More stories about Olympia%2C WA

  • Practical Products Yield an Affordable High-Performance Home

    The Energy Star-rated bungalow boasts state-of-the-art technology that doesn’t break the bank.

  • Case Study: Integrated Team Guides Bainbridge Island Home to LEED-Platinum

    From pre-construction meetings through each stage of coordinated construction, the team building this home integrated their efforts every step of the way.

  • May Legislative Update

    A roundup of local, state, and federal legislation and government news affecting green home building.

  • AIA COTE 2011 Top Ten Green Projects: LOTT Clean Water Alliance

    A mixed-use water treatment center in Olympia, Wash., designed by The Miller Hull Partnership.

  • Reclaimed Beauty

    This California home owes much of its rustic good looks to reclaimed materials.

  • Grand Award: Hillside House, Mill Valley, Calif.

    Vertical integration and abundant indoor-outdoor connections help this rustic-modern home work in harmony with its steep infll lot.

  • Merit Award: Key Peninsula, Gig Harbor, Wash.

    Sustainbly built waterfront home connects residents to the outdoors while retaining some inspirations--and materials--from the cabin it replaced.

  • Tour Shines on Local Solar Efforts

    Sep. 28--South Sound's solar-power pioneers will be on display Saturday during the 14th annual Thurston County Solar Energy & Green Buildings Tour.

  • World Future Energy Summit 2010 Set to Reach Three-Year High

    ABU DHABI, UAE, September 28 /PRNewswire/ --

  • Democrats Urged to Play Up 'Clean' Energy

    Jun. 19--House Democrats neared a deal Thursday on a bill to combat global warming, but a top party strategist warned that to sell any plan to voters they'll need to change the way they pitch it -- including curbing the use of the term "green" jobs and even talk of "global warming."