Sustainable Design

The first Living Buildings have been completed and certified, but how are they doing? Join us this month for a review of the first Five Certified Living Buildings. Next Tuesday, January 10th, Amanda Sturgeon, the Certification Director for the International Living Building Challenge will be with us to review the initial performance results from early Living Building Challenge certified projects. She will be discussing LBC case studies including data monitoring, comparisons of actual and predicted performance, and an overall review of best practices and lessons learned. To Register:

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Design your own landscape guided by Nancy Tom, a licensed, bonded and insured Environmental Horticulturist. See her web site for projects and planting ideas: downtoearthgardens.com.
This is a six week series, with lectures and time to work in-class.
Dates and Times:September 8-27, 7:00-9:30PM; Classes are held Tuesday and Thursday evenings.

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Introduction to Permaculture Weekend Workshop

http://www.permacultureportal.com/courses_current.html#workshop_intro

When: May 20 - 22, 2011

Where: At the Bullock's 30 year old Permaculture Homestead, Orcas Island, WA

Instructors: Douglas Bullock, Sam Bullock & Dave Boehnlein

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At the 2010 AIA Seattle Honor Awards for Washington Architecture, we will engage, debate and celebrate work by our architectural community. The 60th year of the Honor Awards program will be recognized by reflecting on decades of outstanding design. The 2010 Jury includes Jim Jennings AIA (San Francisco) Sheila O'Donnell Hon. FAIA (Dublin) and Gilles Saucier, FRAIC (Montréal). Our moderator is Nathaniel Kahn, director of the film My Architect.

http://www.aiaseattle.org/node/4808

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WHAT: Design plays a pivotal role in the sustainability of our buildings, communities and products, as well as in the systems we use to handle transportation, energy and water. Can we change our perspective on the built environment from "projects that are created and finished" to a more sustainable one of "systems that perform over time"? What social factors should be considered when creating built solutions?

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