Comments on: Seattle Shopping Mall Evolves into a Mixed-Use Village http://greenbuildingelements.com/2008/07/08/seattle-shopping-mall-evolves-into-a-mixed-use-village/ Reporting on Sustainably Built Environments from Bricks to Cities Wed, 23 May 2012 23:52:11 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: scott http://greenbuildingelements.com/2008/07/08/seattle-shopping-mall-evolves-into-a-mixed-use-village/comment-page-1/#comment-5358 scott Wed, 16 Jul 2008 10:29:02 +0000 http://greenbuildingelements.com/?p=498#comment-5358 I am working on a green homes project in the UK and I am very interested in this post and others like it... I am just starting out of a journey to change older homes to highly insulated and effective green machines... I am working on a green homes project in the UK and I am very interested in this post and others like it… I am just starting out of a journey to change older homes to highly insulated and effective green machines…

]]> By: scott http://greenbuildingelements.com/2008/07/08/seattle-shopping-mall-evolves-into-a-mixed-use-village/comment-page-1/#comment-98159 scott Wed, 16 Jul 2008 10:29:00 +0000 http://greenbuildingelements.com/?p=498#comment-98159 I am working on a green homes project in the UK and I am very interested in this post and others like it... I am just starting out of a journey to change older homes to highly insulated and effective green machines... I am working on a green homes project in the UK and I am very interested in this post and others like it… I am just starting out of a journey to change older homes to highly insulated and effective green machines…

]]> By: Jonathan Cleary http://greenbuildingelements.com/2008/07/08/seattle-shopping-mall-evolves-into-a-mixed-use-village/comment-page-1/#comment-4872 Jonathan Cleary Thu, 10 Jul 2008 10:27:06 +0000 http://greenbuildingelements.com/?p=498#comment-4872 This is a cool project. While I agree with Jacob that from an environmental standpoint it's not "perfect", it's a really great example of a parntership between the developer and community, and certainly wouldn't have been achieved without it. Also, I believe Lorig's investment partner on the project is Stellar Holdings, which does a lot of green rental apartments in Sweden. Cool stuff - wish we had more of it in Seattle! This is a cool project. While I agree with Jacob that from an environmental standpoint it’s not “perfect”, it’s a really great example of a parntership between the developer and community, and certainly wouldn’t have been achieved without it. Also, I believe Lorig’s investment partner on the project is Stellar Holdings, which does a lot of green rental apartments in Sweden. Cool stuff – wish we had more of it in Seattle!

]]> By: Jonathan Cleary http://greenbuildingelements.com/2008/07/08/seattle-shopping-mall-evolves-into-a-mixed-use-village/comment-page-1/#comment-98158 Jonathan Cleary Thu, 10 Jul 2008 10:27:00 +0000 http://greenbuildingelements.com/?p=498#comment-98158 This is a cool project. While I agree with Jacob that from an environmental standpoint it's not "perfect", it's a really great example of a parntership between the developer and community, and certainly wouldn't have been achieved without it. Also, I believe Lorig's investment partner on the project is Stellar Holdings, which does a lot of green rental apartments in Sweden. Cool stuff - wish we had more of it in Seattle! This is a cool project. While I agree with Jacob that from an environmental standpoint it’s not “perfect”, it’s a really great example of a parntership between the developer and community, and certainly wouldn’t have been achieved without it. Also, I believe Lorig’s investment partner on the project is Stellar Holdings, which does a lot of green rental apartments in Sweden. Cool stuff – wish we had more of it in Seattle!

]]> By: Lisa Galley http://greenbuildingelements.com/2008/07/08/seattle-shopping-mall-evolves-into-a-mixed-use-village/comment-page-1/#comment-4834 Lisa Galley Wed, 09 Jul 2008 20:55:52 +0000 http://greenbuildingelements.com/?p=498#comment-4834 Hi, I liked this post -- and good for the mall. Will be looking forward to reading more here in the future. I will also be featuring some information about real estate projects my company is working on in the near future. You can check my blog to stay up to date on that. Hi,

I liked this post — and good for the mall. Will be looking forward to reading more here in the future. I will also be featuring some information about real estate projects my company is working on in the near future. You can check my blog to stay up to date on that.

]]> By: Lisa Galley http://greenbuildingelements.com/2008/07/08/seattle-shopping-mall-evolves-into-a-mixed-use-village/comment-page-1/#comment-98157 Lisa Galley Wed, 09 Jul 2008 20:55:00 +0000 http://greenbuildingelements.com/?p=498#comment-98157 Hi, I liked this post -- and good for the mall. Will be looking forward to reading more here in the future. I will also be featuring some information about real estate projects my company is working on in the near future. You can check my blog to stay up to date on that. Hi,

I liked this post — and good for the mall. Will be looking forward to reading more here in the future. I will also be featuring some information about real estate projects my company is working on in the near future. You can check my blog to stay up to date on that.

]]> By: Jacob Smith http://greenbuildingelements.com/2008/07/08/seattle-shopping-mall-evolves-into-a-mixed-use-village/comment-page-1/#comment-4764 Jacob Smith Tue, 08 Jul 2008 17:12:51 +0000 http://greenbuildingelements.com/?p=498#comment-4764 Actually, the creek, while it is being daylighted, is a compromise between environmental groups and the builders. Environmental groups would like to see the section designated as a creek, which requires a natural green zone of 50' (NO development) on either side if I remember correctly. Instead they have it designated as a "channel" which means it gets daylighted but they can develop all they want around it. It's an improvement over the pipe under an underutilized parking lot but it's not perfect. On another note I saw a group of guys on strike outside the site today, I guess they're the guys who install fire suppression sprinklers. Only like 10 of them though so I don't know how much they'll change. Actually, the creek, while it is being daylighted, is a compromise between environmental groups and the builders. Environmental groups would like to see the section designated as a creek, which requires a natural green zone of 50′ (NO development) on either side if I remember correctly. Instead they have it designated as a “channel” which means it gets daylighted but they can develop all they want around it. It’s an improvement over the pipe under an underutilized parking lot but it’s not perfect.

On another note I saw a group of guys on strike outside the site today, I guess they’re the guys who install fire suppression sprinklers. Only like 10 of them though so I don’t know how much they’ll change.

]]> By: Jacob Smith http://greenbuildingelements.com/2008/07/08/seattle-shopping-mall-evolves-into-a-mixed-use-village/comment-page-1/#comment-98156 Jacob Smith Tue, 08 Jul 2008 17:12:00 +0000 http://greenbuildingelements.com/?p=498#comment-98156 Actually, the creek, while it is being daylighted, is a compromise between environmental groups and the builders. Environmental groups would like to see the section designated as a creek, which requires a natural green zone of 50' (NO development) on either side if I remember correctly. Instead they have it designated as a "channel" which means it gets daylighted but they can develop all they want around it. It's an improvement over the pipe under an underutilized parking lot but it's not perfect. On another note I saw a group of guys on strike outside the site today, I guess they're the guys who install fire suppression sprinklers. Only like 10 of them though so I don't know how much they'll change. Actually, the creek, while it is being daylighted, is a compromise between environmental groups and the builders. Environmental groups would like to see the section designated as a creek, which requires a natural green zone of 50′ (NO development) on either side if I remember correctly. Instead they have it designated as a “channel” which means it gets daylighted but they can develop all they want around it. It’s an improvement over the pipe under an underutilized parking lot but it’s not perfect.

On another note I saw a group of guys on strike outside the site today, I guess they’re the guys who install fire suppression sprinklers. Only like 10 of them though so I don’t know how much they’ll change.

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