The City of Seattle's Green Building Program cut its teeth on City-owned green facilities, starting in 2000. We're now taking what we learned from this experience and sharing it with others. With leadership from Mayor Greg Nickels, our program evolved in 2006 to include a greater focus on greening all of Seattle's built environment.
Our newly consolidated program, called City Green Building, is located within the Seattle Department of Planning and Development (DPD). Our new structure allows us to better serve the private sector, and to capture green building opportunities with more permitted construction projects.
Our Services: Tailored to Add Value to Your Project
Whether you’re working on a simple home remodel, a new apartment building or office tower, or a neighborhood pocket park, sustainable building can add value to your project.
Our web site is designed to help you with green building projects in these categories:
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Residential - homeowners and single family projects
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Multifamily - apartments, townhomes, condominiums
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Commercial - industrial, institutional and highrise residential
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City Projects - City of Seattle facilities
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Sustainable Communities - urban design and neighborhood planning
- Sustainable Infrastructure - a broader citywide approach to overall urban sustainability
Our services include:
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Incentives - financial and code-based incentive packages for your project, and a referral service to utility conservation programs
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Technical assistance - design team coaching, assistance with code barriers, design charrettes, and integrated design process; referrals to resources on green building practices, materials, and technologies
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Education - publications, green home remodel guides, workshops, lecture series, continuing education, and more; targeted to city staff, developers, design professionals, CEO’s, building managers, homeowners, and real estate agents
- Recognition - case studies to highlight successful projects and show others the how to’s.
As a part of DPD, City Green Building has the opportunity to green our operations, address code barriers and develop incentive programs to make green building standard practice in Seattle. For more information, contact us. We look forward to hearing from you. Meet our team
Program History
For historical information on the Seattle Green Building Program, reading our 5-Year Report and visit our Program History and City Projects webpages.
