Format
Full
City
Seattle
State/Province
WA
Country
USA
Metro Area
Seattle
Project Type
Office Building(s)
Location Type
Other Central City
Land Uses
Office
Keywords
Composting toilets
Energy-efficient design
Geothermal energy
Graywater reclamation
Healthy place features
Living building challenge
Net-zero energy consumption
Net-zero waste production
Net-zero water consumption
Rainwater collection and filtration
Rooftop solar panels
Sustainable development
VOC-free finishes
Site Size
0.28
acres
acres
hectares
Date Started
2008
Date Opened
2013
Located just east of downtown Seattle, the Bullitt Center is a six-story green building with more than 44,700 square feet of net rentable office space. The Bullitt Foundation, a nonprofit philanthropic organization with a focus on the environment, worked with local real estate firm Point32 to develop the $32.5 million building. Designed to meet the stringent requirements of the Living Building Challenge (LBC), the Bullitt Center produces all of its electricity on site via a 14,000-square-foot rooftop photovoltaic array. A variety of methods are used in the building to conserve and manage water, including the following: rainwater harvesting; a green roof and a bioswale to treat graywater; and composting toilets. Other green features include geothermal heating and cooling, the use of Forest Stewardship Council–certified wood, and the use of building materials and finishes that are free of 14 classes of toxic chemicals. In addition, although the building has no automobile parking spaces, there is ample bicycle parking in the basement and showers on every floor—except the first—for bicycle and jogging commuters.
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Format
Full
City
Seattle
State/Province
WA
Country
USA
Metro Area
Seattle
Project Type
Office Building(s)
Location Type
Other Central City
Land Uses
Office
Keywords
Composting toilets
Energy-efficient design
Geothermal energy
Graywater reclamation
Healthy place features
Living building challenge
Net-zero energy consumption
Net-zero waste production
Net-zero water consumption
Rainwater collection and filtration
Rooftop solar panels
Sustainable development
VOC-free finishes
Site Size
0.28
acres
acres
hectares
Date Started
2008
Date Opened
2013
Website
www.bullittcenter.org
Owner
The Bullitt Foundation
1501 East Madison, Suite 600
Seattle, Washington 98122
www.bullitt.org
Developer
Point32
1501 East Madison, Suite 400
Seattle, Washington 98122
www.point32.com
Construction and permanent financing
U.S. Bank (Washington)
Architect
The Miller Hull Partnership LLP
Polson Building
71 Columbia, Sixth Floor
Seattle, Washington 98104
www.millerhull.com
Mechanical, electrical, and
plumbing engineer
PAE Consulting Engineers
Seattle, Washington
www.pae-engineers.com
Construction management
Schuchart
Seattle, Washington
www.schuchart.com
Structural engineer
DCI Engineers
Seattle, Washington
www.dci-engineers.com
Tenant improvements
Foushée & Associates
Bellevue, Washington
www.foushee.com
Lighting
Luma Lighting Design
Seattle, Washington
lumald.com
Water systems engineer
2020 Engineering
Bellingham, Washington
www.2020engineering.com
Landscape design
Berger Partnership
Seattle, Washington
www.bergerpartnership.com
Building operation
Unico Properties
Seattle, Washington
www.unicoprop.com
Solar engineering and commissioning
Solar Design Associates
Harvard, Massachusetts
www.solardesign.com
Solar installation
Northwest Wind and Solar
Seattle, Washington
www.nwwindandsolar.com
Interviewees
Salley Anderson, chief financial officer, Bullitt Foundation
Brian Court, partner, the Miller Hull Partnership
Joe David, project associate and sustainability program manager, Point32
Denis Hayes, president and CEO, Bullitt Foundation
Phil R. Johnson, associate principal, DCI Engineers
Brad Kahn, founder,
Groundwork Strategies
Craig Miller, project manager, Foushée & Associates Inc.
Casey Schuchart, division manager, Schuchart
Justin Stenkamp, mechanical engineer and project manager, PAE Consulting Engineers