5-Star levels. The funding is intended to help offset the cost of certifying and designing innovative projects that meet green building standards. Eligible projects may receive between $2,500 and $20,000 depending on the project type and level of green design and building elements employed.
The King County/Seattle Built Green Incentive was established to encourage developers, builders and residents building new homes to use green building standards while attempting to address barriers such as higher upfront costs for projects. Grant award projects will serve as demonstrations of high performance, replicable, green housing for the region. For an example of a successful Built Green Incentive project, please see gProject LLC's Urban Canyon project listed in our case studies.
The Built Green Incentive application period opens on October 1, and will close on November 15 at Midnight (Pacific Time). For incentive details and information on applying, please visit the web site.
| October Featured Event |
Seattle Home Show 2
Thursday-Sunday, October 16-19, Qwest Field Event Center, Seattle
Seattle Home Show 2 is the fall edition of the Seattle Home Show, the nation's longest running and largest consumer home exhibition. Celebrating its 10th Anniversary, the show offers Northwest residents an opportunity to see the latest in home design and technology as well as a chance to shop and compare the many products for the home and residential landscape.
As the theme of this fall's show is "Get Your Green On", many products and services are on display that take advantage of recycled materials, promote residential energy saving, and contribute to sustainable construction practices.
At this year's show, visitors can tour two "green" model homes, designed to showcase green building and energy efficiency throughout. The Island Cottage™ by ideabox is a 610 square-foot contemporary style home featuring green and energy efficient construction built around a "small living" design concept. The Island Cottage includes bamboo flooring throughout the home, maple cabinets and stainless steel appliances. The home is ENERGYSTAR/Earth Advantage certified.
Coast Cabins' model home features tongue and groove construction with a loft design, and features environmentally friendly and sustainable materials throughout the home. The 14' x 14' Coast Cabin has a metal roof made from recycled materials, rain barrels for water recycling, Trex decking and a composting toilet. A solar panel and windmills for energy generation are added features.
Come visit the popular Built Green® exhibit, where we will have the latest in building techniques for the home, making it environmentally sound with the best design, construction and green building practices.
Seattle Home Show 2 tickets are available online at www.SeattleHomeShow.com.
Northwest residents looking for ideas and information on green living should make plans to attend Seattle Home Show 2, October 16 through 19 at the Qwest Field Event Center.
| Events |
Visit the Built Green Washington website for green homebuilding courses and events across the state of Washington.
Mainstream Green Conference
Friday and Saturday, October 3 & 4, Greater Tacoma Convention & Trade Center, Tacoma
Habitat for Humanity of Washington State is hosting their first-ever statewide Green Building conference, October 3 and 4, 2008 at the Greater Tacoma Convention and Trade Center in Tacoma, Washington with pre-conference Green tours the afternoon of October 2.
Joe Lstiburek of the Building Science Corporation will kick off the Building Science track with the Advanced Framing workshop at 8:30 a.m. on October 3, 2008.
There will be 25 workshops designed to help Habitat affiliate staff, volunteers, and homeowners and our colleagues in the nonprofit homeownership community understand and be able to implement Washington State's new Evergreen Sustainable Development Standard.
A Habitat ReStore Networking Day is scheduled for October 3 with a special one-day registration.
For more information please visit the website.
COTE Case Study: Green Residential
Thursday, October 9, Seattle
Join the design teams of two contemporary, sustainable residential projects to learn how they addressed density and reduced building and ecological footprint through uncommon urban development strategies.
A presentation and tour of the first all 5-star Built Green development in Seattle, by b9 Architects and gProjects, will be followed by a presentation of a Madison Valley urban infill home seeking LEED platinum by Urbanmix and Cascade Built.
Project 1: The Urban Canyon
Presenters/Organization: Brad Khouri, b9 Architects; Graham Black, gProjects
Project 2: Alley House
Presenters/Organization: Elizabeth Grace, Urbanmix, James Jenkins from O'Brien and Co.; and Sloan Ritchie from Cascade Built
For more information and to register, visit the website.
FSC-Certified Wood: Protecting Our Forests While You Build
November 12, Webinar
Building with wood from FSC-certified forests may be one of the simplest and most important actions you can take as a responsible building professional. We'll share why FSC certification is so critical; the essential differences in certification systems; and many helpful tips on specifying, sourcing, and LEED documentation requirements. Learning objectives include:
- Why sourcing wood from well-managed forests is so important (regional impacts, North American issues, tropical forest health, and forests' role in mitigating climate change)
- What makes FSC a leadership standard; crucial differences with industry-based schemes
- FSC chain-of-custody protocol and LEED Materials and Resources credit
- FSC wood sourcing; products and specification guidance
Live Q&A with attendee submitted questions will follow each event. If you're busy that day, sign up anyway. You can play back the scheduled broadcast any time you like.
For more information visit the website.
