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GREEN PARTNERSHIPS LEAD TO PROGRESS AND INNOVATIONS

By Chris van Daalen, Anna Robinson, and Leah Missik – originally featured on the MBAKS blog on 2/17/2017 Since Built Green’s inception almost twenty years ago, the Northwest EcoBuilding Guild and its members have been collaborating with the Master Builders Association of King and Snohomish Counties to transform the built environment toward long-term sustainability and that partnership is only improving with […]

NEW FEATURE OF CODE INNOVATIONS DATABASE: POLICY PROFILES

Hey Check it Out!!  We now publish Policy Profiles. These are detailed case studies on specific codes, policies and incentives formally adopted by one or more jurisdictions.  They provide an in-depth look into the who, why, and how of innovative policy solutions that we’d like to see adopted in more places. Policy Profiles are positioning the Code Innovations […]

BRUSSELS BELGIUM EXEMPLARY BUILDINGS + PASSIVE HOUSE LAW OF 2011

Brussels Belgium Exemplary Buildings Program + Passive House Law of 2011  The Code Innovations Database is filled with exemplary projects, including Living Buildings, Built Green Emerald Star, Salmon Safe certified projects and more.  Yet here in the the Pacific Northwest, known as the “green capital of the world”, deep green buildings are still just a tiny […]