With a mandate to design its buildings for an ambitious green housing standard called “Passive House” while maintaining affordability, Seattle’s newly funded social housing authority has an important point to prove.
The arts have been key to Seattle bouncing back from the pandemic, helping to fill vacant storefronts, but finding affordable spaces to house art and the artists who make it remains a challenge. Artists are hoping a longshot bid to repurpose the abandoned El Rey Apartments could provide an anchor.
Landlords are pushing to delay implementation schedules and lessen fees. When asked about the causes of climate change, most may picture cars, coal mines, and power plants. But fewer consider the buildings we occupy. Yet, our buildings represent a sizable portion of planet-warming emissions. Nationwide, residential and commercial buildings account
Now, more than ever before, it’s essential that we protect our irreplaceable agricultural lands and promote the growth of resilient and regenerative food systems. The global food system faces an immense set of pressures disrupting it at every level. War in Ukraine has devastated one of the world’s