City Builder: Giving Back as a Way of Life

Mark Huber of Huber’s Custom Building has been building homes in the City of Seattle for over 35 years. His is a family business, employing his wife and daughter full-time, and a hand-picked team of sub-contractors who he has specially vetted to meet his high standards of excellence and workmanship. Huber’s focus is on Four-Star […]

City Builder: Dwell Development Builds Smart, Efficient, and Affordable

Columbia City’s neighborhood blog, Columbia City Source, recently featured a video highlighting the ongoing work the Dwell Development is doing in the neighborhood, building energy efficient and affordable homes. We’ve featured Dwell’s work on passivhaus before and highlighted their unique approach to building housing. Dwell is partnering with the Seattle Housing Authority. Here’s more background […]

City Builder: Real People Making our City

I said earlier this year that 2015 will be the Year of the City Builder. With that intention, we will start a regular feature here on Smart Growth Seattle that will  showcase the human beings that do the work of building our city. You’ll notice the image I chose. Whenever I am talking with people […]