Seattle tech co. breaks ground on world’s first ‘net zero energy’ high-rise apartment building
June 10, 2021 at 12:58 pm
An artist’s rendering of 303 Battery, billed as the world’s first net zero energy apartment building, which is being erected in Seattle’s Belltown neighborhood by Sustainable Living Innovations. (SLI Image)
Sustainable Living Innovations, a Seattle tech company that’s created a new way to build commercial structures, broke ground Thursday on a 15-story development that’s pegged as the world’s first “net zero energy” high-rise apartment building.
The 112-unit building will run off of solar power and batteries, and includes 27 affordable apartments. It’s being constructed with a patented design that uses panels manufactured at a plant in Tacoma, Wash. that come preloaded with electrical wiring, plumbing and mechanical equipment.
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A Boeing 737 Max 9 built for United Airlines lands at King County International Airport after a test flight from Moses Lake, Washington, on Nov. 18, 2020. (Ted S. Warren/AP)
Back in April, I wrote about the dissonance between the existential urgency of the climate crisis and the default desire for economic growth to lift us out of the pandemic doldrums. We’re at a critical juncture, where failing to wrestle the emissions engine into reverse in this decade will likely have catastrophic consequences. Yet a booming economy, at least in the near term, means more greenhouse gas emissions. Knowing all this, how can we root for the Roaring ‘20s?
The law would allow people to sue if facial recognition technology is used in violation. It would not ban the use of such technology by any other government within King County, or by private groups or individuals.<br/><br/>
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Washington community leaders see some progress in racial justice since George Floyd’s death, but far from enough By Melissa Hellmann, The Seattle Times
Published: May 30, 2021, 10:56am
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George Floyd’s murder by then Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin served as a wake-up call for many. It sparked months of civil unrest and promises by companies and lawmakers to dismantle anti-Blackness.
As Black community leaders look back over the past year, they say that not enough has changed. While they expressed hope that public perception of racism has shifted, they wondered if it would survive for the long haul.
In a state where Black people make up 4.4% of the population, some Black leaders in Washington say they have become more resolute in their communities’ liberation. In the past year they created funding opportunities for Black-led organizations, started racial equity consulting firms, and spearheaded legislation to hold law enforcement accountab