Green Building Program - Issaquah. Green Building Reducing the Impact Issaquah is a national leader in reducing the impact of building construction and operations.
The City led the creation of: Fire Station 72 The most energy-efficient fire station in the U.S. zHome The first zero net-energy townhome project in the U.S. We Can Help! The City’s efforts have helped lead to significant results – more than 2,300 Built Green-certified homes and more than a dozen LEED-certified buildings to date. We have found the sustainable building often is simply smart building, which is more innovative, comfortable, durable and productive, as well as less expensive to operate.
We are eager to help you achieve this!
Innovative Green Buildings - Issaquah. City Owned Green Buildings - Issaquah. Unique to Issaquah. Built Green Homes. ENERGY STAR certification for your building. Did you know that your building can earn ENERGY STAR certification just like a refrigerator or light bulb?
The mark of efficiency No matter where you see it, the ENERGY STAR label means the same thing — an energy-efficient top performer that saves money without sacrificing performance. Certified buildings save ENERGY STAR certified buildings save energy, save money, and help protect the environment by generating fewer greenhouse gas emissions than typical buildings. How? Specifically, to be eligible for ENERGY STAR certification, a building must earn an ENERGY STAR score of 75 or higher, indicating that it performs better than at least 75 percent of similar buildings nationwide.
Certification is annual and verified by a third-party Certification is given on an annual basis, so a building must maintain its high performance to be certified year to year. And it’s growing The number of ENERGY STAR certified buildings continues to grow! Ready to apply? Living Building Challenge (LBC) Projects can achieve three types of certification: Full Certification, Petal Recognition or Net Zero Energy Building Certification.
The Living Building Challenge project certification process for projects pursuing Full Certification or Petal Recognition (Net Zero Energy Building Certification follows a slightly different process) is intentionally straightforward, while still fostering an environment of support and collaboration. A project’s path from inspired vision to inspirational achievement consists of three steps: Registration, Documentation + Operation and Audit + Certification. Registration At the point of registration, a team provides known project details, including the project's Typology and Transect. At the point of registration, project team members join the Living Building Challenge Community and gain access to online support resources. WA State's High-Performance School Buildings Program. State-funded school construction projects greater than 5,000 square feet are required by chapter 39.35 RCW to incorporate high-performance features into their school design and construction.
School districts can use either Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) 2009 or Washington Sustainable Schools Protocol (WSSP) 2010. The Washington Sustainable Schools Protocol (WSSP) is modeled after the Collaborative for High Performance Schools (CHPS) green building protocol and adapted to fit Washington schools. WSSP is a self-certifying standard developed to help school districts comply with the goals of the law. It is a planning tool that allows designers to plan a high-performance school while considering the regional, district, and site-specific possibilities and constraints for each project. The categories in the protocol include those related to Site, Water, Materials, Energy, Indoor Environmental Quality, and Planning and Operations. Please send comments to HPSBP@k12.wa.us. Green Building Program - King County. GreenTools for Builders & Homeowners - King County. Green Building Case Studies - King County.
Green Building and Sustainable Development Ordinance - King County. Green Schools Program - King County. Join more than 200 schools and 12 school districts that have received assistance from the program, improved their conservation practices, involved students in conservation and outreach efforts, and received recognition!
Read about the program mission, the assistance and supplies provided by the program and program steps in How it Works. Also see the program flier (PDF, 160 K). Check out the success stories about schools and districts that completed program levels from 2009-2014. Also see success stories about districts and schools that participated prior to 2009, and read participant comments.