Building Green: a NWPR Series with Sueann Ramella and Mary Hawkins

NWPR Series on Morning Edition and ATC

Correspondents Sueann Ramella and Mary Hawkins explore developments in sustainable building design, construction and maintenance for Northwest homes and communities.

Toward a Sustainable Building Culture. In order to become sustainable, our designers and construction professionals need to get away from a cookie-cutter approach to building. This is especially true in an era when building from regional materials is essential to low carbon emissions and sustainability. Mary Hawkins and WSU's School of Architecture and Construction Management's Jason Peschel.

Green versus Sustainable Design: smart builders are moving toward a ‘triple bottom line’ as they strive for best practices in development: Environmental quality, economic efficiency and social justice. Sueann Ramella speaks with Michael Wolcott, Director of WSU's Institute for Sustainable Design. 

Mapping Carbon Emissions in the Construction Industry. We know that the construction industry is a major contributor to carbon emissions.  However the  industry is just beginning to tally the energy and emissions that go into construction materials and assembly. Correspondent, Mary Hawkins speaks with architect, Sadie Martin, about her experience on a job site in Bothell, Washington.

Xeriscaping in the Northwest. In Spokane, the average family triples their water usage in the hot summer months. Most of that water is used outdoors on yards and gardens.  Sueann Ramella discusses the problem and attractive low-water landscape solutions with Bill Rickard,  Water Quality Coordinator for the City of Spokane, Kathy Hutton of Plants of the Wild in and WSU  School of Biological Sciences  botonist, Chuck Cody.

Other WSU partners for this on-air and online series include:  School of Architecture and Construction Management 's Max Kirk and Greg Kessler, WSU's Wood Materials Engineering Laboratory 's Don Bender,Civil and Environmental Engineering and WSU Extension.  

NWPR Series on Morning Edition and ATC

Correspondents Sueann Ramella and Mary Hawkins explore developments in sustainable building design, construction and maintenance for Northwest homes and communities.

Toward a Sustainable Building Culture. In order to become sustainable, our designers and construction professionals need to get away from a cookie-cutter approach to building. This is especially true in an era when building from regional materials is essential to low carbon emissions and sustainability. Mary Hawkins and WSU's School of Architecture and Construction Management's Jason Peschel.

Green versus Sustainable Design: smart builders are moving toward a ‘triple bottom line’ as they strive for best practices in development: Environmental quality, economic efficiency and social justice. Sueann Ramella speaks with Michael Wolcott, Director of WSU's Institute for Sustainable Design. 

Mapping Carbon Emissions in the Construction Industry. We know that the construction industry is a major contributor to carbon emissions.  However the  industry is just beginning to tally the energy and emissions that go into construction materials and assembly. Correspondent, Mary Hawkins speaks with architect, Sadie Martin, about her experience on a job site in Bothell, Washington.

Xeriscaping in the Northwest. In Spokane, the average family triples their water usage in the hot summer months. Most of that water is used outdoors on yards and gardens.  Sueann Ramella discusses the problem and attractive low-water landscape solutions with Bill Rickard,  Water Quality Coordinator for the City of Spokane, Kathy Hutton of Plants of the Wild in and WSU  School of Biological Sciences  botonist, Chuck Cody.

Other WSU partners for this on-air and online series include:  School of Architecture and Construction Management 's Max Kirk and Greg Kessler, WSU's Wood Materials Engineering Laboratory 's Don Bender,Civil and Environmental Engineering and WSU Extension.  

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Green architecture also seeks to reduce waste of energy, water and materials used during construction. For example, in California nearly 60% of the state's waste comes from commercial buildings During the construction phase, one goal should be to reduce the amount of material going to landfills.