Design Perspectives By Clair Enlow

April 29, 2009

Design Perspectives: Owners of existing buildings get more reasons to try green

In dealing out credit for sustainability, some say the deck has been stacked against existing buildings for a long time.

But Seattle may become one of the cities that re-writes the rules of the game.

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• Design Perspectives: Doug Streeter: Dubai still a unique place for development, 04-01-2009
• Design Perspectives: Stations at the crossroads: Can this law be saved?, 02-25-2009
• Design Perspectives: Art in infrastructure is not a pipe dream, 01-28-2009
• Design Perspectives: Lessons from Boston about new life on the waterfront, 12-31-2008
• Design Perspectives: Team ‘steps up' proposal for Civic Square design, 12-03-2008
• Design Perspectives: New Mexico is a living laboratory for sustainability, 10-29-2008
• Design Perspectives: Where do we put our transportation money?, 10-01-2008
• Design perspectives: Seattle panel still wants more from Civic Center, 09-03-2008