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City of Seattle
Gregory J. Nickels, Mayor
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NEWS ADVISORY
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| SUBJECT: Seattle launches website for building designers
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
4/1/2004 11:00:00 AM |
FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT:
Amanda Sturgeon (206)684-0425
e-mail: amanda.sturgeon@seattle.gov
Katherine Schubert-Knapp (206) 684-0909
Kathy Sugiyama (206) 684-0909
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Seattle launches website for building designers
‘Implement’ provides tools for designing sustainable buildings
SEATTLE — In recognition of April as "Earth Month," the city of
Seattle today launched Implement, a new website designed for architects,
designers, developers, project managers, and building owners and operators to
help them make sustainable design decisions based on energy consumption and
costs. See Implement at http://www.seattle.gov/implement
"This new website will go a long way in assisting design teams to
implement the city’s sustainable building policy. By demonstrating our
commitment to environmental, economic and social stewardship in our facilities,
we strive to set a community standard for sustainable building. We’re proud to
offer this useful web-based tool to professionals in the building
community," says Amanda Sturgeon, sustainable design specialist with the
city of Seattle.
In five clicks, Implement ranks strategies for increasing the energy
and water efficiency of various building types within a format named the Seattle
Matrix. These recommendations are based on the Seattle regional climate. Each
strategy has first cost and annual operating cost information. Currently the
tool has three building types developed, Office, Fire Station and Tenant
Improvement – more building types are planned.
This is the simplest tool available for estimating the costs and savings of
incorporating cost-effective energy efficiency strategies into projects,
according to Sturgeon, who managed the development of Implement. The tool
also contains best practice information, case studies and links.
The city’s Sustainable Building Policy was enacted in 2000. It uses the
U.S. Green Building Council’s LEEDtm (Leadership in Energy and
Environmental Design) rating system to evaluate city projects with a goal of
attaining a Silver Level performance for city-funded projects of 5,000 square
feet more of occupied space.
Sustainable building integrates building materials and methods that promote
environmental quality, economic vitality, and social benefit through the design,
construction and operation of the built environment. Sustainable building merges
sound, environmentally responsible practices into one discipline that looks at
the environmental, economic and social effects of a building or built project as
a whole. Sustainable design encompasses the following broad topics: efficient
management of energy and water resources, management of material resources and
waste, protection of environmental quality, protection of health and indoor
environmental quality, reinforcement of natural systems, and integrating the
design approach.
If you would like more information about Implement, and how to use it,
contact Amanda Sturgeon at (206)684-0425 or by e-mail at: amanda.sturgeon@seattle.gov
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