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Sept 5, 2012 Amazon
O'Brien & Company is providing LEED project management
Read the Daily Journal of Commerce Article
Aug 31, 2012 Chihuly Garden and Glass
O'Brien & Company is providing technical assistance with green building and public education
Read the Daily Journal of Commerce - Green Building Blog Article
Spring 2012 - Supply Laundry Building
O'Brien & Company is providing green building technical assistance
Read the Sustainable Communities Magazine article
Oct 8, 2011 - Kitsap Energy Upgrade
O'Brien & Company is coordinating the education and outreach efforts related to this project
Read the Kitsap Peninsula Business Journal article
Oct 4, 2011 - Kitsap Energy Upgrade
O'Brien & Company is coordinating the education and outreach efforts related to this project
Read the Daily Journal of Commerce article
Sept 1, 2011 - Kitsap Energy Upgrade
O'Brien & Company is coordinating the education and outreach efforts related to this project
Read the Kitsap Peninsula Business Journal article
July 18, 2011 - Air Force Military Housing (Fairbanks, AK)
Read the Fairbanks Daily News article
July 14, 2011 - Bates Technical College (Tacoma, WA)
June 6, 2011 - Thornton Place (Seattle, WA)
May 15, 2011 - Green Concept Home (Bellevue, WA)
May 4, 2011 - South Transfer Station (Seattle, WA)
April 24, 2011 - Bertschi Living Science Classroom (Seattle, WA)
O'Brien & Company the sustainability consultant for the Restorative Design Collective, the consultant group who provided services to this project pro-bono.
Read the Seattle Times article
February 17, 2011 - Bardessono Inn (Yountville, CA)
O'Brien & Company provided LEED project management and developed innovation credits for this Platinum project.
Watch Video on Forbes.com
February 17, 2011 - Bastyr University Student Housing (Kenmore, WA)
O'Brien & Company is the sustainability consultant for this LEED for Homes Platinum student housing project.
Read the DJC "Green Building Special Section" article.
February 11, 2011 - Bertschi Living Science Classroom (Seattle, WA)
O'Brien & Company the sustainability consultant for the Restorative Design Collective, the consultant group who provided services to this project pro-bono.
Read the DJC article
December 9, 2010 - Salishan Phase Seven (Tacoma, WA)
O'Brien & Company served as the LEED for Home provider and Green Rater.
Read the DJC article
November 29, 2010 - Bastyr University Student Housing (Kenmore, WA)
O'Brien & Company is the sustainability consultant for this LEED for Homes Platinum student housing project.Read the DJC article
September 7, 2010 - Land Port of Entry (San Ysidro, CA)
O'Brien & Company is the sustainability consultant for this large border crossing project which is targeting LEED Platinum and net-zero energy.Read the DJC article
July 26, 2010 - University Center (Seattle, WA)
O'Brien & Company is the sustainability consultant for this project at Seattle Pacific University.Read the DJC article
Summer 2010 - Low Impact Development Manual (Kitsap County, WA)
O'Brien & company helped develop the new tool highlighted in the article.Read the NAHB Land Development Magazine article
June 17, 2010 - Bertschi Living Classroom (Seattle, WA)
O'Brien & Company is the sustainability consultant for this Living Building Challenge project.See the King 5 News Video
June 16, 2010 - Bertschi Living Classroom (Seattle, WA)
O'Brien & Company is the sustainability consultant for this Living Building Challenge project.Read the archinnovations article
June 15, 2010 - Bertschi Living Classroom (Seattle, WA)
O'Brien & Company is the sustainability consultant for this Living Building Challenge project.Read the DJC article
May 26, 2010 - SITES Initiative Pilot Projects (Washington State)
O'Brien & Company is consulting on the Olympic and Peninsula College projects that were selected to participate in this new program.Read the DJC article
May 11, 2010 - Hawai'i Preparatory Academy Go Green Initiative (Waimea, HI)
The second segment of the video features our Go Green Initiative and how it helped shape the school's new Energy Lab.
View the SchoolFacilities.com video
May 3, 2010 - Bastyr University Dormitories (Kenmore, WA)
O'Brien & Company served as the LEED for Homes provider.
Read the DJC article
April 28, 2010 - Providence Health Systems Office (Renton, WA)
O'Brien & Company provided LEED project management.
Read the World Architecture News article
April 8, 2010 - Navy Bachelor Enlisted Quarters (Everett, WA)
O'Brien & Company provided LEED project management.
Read the Northwest Navigator article
March 10, 2010 - Bardessono Inn and Spa (Yountville, CA)
O'Brien & Company provided LEED project management and developed innovation credits for this Platinum project.
Read the DJC article
February 22, 2010 - Puget Sound Energy Factoria Service Center (Factoria, WA)
Project of the week.
