Case Studies in Sustainable Design

We will be meeting at Seabrook, WA. The plan is to meet around 11 a.m. We will meet near the sales office (the big blue house near the cafe). After meeting we will go for a visit to the natural areas on the beach and hear a presentation about protection of natural areas and ecosystem services provided by the near-shore habitat along Washington’s Coast, and to have a picnic.

We will then tour Seabrook and look at a construction project.

More information about Seabrook can be found at this website: http://www.seabrookwa.com/

Those carpooling from Evergreen will meet in C Lot at 8:45 with a 9 a.m. departure.

Google Map of Seabrook:

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Oly residents – Meet at Olympia Transit Center at 8 a.m.
(Al will pick up Dale & Marcus around 7:40 at TESC – Meet at Seminar II E)

Those coming from elsewhere – meet at Pacific Plaza at 9 a.m.

Map to Pacific Plaza –
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Week 2 Lecture

Please find attached some information about our Tacoma field trip locations. Please review this prior to the 15th.

• TNT – Pacific Plaza 032607
• BE Daily – Pacific Plaza 072409
• TNT – Pacific Plaza 061209
• TNT – Pacific Plaza 121208

Schedule Table

A fun read about someone trying to limit the imapact of turf. The city says no to artificial turf in a historic district.

http://blogs.dallasobserver.com/unfairpark/2009/08/landmark_commission_tells_man.php

For week 2 it would help out if you familiarize yourself with the LEED for Neighborhood Development Rating System.

This article is from the Journal of Green Building – Biodiversity and Urban Design – Seeking an Integrated Solution Biodiversity and Urban Design.

Attached to this post is the reading for Week 2. It is entitled “The Plight” by Ian Mcharg.

The Plight