Northwest Builders Show
Monday, December 8 Pre-Conference, Bellevue
Tuesday and Wednesday, December 9 and 10 Tradeshow and Educational Sessions, Bellevue
The Northwest Builders show will feature demonstrations and products that are frequently used in sustainable building. Cascade Products, Ecohaus, Seagull Lighting and Turf Evolutions of Seattle will all display innovative products that can get builders and remodelers started in the sustainable movement. Aaron Adelstein and Koben Calhoun, Director and Manager of the Built Green Program, will be on site to demonstrate product applications. Visit the website to learn more about the exhibitors, demonstration schedule and educational sessions offered at the Northwest Builders Show REGISTRATION IS FREE!
For more information contact Lesley Odland, Director of Trade Show Operations, or visit the show website.
| Classes |
Classes listed below are approved workshops for fulfilling the annual Built Green education requirement for certifying projects.
Green Real Estate: An Introduction to Green/Sustainable Building and Unlocking the MLS Green Checkboxes
Monday, October 13, Seattle
Topics covered in the class will include:
- Defining Green: Green Building, Green Products, Sustainable Building
- Healthy Homes
- MLS Environment Checkboxes - Certified vs. Green Features
- Certification Programs in the MLS - Energy Star®, Built Green®, LEED for Homes
- What is a Zero Energy Home?
- Why certify a home?
Logistics:
Date: Monday, October 13 - 10:30 am to 1:30 pm
Location: Phinney Center, 6532 Phinney Ave. N., Seattle 98103
Instructor: Cate O’dahl
RSVP required: info@greenworksrealty.com
Cost: $80 per class, check or cash only, pay at the door
The class is applicable for 3.5 Clock Hours. To learn more about the Healthy Home Series visit www.greenworksrealty.com.
Introduction to Built Green®
Tuesday, October 14, MBA Housing Center, Bellevue
This seminar provides an introduction to the Built Green program from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. on Tuesday, October 14 at MBA Housing Center, 335 116th Ave. SE 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 has a cost of $30 and is required in order to certify homes as Built Green. To register, contact the MBA University registrar at education@mbaks.com or go online.
Healthy Home Training on Indoor Air Quality
Thursdays, October 2 to November 13, 2008, Seattle Central Community College
Starting again this fall is the Healthy Home Training workshop series on Indoor Air Quality, developed by Built Green, the American Lung Association® of Washington and the Northwest EcoBuilding Guild. This seven-week course for construction and design professionals focuses on incorporating sustainable, healthy and energy-efficient building techniques in residential construction. The class will cover and explain the indoor air quality techniques designated by several green building programs along within-depth information and resources.. All topics address costs associated with and practical applications of healthy building techniques. By attending the workshop builders, designers and other professionals can learn cost-effective and healthy construction techniques, visit a model healthy home and meet their customer's needs. Classes will be taught by regional experts in the field. For more information on the class, please visit the American Lung Association of Washington website at www.alaw.org, or to register click here.
High Design, Low Impact: Residential Design Forum
Wednesday, October 8, REI-Seattle, Seattle
How do you stay in the business of delivering high quality design in a world shaped by demand for greener homes, baby-boomer interest in downsizing, population growth and a tight real estate market? Learn why "less is more" is more relevant today than ever. By looking at alternative design solutions and the application of new technologies this forum will show you that size matters and that a simple act of restraint can address multiple problems through elegant design.
For more information please visit the website.
NAHB Green Building for Building Professionals
Tuesday-Wednesday, October 21-22, MBA Housing Center, Bellevue
Learn how green homes provide buyers with lower energy costs and higher value. This course for building professionals discusses strategies for incorporating green building principles into homes without driving up the cost of construction. Students will learn how green homes provide buyers with lower maintenance costs, better indoor air quality and better long-term value. Techniques are also discussed for competitively differentiating your home products with increased indoor environmental quality as well as energy and resource efficiency.
Designations: CGP, CGB
Instructor: Ted Clifton
Time: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Register: online, by email or by phone at (425) 451-7920 Ext. 208.
Cost: $250 member / $275 non-member
Green Advantage Certification for Builders & Remodelers
Monday, December 8, MBA Housing Center, Bellevue
8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
The Green Advantage® Training and Certification features state-of-the-art instruction on proven residential and commercial green building techniques and approaches. Johnston gives real world, practical construction and marketing instruction in the areas of site selection, energy conservation as it applies to framing, insulation, windows, water heating, appliances, heating and cooling, resource conservation and indoor air quality.
Speaker: David Johnston, founder of What's Working, Inc., green building expert, author of "Green Remodeling: Changing the World One Room at a Time" and winner of the prestigious Corporate Excellence Award for Sustainable Development award.
Who Should Attend: All builders, remodelers and sub-contractors; suppliers interested in green building practices.
Certifications: Nationally recognized certification, positioning students to qualify for LEED and Built Green program criteria. 7.5 clock hours pending.
Fee: $365 per person. Fee includes lunch and $100 Green Advantage Practitioners Certification Exam fee. The exam will be proctored by the Master Builders Association at the MBA housing center afterthe Northwest Builders Show. Register Now.
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