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| CLIMATE ACTION PLANNING GGLO is proud to support Seattle's world-leading goal of carbon neutrality by 2050 through... |
CAPITOL HILL ECODISTRICT In March 2011 the Bullitt Foundation awarded Capitol Hill Housing a grant to spearhead the creation of a new “EcoDistrict” on Capitol Hill, allowing them to work with GGLO to conduct initial research and outreach more... |
GIVING BY DESIGN At GGLO, our mission of design for the human experience is explored by partnering with clients, organizations and community members who inspire our work. We define ourselves by the value we bring to our community and our region. more... |
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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... |
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... |
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... |
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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... |