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Workshops, Special Events & Public Meetings
DPD sponsors and/or participates in events and meetings on a variety of topics throughout the year, including:

Design Review Events | Green Building Events | Home Improvement Workshops | Home Retrofitting | Landlord & Tenant Issues | Landslide Awareness | Planning Activities | Temporary Erosion Control 

Design Review Events
On average, DPD schedules more than 160 design review meetings each year. View the design review calendar

Green Building Events
Upcoming Seattle-area events on green building and urban sustainability. View event calendar

Home Improvement Workshops
DPD staff attend many home improvement workshops each year to offer one-on-one consultations with land use planners, permit specialists, building inspectors, electrical inspectors and King County plumbing inspectors.

For questions about home improvement workshops or if you are interested in getting DPD staff to attend your home improvement fair, please contact Tyson Lin, DPD Community Relations at (206) 684-8443.

Home Retrofitting
Throughout the year Seattle Project Impact sponsors a variety of home retrofitting classes for both homeowners and contractors. For more information, visit the Project Impact website or call 1-877-2-BOLT-IT (1-877-226-5848).

Some upcoming home retrofitting events include:

  • June 10, 2012 - Douglas-Truth Branch Library from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. (FREE)
  • Sept. 8, 2012 - Ballard Branch Library from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. (FREE)
  • Oct. 20, 2012 - Beacon Hill Branch Library from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. (FREE)
  • Dec. 1, 2012 - West Seattle Branch Library from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. (FREE)  

Landlord & Tenant Training
For more information, visit www.kcdrc.org or contact Parris Rosolino at (206) 443-9603, ext. 107, or ParrisR@kcdrc.org. 

Landslide Awareness
Have a problem with a steep slope? Learn how to protect yourself by visiting the DPD Landslide website. Meetings are normally scheduled in the fall season. For more information, please contact Tyson Lin, DPD Community Relations at (206) 684-8443. 

Planning Events and Activities
Detailed information on DPD planning-related events and activities can be found on the individual project pages, easily accessible from the Planning Projects site.

Temporary Erosion and Sediment Control (TESC) Contractor Workshops
The TESC workshops are provided for supervisors, crew chiefs, equipment operators, laborers, geotechnical engineers or city staff, in order to:

  • Learn about the DPD’s TESC Standard Plan
  • Review environmental concerns
  • Recognize the DPD permit and inspection process
  • Discover more efficient methods for TESC measures

For more information, please visit the Site Development website.