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King County helps commercial building projects 'go green' with grants to owners
Aug. 7, 2007
External article, Seattle P-I
Groups seek quick action on climate
July 30, 2007
Grants help communities assess contaminated 'brownfield' sites
July 23, 2007
King County ramps up effort to convert landfill gas to green energy
Sims touts 'astounding' waste-to-resource and emissions reduction benefits
July 17, 2007
International interest in Brightwater Plant innovations
Habitat design team invited to teach in South Korea
July 11, 2007
King County’s post-construction soil standard first in western Washington
Jun. 21, 2007
King County Executive signs purchase and sale agreement on new South Downtown development
Jun. 21, 2007
External Opinion, Seattle Times
Enough is enough
Jun. 20, 2007
External article, Seattle Times
Bellevue City Council approves eco-friendly plans
Jun. 19, 2007
King County offers new ‘GreenTools’ to help cities design and complete sustainable building projects
Jun. 14, 2007
External article, Seattle Times
Megahomes multiplying, but how big is too big?
Early Seattle efforts helped inspire state and federal support
Jun. 4, 2007
Council approves sale of former Kingdome parking lot for mixed-use housing
May 24, 2007
King County fetes region’s 10,000th ‘built-green’ home at White Center’s Greenbridge community
May 5, 2007
External article, Seattle P-I
More low-income housing being built green
Early Seattle efforts helped inspire state and federal support
May 4, 2007
External Article, Seattle P-I
Green homebuilders still seeking a market
May 3, 2007
Commercial building projects 'go green' with grants to owners
Applications now available for 2007 grants
May 3, 2007
King County accepting applications for 'Best Workplaces for Recycling'
Apr. 17, 2007
Learn how you can reduce your ‘carbon footprint’ at King County’s Earth Day Expo
Apr. 13, 2007
Sims honors Rep. Norm Dicks, 13 others with Green Globe Awards
Read about the region's sustainability leaders
Mar. 27, 2007
King
County honors its employees with Building Green Awards
Mar. 21, 2007
External Article, Seattle Times
"Zero-energy"
homes planned in Issaquah
A "zero-energy" home
is designed to produce as much energy as it consumes
Mar. 16, 2007
External Article, Boston Globe
Counties
launch anti-global warming plan
Mar. 14, 2007
King
County, Seattle offering new incentives for green-building
residential projects
King
County Green Building Summit II
March 21, 2007 at the University
of Washington
Feb. 7, 2007
King
County Proposes Global Warming Action Plan
Other cities, counties and private
sector urged to join effort
Feb. 6, 2007
Sims
encourages local farmers, chefs to work together for better
health, environment, economy
Jan. 18, 2007
External Article, Seattle P-I
Pace,
style of growth endanger Puget Sound
Humans also in peril, action team
report says
Jan. 16, 2007
Shoreline
management review launched in King County
Dec. 21, 2006
Important
Growth Management decision issued by state Supreme Court
Sept.
