Our Leadership

Seattle has one of the strongest green building markets in the nation. The City of Seattle's Green Building efforts cut its teeth on City-owned green facilities, starting in 2000. We're now taking what we learned from this experience and sharing it with others. In 2006, Green Building evolved to include a greater focus on greening all of Seattle's built environment.

Green Building policy work is located within the Office of Sustainability and Environment (OSE). Green Building incentive programs are facilitated through the Department of Planning and Development (DPD) to best serve the private sector, and to capture green building opportunities with more permitted construction projects.

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Our Resources: Add Value to Your Project
Whether you’re working on a simple home remodel, a new apartment building or office tower, or a neighborhood pocket park, green building can add value to your project.

Within this web site are resources to help you create sustainable projects in these categories:

• Residential - homeowners and single family projects
• Multifamily - apartments, townhomes, condominiums
• Commercial - industrial, institutional and highrise residential
• City Projects - City of Seattle public facilities
• Sustainable Communities - urban design and neighborhood planning
• Sustainable Infrastructure - integrated asset management

Our resources include:

• Incentives - financial, permitting and code-based incentive packages for your project, and a referral service to utility conservation programs
• Technical Assistance - for green permitting projects we provide design team coaching, assistance with code barriers, and integrated design process; referrals to resources on green building practices, materials, and technologies
• Education - case studies, Quick Guide to Green TI's, green home remodel guides and more; targeted to developers, design professionals, CEO’s, building managers, homeowners, and real estate agents