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Grant Award Recipients2007 King County LEED® Grant Award RecipientsTechnology Access Foundation (TAF)/Lakewood Community Learning SpaceOwner: Technology Access Foundation The TAF/Lakewood Community Learning Space will be a three-level 24,000 square foot building located in Lakewood Park in White Center. TAF programs provide technology-based instruction to serve low-income communities of color and enhance each student's academic and professional prospects. The building will house TAF's headquarters, four technology learning labs, and an academic support center. Other community events, classes, and meetings will take place in the facility when not in use by TAF. The building will embody the principles of sustainability, and be an example of green building for the community. Energy and water efficient design elements and fixtures, and extensive use of recycled and salvaged materials, will provide both functional and artistic appeal. City of Shoreline Civic Center/City HallOwner: City of Shoreline A new City Hall building for the City of Shoreline, consisting of four stories and approximately 60,000 square feet, it will house all City Departments. Emphasizing green building goals at the outset of the project, The City of Shoreline required LEED-Gold through its request for proposals (RFP) process. Through aggressive water and energy conservation measures, the project will reduce overall water use in the building by 60 percent and energy use by at least 30 percent. During construction and after the building is open to the public, all green building efforts will be highlighted on the City website, and tours and other signage will educate visitors about green building's critical role in resource conservation. 2006 Award RecipientsJack Hunter O'Dell Education CenterOwner: Institute for Community Leadership The Institute for Community Leadership provides training for traditionally disenfranchised young people in South Seattle and South King County in overcoming hurdles to academic excellence and meaningful civic engagement. The Institute's new Jack Hunter O'Dell Environmental Education Center is a multi-service facility including a 4,400-square-foot learning center and workshop studio on a 17-acre campus near Kent. The buildings are designed to welcome the natural environment indoors with sliding doors and views to the surrounding meadow and forest. The green design goals for the project highlight durability, minimized energy use, zero emissions, and protection of the site's natural habitat. The O'Dell Education Center will showcase renewable energy systems (geothermal and solar), native materials, rainwater catchment, and low impact development practices while providing a regional model for design that demonstrations appropriate technology and rural functionality. 21 Acres Agricultural CenterOwner: 21 Acres Located on a 21-acre parcel near the Woodinville town center, the 21 Acres Agricultural Center is a 17,000-square-foot facility housing a year-round farmers market, agriculture learning center and community kitchen. The site includes community gardens and farmland demonstrating organic agricultural production. The project features extensive use of solar energy both for producing electricity and heating water. Earth berms surrounding the buildings will provide natural cooling for cellars and storage areas of farm products, reducing the project's overall energy consumption. As part of its low-impact development strategy, the center will be capped by a vegetated green roof, while rainwater will be captured in large cisterns for on-site irrigation use. Mercer Slough Environmental Education CenterOwner: City of Bellevue- Parks & Community Services The new Mercer Slough Environmental Education Center, developed in partnership with the Pacific Science Center, Puget Sound Energy, and the City of Bellevue Parks and Community Services Department, will be a premier regional facility for freshwater wetland ecology, water quality, and environmental sustainability. The center will be located in the Mercer Slough Nature Park, a 320-acre freshwater wetland featuring one of the most diverse ecosystems in the region. A series of small buildings totaling about 12,000-square feet will house a visitor's center, classrooms and labs for research and monitoring to increase understanding of wetland ecology. The project will be a demonstration of low-impact development that seeks to reduce runoff and naturally manage stormwater onsite. The project includes a vegetated green roof, rain gardens and elevated boardwalks and trails extending into the surrounding slough. More InformationLearn more about commercial building and residential building incentives and grant opportunities. |
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Updated: Oct. 2, 2008
