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| GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE Green roofs and walls, and rain gardens are innovative strategies GGLO implements to manage stormwater, increase biodiversity, treat greywater, and create enjoyable and educational places. more... |
AIA 2030 COMMITMENT GGLO is proud to take a leadership role reducing energy consumption in the built environment by joining the AIA 2030 Commitment. more... |
SEATTLE 2030 DISTRICT In December 2009, GGLO became a founding member of the Seattle 2030 District, an interdisciplinary public-private collaborative working to create a ground breaking high-performance building district in downtown Seattle. more... |
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| RESTORATIVE DESIGN COLLECTIVE GGLO has joined The Restorative Design Collective in a collaboration to design a science building for the Bertschi School that meets the "Living Building Challenge." more... |
EMBODIED CARBON AT THE DISTRICT SCALE GGLO conducted internal research to estimate the embodied carbon in infrastructure and buildings in four urban areas with varying degrees of development intensity. more... |
ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS STATEMENT In collaboration with a developer client, GGLO has created a new communications tool that promotes sustainable development by bringing balance to the public debate. more... |
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| BLUEPRINT FOR TRANSIT-ORIENTED COMMUNITIES GGLO, Futurewise, and TCC have released an urban design and policy report entitled "Transit-Oriented Communities: A Blueprint for Washington State." more... |
BUILDING PERFORMANCE EVALUATIONS Since 2006, GGLO has been conducting ongoing Building Performance Evaluations of multifamily projects in the Seattle area. more... |
PRODUCTIVE PARKS: SUSTAINING COMMUNITIES We are proposing to reinvent parks as laboratories that operate across boundaries of environmental, social economic, and aesthetic agendas. more... |
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| ENVIRONMENTAL ACTION PLAN In accordance with the firm's core values, GGLO has developed an Environmental Action Plan (EAP) to guide progress toward reducing the impact of its business operations. more... |
CAR MEMORIAL MUSEUM A proposal for the adaptive reuse of the Portland's Memorial Coliseum, first as a robotic parking garage, and finally, by mid-century, as a museum celebrating the bygone era of the car. more... |
TRANSIT-ORIENTED COMMUNITIES WORKSHOPS Transit-oriented communities have an unparalleled potential to address a host of major societal shifts currently reshaping the U.S. more... |
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| SAMMAMISH SUSTAINABLE INFRASTRUCTURE PLAN The site for the Town Center is currently defined by dynamic topography, a highly functioning ecosystem, and extraordinary views. more... |
NET-ZERO ENERGY HOUSING CONCEPT GGLO has developed a strategy to achieve net-zero energy use in a 10-unit multifamily building that is both technically feasible and economically realistic. more... |