City Green Building
Case Studies
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Alcyone Apartments A new 162-unit residential mixed-use project featuring natural lighting and healthy materials, Alcyone Apartments is expected to be the first LEED™-certified residential building in Seattle’s Cascade neighborhood. Read case study. Link to Cascadia GBC Case Study. |
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Eva Rose Building With a coffee shop below and living units above, this highly energy-efficient building makes maximum use of a small, narrow lot within walking distance of shops and public transportation. An atrium brings in free solar heat during the winter and exhausts hot air in the summer. Read case study |
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Katharine's Place This project for low income and homeless families shows the power of a committed owner, architect and builder. The project’s tight budget didn’t get in the way of including many green features, and creativity turned site challenges—a steep slope next to arterials—into amenities to residents. Read case study |
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Nordheim Court Divided into eight, low-rise buildings that focus inwardly on a pond and small urban forest, the UW's sustainably built student housing evokes an entirely different picture of student living than the large apartment blocks in the area. Read case study |
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Traugott Terrace The nation's first LEED™-certified affordable housing is located in Seattle's Belltown neighborhood. Built within a very tight budget, it is the first "clean and sober" affordable housing project of its kind developed in Washington. Read case study Link to Cascadia GBC Case Study. |
Last Updated: January 26, 2009
