Green Building Standard - Resources

Resources

City Of Seattle Resources

• Director's Rule 2-2025.
• Read the code: Seattle Municipal Code (SMC) 23.58D.
• Apply for Seattle City Light incentives.
• Learn more about SDCI's Special Inspections.
• The mission of the Seattle Office of Sustainability & Environment is to ensure a clean and healthy environment for every resident of Seattle.

Local Organization Outside of the City of Seattle

• Green building tools - King County, Washington
• Shift Zero – a zero-carbon building alliance
• Northwest EcoBuilding Guild, Advancing a 200-year Perspective for the Built Environment.
• The Seattle 2030 District, a public-private nonprofit collaborative.

Green Building Certification Organizations

You must enroll or register your project with one of the following organizations and certification levels. Reference Director's Rule 2-2025 for specific program and version information: 

• Built Green® 4-Star, 5-Star, or Emerald Star
• Leadership in Energy and Environmental DesignTM (LEED)® Gold or Platinum
• LEED for Homes, Platinum 
• Living Building Challenge (LBC), Living, Petal or Zero Energy Standard 
• Phius +2018 /+2021 
• Evergreen Sustainable Development Standard (only for publicly funded projects) 

Resources Related to Embodied Carbon Requirements

• Carbon Leadership Forum 
• Building Transparency 

Information about Deconstruction and Salvage

• Learn more about Residential Deconstruction, Salvage Building Materials, and Construction and Demolition Waste Management
• The Seattle Residential Code and Building Code allows the use of used sawn lumber (i.e. salvage wood). See Seattle Residential Code (SRC) R602.1.1.1. and Seattle Building Code (SBC) 2303.1.1.3.