How Seattle became a leader in sustainable building

Name: How Seattle became a leader in sustainable building
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Description: In the late 1990s, the city of Seattle began its journey to become one of an elite number of sustainably developing cities in the United States by focusing on sustainable construction. Lucia Athens led the city's green build initiative from the beginning. She spoke to Streamly about how she helped implement Seattle's first policies and pioneered the use of LEED tools for sustainable development.

15 Dec 2022|Greenbuild 365

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Sustainable Design Green Buildings Sustainable Development

Lucia AthensAuthor, Sustainability Expert

Lucia Athens is recognised internationally as an authority on sustainability. She is the author of The Sustainability Revolutionists: Heroes and Hope for Our Planet's Future, and Building an Emerald City: A Guide to Creating Green Building Policies and Programs. Lucia began her career in public service at the City of Austin as a key member of the development team for Austin Energy’s Green Building program in the early 1990s. From there, she spent ten years leading the City of Seattle's green building program, and the city was widely recognised as a trailblazing leader in sustainability during her tenure. She rejoined the City of Austin in 2010 as their Chief Sustainability Officer, where she served for twelve years guiding efforts to enhance Austin’s reputation as a leading green city. She continues her career writing, consulting and doing public speaking.

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In the late 1990s, the city of Seattle began its journey to become one of an elite number of sustainably developing cities in the United States by focusing on sustainable construction. Lucia Athens led the city's green build initiative from the beginning. She spoke to Streamly about how she helped implement Seattle's first policies and pioneered the use of LEED tools for sustainable development.

Table Of Contents

The opportunity to be more sustainable

See how Lucia Athens's role was essential in helping Seatle create its first green building policy. Check out how everything started.

A reason to be proud

In this chapter, Athens explains how Seattle's first policies motivated healthy competition to push green development forward.

Building an emerald city

Find out why Lucia Athens was inspired to write a book about her time as head of Seattle's green development initiative.

The challenges ahead

There is still a lot to be achieved in terms of equal access to the benefits of sustainable development. See what Athens thinks about these challenges.

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