Green Sanctuary Program
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Bellingham Unitarian Fellowship
Green Sanctuary Program |
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Whatcom County Public Works Solid Waste Division http://www.co.whatcom.wa.us/publicworks/solidwaste/index.jsp 322 N. Commercial Street, Suite 220, Bellingham, WA 98225 (360) 676-7695 SolidWaste@co.whatcom.wa.us< The Solid Waste Division of Public Works is responsible for waste prevention, economically efficient recycling and disposal systems, litter control, hazardous waste education and disposal opportunities, and the monitoring of the county's closed landfills. We also provide support for the Solid Waste Advisory Committee. This division achieves these goals through the administration of several Washington Department of Ecology (DOE) grants and contracts with other agencies. Services include: Recycling and Trash, Waste Reduction, Yard Waste, Hazardous Household Waste, Home Construction Waste, Electronics, Events/Education and more. Green Building & Smart Growth Program http://www.sconnect.org/greenbuilding Creekside Building, 1701 Ellis St. Suite 221, Bellingham, WA 98225 Contact Person: Nick Hartrich 360.647.7093 x107 Sustainable Connections' Green Building and Smart Growth Program works with local government, building industry professionals and community members to acheive our goals of promoting healthy, durable, efficient, and environmentally responsible homes, neighborhoods and workplaces through education, technical assistance and advocacy. Built Green of Whatcom County http://www.biawc.com/builtgreen 1650 Baker Creek Place, Bellingham, WA 98226 Contact Person: Gina Trautner; 801-450-4723; bellinghamegb@gmail.com 360.671.4247 or kristinad@biawc.com Built Green is an environmentally-friendly, non-profit, residential building program of the Building Industry Association of Whatcom County, developed in partnership with other agencies in Washington State. Priority areas for BuiltGreen projects include energy efficiency, indoor air quality, conserving natural resources and water quality. They provide a wealth of information, resources and a certification process for building green. Cascadia Region Green Building Council - Bellingham Chapter http://www.cascadiagbc.org Contact Person: Nick Hartrich 360.647.7093 x107 The Cascadia Region Green Building Council is one of three original chapters of the U.S. Green Building Council and, as a chapter of the Canada Green Building Council as well, is the only international chapter in North America. Incorporated in Oregon in December 1999, the chapter covers Oregon, Washington, British Columbia and Alaska, but also includes members from as far away as Idaho and Montana. Cascadia continues to serve its members by helping the U.S. and Canada Green Building Councils meet their goals in the Pacific Northwest. We strive to become the first and last word on green building by forging alliances with organizations that have a stake in the future of this region. Bellingham Emerging Green Builders (EGB) http://www.bellinghamegb.com Western University, Bellingham, WA Contact Person: Gina Trautner; 801-450-4723; bellinghamegb@gmail.com Bellingham Emerging Green Builders is our local student committee of the US Green Building Council's Cascadia chapter Emerging Green Builders group. It is the Bellingham EGB's intent to educate and promote awareness of the Green building movement and specifically the current industry standard for Green building, the LEED rating system. We will do this by integrating students and young professionals and providing a supportive opportunity for development through our involvement with the USGBC and our local chapter network at the Cascadia office located in Seattle. An Emerging Green Builder is an individual in school or within five years of graduation. This club is open to anyone interested in becoming more involved in Green building from any discipline of study or practice. Engineers Without Borders - WWU Chapter http://groups.msn.com/EWBBellingham Western University, Bellingham, WA Contact Person: Forrest Copeland; 509-220-3876; copelaf@cc.wwu.edu Engineers Without Borders is a non-profit humanitarian organization establsihed to partner with communities worldwide in order to improve their quality of life. This partnership involves the implementation of sustainable engineering projects while involving and training internationally responsible engineers and engineering students. |
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