24, 2006
External Column, Seattle Times
High
Point: Seattle's green community
Sept. 15, 2006
External Article, Seattle P-I
Natural
drainage system highlights 'green' expo
West Seattle's High Point neighborhood
goes green
Our
Vision:
Creating Resources from Wastewater
Aug. 30, 2006
Concrete
environmental benefits, cost savings found in Brightwater construction
material
Aug. 23, 2006
King
County wins grant to plan manure digester
System would improve dairy waste management,
capture methane for energy
Aug. 23, 2006
External Article, Seattle P-I
College
campuses are going green
Sustainability seen as key for next
generation
Aug. 2, 2006
King
County and climate scientists write the book on coping with global
warming
July 28, 2006
'Test
drive' demonstrates county's ability to generate energy from waste
during power shortages
July 25, 2006
External Article, Seattle Times
King
County to join climate exchange
July 24, 2006
King
County completes South Park landfill site sale
July 21, 2006
Sims
and Nickels share national environmental award
July 12, 2006
External Article, Seattle Times
Global
warming: They're not laughing at Ron Sims now
Executive
Proposed 2006 King County Flood Hazard Management Plan
Water and Land Resources Division
July 6, 2006
King
County land and building sale to bring new retail, mixed income
housing to Pioneer Square Community
June 21, 2006
External Article, Seattle P-I
Report
links suburban sprawl with health woes
June 19, 2006
External Column, Seattle P-I
Stop
dancing with dinosaurs
May 16, 2006
External Article, Seattle P-I
Sims
sees green in local efforts to cut emissions
County could sell its success on climate
commodities market
May 15, 2006
King
County to become first county to join innovative market for reducing
global warming pollution
May 11, 2006
Paint
recycler partners with LinkUp program
MetroPaint offers customers 100 percent
recycled latex paint
May
1, 2006
King
County encourages gardeners to 'go native'
New online native plant guide highlights
Native Plant Appreciation Week
Apr. 22, 2006
King
County Executive Sims announces bold new vision for county's wastewater
utility
April 9, 2006
Seattle Times
Taking
Our Eco Ethics To Hearth
At home, it's getting easier being green
March 22, 2006
Global
warming initiative announced
March 16, 2006
King
County honored with 'Built Green' advocate award
Executive Ron Sims accepts award from
Master Builders Association
March 17, 2006
Seattle Post Intelligencer
Author
urges developers to build 'not so big'
Feb. 16, 2006
King
County honors 'green building' achievements
Jan. 26, 2005
Executive
Sims recognized as 2005 'Economic Development Champion' for Brightwater-related
work
Jan.
25, 2006
Seattle Times
2
studies: Urban sprawl adds pounds, pollution
Jan, 18, 2006
King5 News
Vulcan's
rural deal raises roofs in Seattle
» Video
Jan. 18, 2005
King
County uses development rights transfer to protect 438-acre Carnation
Girl Scout Camp
Nov. 26, 2005
Seattle Post Intelligencer
Fuel
cell is on the job in King County
Energy source powers Renton sewage plant
Nov. 19, 2005
Seattle Times
Recycled-water
pipeline part of King County budget
Nov. 15, 2005
Seattle Post Intelligencer
Clean,
new life envisioned for old South Park dump
Nov. 7, 2005
King
County works out deal to bring business, jobs to vacant South Park
landfill property
Nov. 2, 2005
King
County offers free naturescaping and plant salvage workshops
Oct. 27, 2005
King County praised as national leader in addressing climate change
Oct. 26, 2005
Sims outlines efforts to reduce emissions, prepare for global warming
Sept. 27, 2005
Landmark
study links smart community planning to good health
Sept. 9, 2005
Electrifying
proposals requested for studying energy technologies at future Brightwater
treatment plant
Aug. 26, 2005
Wood
recycler is latest LinkUp program partner
Aug. 17, 2005
Roofing
recycler joins LinkUp program
Aug. 17, 2005
Convenient
Assistance on Rural Stewardship Planning
this fall in Black Diamond and Carnation
Aug. 7, 2005
External Link, King County Journal
Growing market for fuel - `Old-time' Grange does brisk business
in new biodiesel'
Aug. 4, 2005
External Link, Tri-City Herald
Cantwell
pushes 'biofuel business'
July 19, 2005
Sea
of asphalt to be transformed to neighborhood for the new century
July 5, 2005
Cleaner
