 |
|
June 2005 Volume
II Issue 2 |
| Brown Bag Series
and Networking |
|
Introduction to Sustainable
Materials
Wednesday, July 13th, 2005; 11:30AM to
1:30PM
PUD Building Training Center, 2320 California
St., Everett
The Task Force
will be holding a brown bag seminar showcasing some of
the areas sustainable material suppliers. Vendors
will be available to talk one-on-one about specs and
project applications before and after the main
presentation, which is from 12:00-1:00pm. The
presentation will focus on how certain materials rate
for LEED, Built Green; general sustainability features,
cost comparisons, etc.
The event is free and
open to the public. The target audience is architects,
city officials and planners, developers, business
owners, engineers and builders. Vendors will be
announced on our website, www.snoedc.org/ssc,
and in an upcoming event notice.
You are invited
to come meet the Taskforce and learn how you can get
involved. Bring your own lunch or purchase one at the
Deli located in the PUD lobby.
What are Sustainable
Materials?
Sustainable materials are
building materials that are composed of renewable,
recycled, sustainably harvested, low toxicity, and/or
energy efficient products. These products are
environmentally friendly because they conserve natural
resources and energy, are more protective of human
health, and reduce maintenance costs over the lifetime
of the building. In addition, the use of sustainable
products reduces the environmental impacts of producing
standard building materials that are mined, forested, or
produced with toxic chemicals.
Sustainable
materials are used to construct BuiltGreen and L.E.E.D. certified buildings. The BuiltGreen and L.E.E.D. certifications are awarded to projects that
meet the standards for environmentally sustainable
construction in the residential and commercial sectors,
respectively. However, everyone can use sustainable
materials in their homes and businesses to begin the
transition to a more environmentally conscious working
and living environment.
Green building materials offer specific
benefits to the building owner and building occupants,
such as:
Reduced maintenance/replacement
costs over the life of the building.
Energy
conservation.
Improved occupant health and
productivity.
Lower costs associated with
changing space configurations.
Greater design
flexibility.
Resources for Finding
Sustainable Materials:
The
Environmentally Preferable Purchasing Guide
EPAs
Comprehensive Procurement Program
Building
Green
For more information on this article call
Carolyn Mayer at PSI, (425)
248-2400.
|
|
| The Sustainable
Development Taskforce Kiosk is making the
rounds |
|
Our kiosk is ready
to go and can be reserved for your facility entrance,
lobby or special event. At no cost! The kiosk was
debuted at the Washington State Recycling Conference
where it won the Most Educational Award. Since
then it has been spotted at the new Snohomish County
Administration building, City of Marysville, Tulalip
Tribe Headquarters, and the Snohomish Public Utilities
District.
The kiosk fits most any lobby area, as
it measures 7 ft tall and 8 ft wide and about 3 ft deep.
The bright colors and well displayed information will
attract attention and stimulate discussion. Your own
information literature can be displayed along with the
kiosk.
To host the kiosk, please call Diana
Dollar at (425) 743-4567.
Pervious Concrete In the
News:Cadman Pervious Demo
On
May 13, 2005 Cadman Concrete held a demonstration pour
of pervious concrete paving. Two types were poured from
trucks and installed at their Redmond offices for
inspection by more than 100 contractors, with local and
state government agency staff also observing. A good
time was had by all, aided by soft drinks and hot dogs,
as laying down of both pervious concrete and the smooth
surface PERCO-CRETE were described and specifics of
utilization extolled.
|
A group of
interested onlookers observe the pour at Cadman
Rock |
|
| Snoqualmie Gourmet Ice Cream Co. Pours
Pervious Concrete |
|
 This June,
Maltby's Snoqualmie Gourmet Ice Cream completed the
pouring of its pervious parking lot and pedestrian
walkways, which are now in use. This gives hope to ice
cream lovers in the Puget Sound for a grand opening very
soon! The entire project was done with sustainable
practices that included recycled building materials,
energy efficiencies, heat recovery system, and low
impact development (LID) storm water and site treatment.
This is a win-win for both this community-oriented
company and the Snohomish County environment.
Green Building Legislation Brings Higher
Standards
The State Legislature
supported and the governor signed the High Performance
Green Building bill. This bill will increase the use of
green building practices in the construction of state
agency and higher education buildings by requiring the
designers and builders to meet either LEED Silver or (in
development) a school design protocol criteria. It
applies to projects larger than 5,000 sq.ft. Affordable
housing projects are excluded, as are cases where a
formal review of the project finds the requirements to
be impractical.
This bill's requirements will
be phased in over the next two years.
Washington
is the first state in the country to have such a law.
You can find the full text of this, or any bill, by
going to
www.leg.wa.gov/wsladm/billinfo1/bills.cfm and typing
in SB 5509 or HB 1272 in the Find Bills section of
the page.
|
| |
| If you
would like to join the Sustainable Development Taskforce of
Snohomish County or wish to request our assistance in any way,
please contact Diana Dollar, at 425-743-4567 or Sustainable
Development |
| sustainabledevelop@snoedc.org • Sustainable Development Task
Force | |