Initiative 1: Carbon Drawdown

We commit to zero emissions and doubling sequestration by 2040.

*general or non-local resources

 Local resources to design climate positive landscapes

• UW Green Futures Lab  - Climate Responsible City

• *Climate Positive Design Challenge Resources and the Pathfinder Tool
• *Tutorial on how to use the Climate Positive Design Pathfinder
• *Carbon Conscious App
• *Low Impact Materials

Allied Professionals' Carbon Calculators and Material Considerations - General

• *MIT Concrete Carbon Uptake and Whole Life Cycle
• *MIT Concrete Whole Life Cycle Carbon Uptake Tool
• *Structural Engineers Embodied Carbon Calculator
• *AIA Carbon Toolkit for Architects
• *Architecture 2030 Carbon Smart Materials

Carbon Offsets - General

• *Carbon Offset guide
• *Carbon Trading for Landscape Architects
• *Architect’s Guide to Carbon Offsets

Construction & Green Building Tools - Local

• Seattle Buildings and Sites
• King County Green Building and Sustainable Development Ordinance
• King County Green Building Resources
• King County Construction & Demolition Recycling
• King County Design Specifications and Waste Management Plans
• West Coast Climate Friendly Purchasing
• Building Transparency (WA based) and Embodied Carbon in Construction Calculator (EC3)

Low Emissions Research - General

• *A Review of Embodied Carbon in Landscape Architecture Practice and Policy
• *Low Carbon Cement

Activism for Carbon Drawdown

• *Tree Nation Carbon Sequestration

Local resources to design pedestrian, cyclist, and public transit-centric communities

15 Minute Cities

• Is Seattle a 15 minute City? Interactive Map

Vision Zero - Seattle’s program to redesign streets to be safer for pedestrians

• Vision Zero Seattle - Seattle Dept of Transportation
• KUOW Analysis of pedestrian deaths in Seattle and information on safer street design

Complete Streets

• Seattle Community group working to create equitable design for Aurora Ave N.

Greenways

• Seattle Greenways Programs. City Resources and neighborhood groups involved in Greenways

Transit Oriented Development

• *Housing Matters / Urban Institute. Transit Oriented Development 

Local resources to reduce energy usage and support renewables

Resources to reduce energy usage and support renewables

• Puget Sound Energy, Renewable energy options for your home
• Summary of Natural and Working Lands Carbon Inventories and Incentive Programs in Washington

Washington State Renewable Energy Siting Issues

• WSU - Least Conflict Solar Siting on the Columbia Plateau Report
• Seattle Times - Conflicts escalate amid surge in WA solar farm proposals
• Spokesman Review - Solar panels on farmland stir fight in Central Washington
• KUOW - Washington is ripe for solar energy development. But where should it go?

Energy Sprawl

• *Nature Conservancy - One TNC scientist has a vision for getting the energy we need without sacrificing nature
• *Alt Energy Magazine - What is Energy Sprawl?
• *Science News - Meet Vaclav Smil, the man who has quietly shaped how the world thinks about energy

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