air, fewer fish revealed in King County's 2005 Environmental Benchmark
Report
June 22, 2005
King
County promotes new incentives to build green
June 21, 2005
Opinion, Seattle Post Intelligencer
Trailway
an investment in healthy region
June 13, 2005
GLY
Construction continues to demonstrate environmental message through
example
June 9, 2005
Seattle Times
Hot
market for high-end condos fuels downtown building boom
May 19, 2005
Seattle Post Intelligencer
A
green vision for 100 years
May 4, 2005
King
County earns national environmental award for generating electricity
from methane gas
The
Northwest Sustainability Conference (external link)
Building the Community - Healing the
Planet
Green
Globe Award
Recognizing Outstanding Achievement
in Environmental Stewardship
March 29, 2005
Walsh
Construction Company, long time Construction Works member, again
recognized for environmental leadership
Feb. 8, 2005
King
County, Cascade Water Alliance to develop countywide water supply
plan
Global warming, population growth spur
action
Feb. 8, 2005
Prepared
Remarks of King County Executive Ron Sims, Cascade Water Alliance
Annual Meeting
Feb. 7, 2005
King
County adopts environmental building practices for its public buildings
Dec. 17, 2004
Some
building permit fees to be rebated and rolled back to 2003 levels
New efficiencies and high demand create
unexpected savings
Dec. 2, 2004
King
County, business and conservation partners celebrate Snoqualmie
Forest preservation
Fall 2004
(External Link, ArcNews)
King County, Washington, Maps Conservation Priorities With GIS
Oct. 26, 2004
Sims thanks County Councilmembers for support of critical environmental protections
» Critical Areas Package - CAO Resources
Oct. 26, 2004
Metro Transit pilot project may tip balance for new statewide industry
Venture produces largest biodiesel-powered fleet in the state
Oct. 25, 2004
Accountability, Efficiency and Ease of Use Added to Critical Areas Package
Protecting rural areas for future generations from impacts of new development
Oct. 22, 2004
Sims supports Carnation sewer plan; Fosters well-planned growth
2005 Built Green Conference and Expo
Seattle Center Conference Center, March 17
Oct. 20, 2004
Sims unveils growth report; Progress made on 21st century vision for growth
Decade of growth management, benchmarks working
Oct. 7, 2004
Tacoma Tribune
Our neighbor's the King of land management
Sept. 29, 2004
Seattle Times
Panel approves land-use package
Sept. 28, 2004
Sims thanks County Council for adopting county planning policies
Sept. 27, 2004
Seattle Times
Living in suburban sprawl may hurt health, study says
Aug. 31 2004
King Street Center grabs the gold
King Street Center is the first building in the Pacific Northwest and one of only a handful nationwide to receive a Gold level rating from the U.S. Green Building Council
Aug 31, 2004
Seattle Post Intelligencer
Snoqualmie Falls viewscape preserved from development
Aug. 5, 2004
Bennett Homes, new member of Construction Works, recognized for environmental leadership
Measuring for Results
Natural Resources and Parks Second Annual Performance Measures Report.
Jun. 8, 2004
Community meeting June 23 on shaping design of Brightwater Treatment Plant
May 27, 2004
Increases in vehicle travel affect air quality and climate
Mar. 2004
Stormwater
Waterworks Gardens
King County, WA, makes the public aware of stormwater infrastructure in an unexpected place
Feb. 27, 2004
Seattle Times
Reworked ordinance offers break on waterside buffers
Feb. 27, 2004
Seattle Post Intelligencer
Proposed land-use changes would boost density, ease rules in rural areas
Feb. 26, 2004
Sims upholds "wall against sprawl"
Feb. 17, 2004
Tacoma News Tribune
Preserving foothills is a glorious goal
Feb. 17, 2004
Seattle Post Intelligencer
Greens, loggers find common ground in saving Cascade foothills
Feasibility Study: Anaerobic Digesters for King County Dairies
Jan. 23, 2004
Manufacturer of plastic lumber joins King County's LinkUp program
Jan. 20, 2004
Conversion of landfill gas to energy saves money, creates electricity
Diving into resource conservation - King County Aquatic Center
Nov. 20, 2003
King County honored with Government Award for environmental purchasing
Oct. 31, 2003
Exhibit to showcase art, building and product designs that incorporate environmentally sustainable strategies