Read the DJC article
February 18, 2010 - First Park Meridian Campus (Lacey, WA)
First Industrial announces full occupancy of all three of their new LEED certified buildings.
Read their press release.
February 18, 2010 - Salishan 7 (Tacoma, WA)
O'Brien & Company is helping the project team meet and exceed their green building requirements, including achieving LEED for Homes Platinum.
Read the DJC article
February 17, 2010 - Northwest Maritime Center (Port Townsend, WA)
We helped the team to develop a fundraising package for sustainable features and have seen the project through the LEED design and construction process.
Read the Seattle Times article
December 27, 2009 - Bellevue College Science Building (Bellevue, WA)
O'Brien & Company conducted the project's eco-charrette and provided technical consulting. Correction: the building received LEED Gold, the second-highest rating.
Read the Seattle-PI Green Building Blog article
December 10, 2009 - Green Broker Course
O'Brien & Company developed this 10-module online course for real estate professionals.
Read the Daily Journal of Commerce - Real Estate Marketplace NW Special Section article
December 7, 2009 - Cascadia Community College Global Learning and the Arts Building (Bothell, WA)
O'Brien & Company provided LEED Project Management for beautiful and educational building.
Read the Daily Journal of Commerce article
October 22, 2009 - 2201 Westlake (Seattle, WA)
O'Brien & Company provided LEED Project Management for this project which was awarded Gold.
Read the Daily Journal of Commerce article
October 16, 2009 - South Recycling and Disposal Station (Seattle, WA)
O'Brien & Company is on the team that recently won the design-build competition for the new Seattle Public Utilities facility.
Read the Daily Journal of Commerce article
September 21, 2009 - Kenyon House (Seattle, WA)
O'Brien & Company provided LEED project management, technical assistance, green rater services, and served as the LEED for Homes provider.
Read the Daily Journal of Commerce article
September 17, 2009 - Lakeview Lofts (Seattle, WA)
O'Brien & Company provided LEED for Homes project management for this Platinum project.
Read the Daily Journal of Commerce article.
September 11, 2009 - Northwest Maritime Center (Port Townsend, WA)
O'Brien & Company has provided technical assistance throughout the multi-year building process.
Read the Daily Journal of Commerce article.
September 2, 2009 - Puget Sound Energy Office (Factoria, WA)
O'Brien & Company provided LEED Project Management including, among other things, the facilitation of a LEED Charrette and Report, reviewed LEED documentation and managed the LEED implementation plan and task list. The project expects to achieve LEED Gold.
Read the Daily Journal of Commerce article.
June 7, 2009 - Kitsap Low Impact Development Cookbook (Kitsap County, WA)
O'Brien & Company wrote much of the cookbook, conducted public outreach and provided a final report on the project.
Read the Kitsap Sun article.
Read the Kitsap Peninsula Business Journal cover story.
May 21, 2009 - Bastyr University Student Housing (Kenmore, WA)
O'Brien & Company is serving as the LEED for Homes Provider and Green Rater. We helped them earn a King County grant and they are now pursuing LEED Platinum.
Read the Daily Journal of Commerce article.
March 2009 - First Park Meridian Campus (Lacey, WA)
O'Brien & Company consulted on the LEED-CS and two LEED-CI projects on this campus.
NAIOP's Development Magazine - Special Section
February 4, 2009 - Bardessono Inn and Spa (Yountville, CA)
The Bardessono opened its doors this month and is expecting to receive its LEED certification this spring. The project has an impressive collection of green features, including eighty-two 300-foot deep geothermal wells to heat and cool guests’ rooms and to provide hot water, and 200 KW of solar panels.
Read the Hotels Magazine article.
September 5, 2008 - Washington Green Schools (Washington State)
Local paper highlights their schools' participation in the Washington Green Schools program. O'Brien & Company was hired to pilot the program statewide.
Read KNDO coverage.
August 28, 2008 - Mukelshoot K-12 School (Auburn, WA)
Article focuses on cultural elements of this sustainable project.
Read the article in the DJC Special Section - School Construction.
July 11, 2008 - Kitsap Community Resources (Bremerton, WA)
O'Brien & Company provided LEED project management and developed innovation credits for this project.
Read the Bremerton Patriot article.
February 14, 2008 - Shoreline Sustainability Strategy (Shoreline, WA)
O'Brien & Company teamed with AHBL to facilitate community meetings and develop the final strategy.
Read the Daily Journal of Commerce Building Green Special Section article.
August 4, 2007 - 280 Beachwalk (Waikiki, HI)
O'Brien & Company is providing LEED consulting on this new home for the Hard Rock Cafe at Waikiki.
Read the Honolulu Star Bulletin article.
June 8, 2006 - Thornton Place (Seattle, WA)
O'Brien & Company is consulting for Lorig on the LEED for Neighborhood Development (ND) certification through the LEED ND pilot program.
Read Seattle PI article.
