Snohomish County  is at a crossroads where our remaining natural resources can still allow for growth and an increasing quality of life.

• There is a growing trend among innovative community planners, designers, and contractors to develop and construct our growing urban environment in a manner that recognizes and maximizes environmental benefits while improving the regional environment and the assessed valuation on individual properties.
• Collectively these strategies are referred to as sustainable development, which starts with low impact site development, and continues through the design and construction phases to a final product that is healthy, productive and attractive for its occupants and neighbors.
• Energy efficiency, water conservation, waste minimization, pollution prevention, resource-efficient materials, and indoor air quality concerns and impacts are addressed during design and construction, and these aspects are also managed throughout the course of the building’s life.