When the Washington State Legislature passed the Climate Pollution Limits bill in 2020, it etched into law aggressive economy-wide carbon emissions limits to achieve by 2050. For the building sector, this translates into a 96% emission decrease below 2020 levels in three decades.

Eileen presented to the Citizen’s Advisory Committee to the Washington Attorney General Public Counsel and described decarbonization efforts in the Northwest and specifically in Washington State based on the technical analysis CETI performed in support of the Washington 2021 State Energy Strategy.

Eileen presented to the members of the Mirabella Retirement Community, describing the imperative to act on climate and what can be done to reduce carbon emissions, describing decarbonization efforts in the Northwest.

Eileen was a panelist at this conference for architects and engineers that explored the equity and social justice impacts of transitioning to clean energy source, materials, and processes.

HB1084 – The Healthy Homes and Clean Buildings bill – provides WA a model for reducing building sector GHG emissions.

Sept. 2020 Newsletter - Steps towards decarbonizing the Northwest swiftly and equitably, welcoming new Staff and Board, and more!

As concern about the climate crisis grows, people are searching for solutions to decrease their carbon footprints. Net-zero homes are one way to help achieve deep decarbonization.

Presentation that looks at the various advantages that the Cascadia region has in terms of electricity, transportation, and green building to achieve the low-carbon pathways, delivered for Portland State University on February 19, 2018.

Wasting no time in 2015, local elected officials from 12 King County cities, led by King County Executive Dow Constantine, got down to brass tacks the first work week of January to determine how to achieve ambitious countywide carbon reduction goals.