Oct. 22, 2003
Executive, Mayor break ground on affordable senior housing
King County's Green Building Team
Promotes the use of green building practices in all buildings King County constructs, remodels and renovates
Oct 8, 2003
Reclaimed water for Sammamish Valley to flow from new source
Sept. 23, 2003
King County report reflects solid growth management
Good planning fosters vibrant urban areas, protects rural land
Aug. 29, 2003
Report finds suburban sprawl mirrored in residents' waistlines
July 23-29, 2003
Seattle Weekly Special Feature
Green Building - Introduction
July. 17, 2003
King County explores 'Manure Power' to support dairy farmers and boost air and water quality
June 20, 2003
EPA grant funds awarded to assess contaminated sites
May 27, 2003
Treemont Conservation Project to conserve open space while allowing for limited rural development
May 12, 2003
LinkUp program seeks new partners for 2003
Apr. 24, 2003
Special Feature, Seattle Daily Journal of Commerce
Building Green 2003
Apr. 23, 2003
Built Green TM Residential Building Program Named Best in the Country
Apr. 16, 2003
King County announces 2003 Green Globe Award winners
Apr. 15, 2003
Vashion-MauryIsland Beachcomber
Sunflower Project gets push from KC
Apr. 14, 2003
Senator Cantwell aids King County in breaking ground for innovative energy project
Apr. 9, 2003
Executive Sims launches new Smart Growth Initiative Low Impact Development/ Built Green Ordinance
Apr. 8, 2003
County promotes wide range of energy measures
Apr. 7, 2003
Building up - not out - in Eastgate
Mar. 12, 2003
King County First in the Nation to Develop Online Tool for Green Building Standards
Feb. 27, 2003
Public comment on critical area land use updates closes Friday; second draft due in May for further public comment
Feb. 26, 2003
GLY Construction, newest member of Construction Works, recognized for environmental leadership
Feb. 7, 2003
Seattle Post Intelligencer
Dramatic new vision for Pioneer Square
Group sees historic district restyled as a thriving residential area
November 20, 2002
Seattle Post Intelligencer
Innovative design cuts street runoff
From Our Troubled Sound Special Report, Part 3: Ruinous runoff
Nov. 3, 2002
Seattle Times
Corralling sprawl - A growth-management guru ponders the growing price tag for Seattle-area housing
October 22, 2002
King County reports show contrast between short-term and long-term trends in region
October 11, 2002
Seattle Post Intelligencer
County sees energy windfall in rotting garbage
October 10, 2002
Partnership creates unique legacy near Redmond for recreation and the environment
October 2, 2002
W. G. Clark Construction, newest member of Construction Works, is recognized for environmental leadership
July 26, 2002
Puget Sound Business Journal
Environmental Home Center is finding a steadily growing market for sustainable building materials
July 25, 2002
Seattle Post Intelligencer
King County leads in fighting sprawl
July 24, 2002
Ames Lake Forest Saved ThroughTransfer of Development Rights Program
June 10, 2002
Publication provides updated recycling and waste-prevention information for builders
August 29, 2002
Seattle Post Intelligencer
Sprawl is expanding cities' water problems, study says
July 25, 2002
King County seeks environmentally minded builders and contractors to join Construction Works
July 25, 2002
Seattle Times guest columnist
Reinvesting in Nature
Katherine Ellison is a Pulitzer Prize-winner and former Knight Ridder correspondent
July 8, 2002
Federal grant awarded to remove underground storage tanks, contamination in King County and Seattle
Sims proposes building and land use regulatory reform
February 15, 2002
King County brings environmental products and services under one roof
The Brookings Institution
The Link Between Growth Management and Housing Affordability: The Academic Evidence
November 26, 2001
Sims promotes environmentally friendly 'green building practices'
October 23, 2001
South County Journal
Cedar Hills Landfill gas project announced
October 22, 2001
South County Journal
Fuel cell generator won't be a polluter
October 17, 2001
Christian Science Monitor
Living large in tight quarters
October 12, 2001
Seattle Post Intelligencer
Humble but wise green kitchen among standouts at Home Show 2
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