green seattle real estate: Magnolia Included in CleanScapes $50,000 Seattle Neighborhood Contest - 12/23/09 11:43 AM
CleanScapes Contest in Magnolia $50,000: Magnolia is one of the five Seattle neighborhoods being offered $50,000 by CleanScapes to reduce their overall garbage, recycling, and yard waste output. Queen Anne, Magnolia, Downtown Seattle, Capitol Hill and South Seattle were the five Seattle neighborhoods chosen for the contest because their output is higher than other neighborhoods in Seattle. According to CleanScapes the neighborhoods North of the Ship Canal produce about 18 pounds of garbage per week and those South of the Canal are at about 22 pounds per week per house. The goal is to of course reduce output of waste, but also
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green seattle real estate: Green Landscape Architecture in Seattle - 03/12/09 02:48 PM
I just got my EcoBroker Certification, so I wanted to touch on Sustainable Landscape Architecture: Don't forget to check out my Green Seattle real estate info, too, if you get a chance! Susan Black of Susan Black & Associates is a Seattle landscape architect that has been doing green landscaping for a long time! Check out this article I found written about LEED and Seattle landscaping back in 2001: http://www.djc.com/news/ae/11121028.html Green landscaping is a huge movement in Seattle and the Puget Sound - Designing sustainable landscapes is vital to the environmental health of our great city! I am happy to see that this
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