Industry News
Remodeling cuts energy use 50%
December 11, 2012 Remodeling cuts energy use 50% at NWKC’s 700 Broadway building By JOURNAL STAFF Photo courtesy of Northwest Kidney Centers[enlarge] Northwest Kidney Centers has opened Haviland Pavilion, a kidney resource center in a refurbished building at 700 Broadway in Seattle. The $8 million project includes an expanded pharmacy, an updated 15-station dialysis clinic, ...
Don’t overlook tax breaks for green building systems
December 6, 2012 By CHUCK DUNCAN Special to the Journal If you own commercial buildings or design public use structures that were put into service on or after Jan. 1, 2006, and you built them using energy efficient systems there is a very good chance the government is holding on to a pile of your ...
Program to recycle mercury lightbulbs
November 27, 2012 OLYMPIA (AP) — Washington consumers soon will be able to recycle compact fluorescent bulbs and other lights that containing mercury at no cost. A state law passed in 2010 called for a program to collect, transport and recycle residential lights containing mercury starting Jan. 1. That law will also make it illegal ...
City Light issues RFP for energy program
November 27, 2012 City Light issues RFP for energy program By JOURNAL STAFF Seattle City Light has issued a request for proposals from building owners who want to participate in a three-year pilot program that will pay them for the energy they save. City Light wants three commercial office buildings to test the Pay-for-Performance program. ...
When greening your office space, don’t overlook the plugs!
Posted on November 6, 2012 The following post is by the New Buildings Institute: To help commercial building owners and occupants get control of the growing amount of energy used by office equipment and other electronic devices, New Buildings Institute released the Plug Load Best Practices Guide. It is based on research done by Ecova ...