by Alen Blake | Nov 17, 2014 | Announcements
The Sunset Electric building was selected as one of 10 buildings featured at the 2014 Northwest Eco Building Guild Green Building Slam. The event celebrates and showcases local architects, builders and others involved in sustainable construction and renovation. ...
by Alen Blake | Nov 14, 2014 | Publications
If there is one thing that can be said about people who work at Ecotope, we love pies: baking them, eating them and competing over them. The Ecopie pie baking contest was born as a way to merge these interests. As engineers and researchers we have very specific...
by Alen Blake | Nov 1, 2014 | Publications
The King County Housing Authority’s (KCHA) new office was a complete interior renovation of a former big box retail store into a typical modern office. The project goals were to create an affordable energy efficient “Net Zero Energy Ready” building. The design team...
by Alen Blake | Oct 10, 2014 | Publications
Ben Larson & Jonathan Heller were presenters at the EcoBuilding 2014: Building Transformation Through Transparency Conference. Ben’s presentation, What, When, and How Much | Whole-house Energy Use Across the Pacific Northwest focused on the newly completed...
by Alen Blake | Oct 10, 2014 | Publications
Ecotope staffers Nick Kvaltine & Gia Mugford spearheaded a new gardening effort at our neighborhood P-Patch. Clearing weeds, selecting seeds and growing starts in the greenhouse these two turned a dismal plot into a vibrant garden of vegetables, herbs and...