Success Stories: Examples from the Field

New Pathways: Historic Preservation & Sustainability

Participants of the New Pathways: Historic Preservation & Sustainability conference gather on a chilly morning for a field exercise on historic rehabilitation projects and sustainability. The photo is taken inside the historic Furuya Building in Seattle's Pioneer Square Historic District. In April of 2008, the Department of Archaeology and Historic Preservation (DAHP) worked with other agencies, organizations, and businesses to sponsor a workshop on sustainability and historic preservation. The workshop, titled New Pathways: Historic Preservation & Sustainability, attracted over 100 participants to hear leaders and authorities in historic preservation, green building standards, architecture, planning, and building codes. Click here to read the rest of the story

Washington’s State Printer Goes Beyond Recycling!

Washington’s State Printer Goes Beyond Recycling! The Department of Printing (PRT) has a long tradition of applying the original “three R’s” of sustainability in providing printing and related products and services to Washington State government. For years the agency has focused on 1. reducing (using only what is needed), 2. reusing, and 3. recycling. PRT has also “greened” manufacturing processes by replacing petro-chemicals with agriculturally based inks and solvents.Click here to read the rest of the story

Relamping at Stafford Creek

Relamping at Stafford Creek The Stafford Creek Corrections Center is relamping with more energy efficient fluorescent lamps. Over its lifetime, energy savings will amount to more than $10 per lamp, and more than $120,000 for the entire facility. Click here to read the rest of the story

Lake Wenatchee Goes Green

Lake Wenatchee Goes Green As one of five Centennial 2013 Model Stewardship Parks, Lake Wenatchee State Park is committed to reducing their impact on the environment. In the past two years the park has added energy efficient lighting, hand dryers which eliminate the need for paper towels, recycled toilet paper, low flow toilets, and waterless urinals. Click here to read the rest of the story

Reusable Computer Delivery System Piloted at Ecology

Reusable Computer Delivery System Piloted at Ecology

Ecology employees have always pushed the envelope. Lately, they've been pushing the box — the computer box, that is. The efforts of many determined folks to reduce packaging waste have paid off. Computer shipments will now arrive in reusable, returnable packing containers. The new delivery system was unveiled at the Lacey building's Earth Day celebration on April 21. Click here to read the rest of the story