The spotlight on the building industry, known to produce significant waste, is hotter than ever as society increasingly insists that developers, designers, engineers, and contractors prioritize the health of our…
what’s with the salmon? The wild salmon is emblematic of the Pacific Northwest. From their prominent portrayal in Native American art to the iconic “Flying Fish” in the Pike Place…
In 2017, we published a brief synopsis about the future of cross laminated timber [CLT]. In the three short years since, interest in sustainable construction continues to gather significant momentum…
Another round of energy code updates looms large over the Puget Sound region, including the 2018 Seattle Energy Code [SEC], the 2018 WA State Energy Code [WSEC] for commercial buildings,…
GLY has a long-standing involvement with Forterra so when the opportunity surfaced earlier this year to join them for their Building for a Sustainable Future 2020 event, we jumped on…
GLY commentary | BlackRock FAQS: making sustainability our standard Attitudes toward climate risk and extreme weather events are rapidly changing. In January alone we witnessed the human and economic impacts…
GLY is excited to join fellow sustainability leaders in supporting the evolution of Bellevue’s Environmental Stewardship Strategic Plan. The organization’s first workshop in September 2019 brought together regional and local…
Project Manager Laura Soma answers a few questions about her recent experience at GoGreen Seattle, a sustainability conference packed with local leaders and…
GLY employees honor Earth Day by taking a household carbon footprint reduction pledge.
Project Manager Laura Soma shares a few of the key messages, interesting facts and trends she picked up at the 2017 USGBC…