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Sustainable mixed-use districts: Crafting urban communities

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Sustainable mixed-use districts: Crafting urban communities 0 qpurcell Thu, 04/04/2024 - 11:44 Mixed-Use As a part of the revitalization of a Seattle neighborhood, Graphite Design Group designed a sustainable mixed-use community that exemplifies resource conversation, transportation synergies, and long-term flexibility.

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Seattle's Bullitt Center influencing codes and public policy on sustainability

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The Bullitt Center in Seattle, which some say is the world''s "most efficient" office building is not only influencing how other structures are built, it is contributing to revisions of codes and public policy. Codes Codes and Standards'

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First look: Revised plan for Amazon's Seattle HQ and 'biodome'

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NBBJ has released renderings of a revised plan for Amazon ''s new three-block headquarters in Seattle. The proposal would replace a previously approved six-story office building with a three-unit "biodome": spheres that will hold large, mature trees and other plants in open, high-bay space. Body Image: read more.

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Designing a new frontier in Seattle’s urban core

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Designing a new frontier in Seattle’s urban core 0 qpurcell Fri, 02/23/2024 - 08:50 High-rise Construction Graphite Design Group shares the design for Frontier, a 540,000-sf tower in a five-block master plan for Seattle-based tech leader Amazon. Like lines on a map, steel and wood elements guide one’s journey through the building.

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3 affordable housing projects that serve as social catalysts

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Trish Donnally MFPRO+ Blog Higher Education University Buildings Multifamily Housing Affordable Housing Senior Living Design Student Housing Designers Architects Projects Sustainable Development To say the United States is facing an affordable housing crisis is a major understatement. They depend on good planning.

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After Five Years, Bullitt Center Gets Nod for Rainwater-to-Potable Water System

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Five and a half years after the opening of Seattle's super-sustainable Bullitt Center speculative office building, the Washington State Dept. of Health has given the Bullitt Foundation the green light to flip the switch on its treatment system that turns rainwater into potable water.

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Nature as the city: Why it’s time for a new framework to guide development

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Nature as the city: Why it’s time for a new framework to guide development 0 qpurcell Fri, 05/10/2024 - 09:05 Sustainable Development NBBJ leaders Jonathan Ward and Margaret Montgomery explore five inspirational ideas they are actively integrating into projects to ensure more healthy, natural cities.

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