Built Green: Seattle’s First Emerald Star Home by Dwell Development Exceeds Net Zero Energy
In 2015, Dwell Development completed construction of Seattle’s first Emerald Star home in the Ballard community. This 2,218 square-foot home combines green technology, renewable energy, rainwater capture, and reclaimed materials to meet Built Green’s Emerald Star certification, the program’s highest certification level. To achieve Emerald Star status, a home must show it will achieve net […]
Crosscut Festival Panel: Amazon Didn’t Raise Your Rent, the City Council Did
Two weeks ago I was honored to be a on a panel at the first Crosscut Festival, a wide ranging two day event with panels covering an array of national, regional, and local issues. My panel was called, Growth and Gentrification in a Tech Boomtown. I’m not sure exactly what the term “gentrification” means qualitatively […]
Message Matters: What Do You Do?
It happens to everyone when you’re out and about, the question, “What do you do?” It is true for organizations too. The answer is important and has to be succinct; people don’t want a paragraph but a sentence, even two words. I am always refining how I explain our work and what we do. Over […]
