by Alen Blake | Dec 15, 2016 | Publications
We are reposting this news item with a link to the cover article From Church to School from the Winter 2017 issue of ASHRAE’s High Performance Building magazine. Ecotope’s collaboration with SKL Architects has resulted in an impressive adaptive reuse of a West...
by Alen Blake | Jan 19, 2016 | Energy Codes & Standards, Press Releases, Publications
Ecotope’s teams contributed research and expertise to NEEA’s efforts to move the Washington State Code toward energy efficient solutions for Northwest climates. Using dedicated outdoor air systems in our climate will allow buildings to ventilate without expending...
by Alen Blake | Jan 19, 2016 | Publications, Sustainable Building Design
It’s time for the Daily Journal of Commerce Building of the Year contest! DJC staffers have selected 10 new buildings in the Seattle area as candidates for the award. The list includes the Bellevue Youth Theater at Crossroads Park in Bellevue, for which Ecotope...
by Alen Blake | Nov 11, 2015 | Publications
Charlotte Trelease finally won Ecopie, the semi-biannual pie baking contest, after her 5th attempt. The win is exceptional in several ways: she is the first female winner in a field dominated by men, this is the first win for the front desk staff and it was the first...
by Alen Blake | Nov 6, 2015 | Publications
Jon Heller’s article on Issaquah Fire Station 72 titled “Here’s how we slashed one station’s energy use by 75%” appeared in the DJC yesterday. The article outlines how Ecotope successfully reduced energy use in this typically energy-intensive building by incorporating...
by Alen Blake | Oct 20, 2015 | Publications
Congratulations to the Design Team for winning the 2015 National ASHRAE Technology Award First Place for Residential Buildings for Stack House a multifamily project with Vulcan & Runberg Architects. An innovative Reverse Cycle Chiller heat pump system in the...
