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Mar 20, 2013

Inside the Super-Green Bullitt Center

When it opens, the six-story building will be the most energy-efficient commercial space in the world.

By Matthew Halverson

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May 7, 2010

Opinion

The Greatest Misallocation of Resources in the History of the World

Last fall, I asked environmentalist writer Paul Hawken (coauthor, most recently, of Natural Capitalism) what he thought of the doomsday post-peak oil scenarios painted by James Howard Kunstler in...

By Dan Bertolet

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Apr 27, 2010

News

Greener Building Codes: Cool But Costly

New state building codes with tougher energy-efficiency requirements could jack up construction costs anywhere from $2,800 to $20,000 or more per home... depending on whom you believe.

By Jane Hodges

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Apr 2, 2010

News

Eco-Flipping: One Upside of Housing Downturn

The government and the banks it bailed out are now stuck with lots of foreclosed homes on the books. One silver lining, though, is that individual and institutional real estate investors are...

By Jane Hodges

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Mar 23, 2010

News

Passive Aggressive: "Passive" Home Construction Comes to Seattle

Der PassiveHaus in town, uhoh!

By Jane Hodges

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Mar 18, 2010

News

Co-Housing Trend Hits Seattle

Cohousing – “intentional” living communities where residents occupy their own houses or condo units but otherwise share everything from potlucks to P-Patch duty with neighbors—is resurfacing in...

By Jane Hodges

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