Noted green architect Peter Calthorpe in King County to meet with leaders, tour ‘Z’ home

Famed urban designer advocates adapting urbanism to climate change

Urban designer and architect Peter Calthorpe, one of the driving forces behind the nation’s green building movement, will meet with local government officials to discuss sustainability and green design in King County today, Feb. 10.

Calthorpe, a founding member of the Congress for New Urbanism, will meet the GreenTools Sustainable Cities Roundtable for the Cities Climate Collaboration Kickoff, Feb. 10 from noon to 3 p.m. at Bellevue City Hall.

This is a rare opportunity for government leaders who are involved in sustainability and green design to meet with a leading innovator in sustainable design, planning and development. Calthorpe will share insights from his new book, “Urbanism in the Age of Climate Change.”

Inspired and motivated by their discussion with Calthorpe, green building and sustainability advocates will use their time together to discuss immediate opportunities to actively engage in the King County Cities Climate Collaboration.

Antioch University Ph.D. candidate Linda Lyshall will share summaries of the case study she’s completed for King County cities and towns, and introduce the pledge to participate in the climate collaboration, which is a new program open to all King County cities and towns interested in working collaboratively with each other and with the county toward climate change mitigation goals.

Today, Feb. 9, Calthorpe is scheduled to visit one of his pioneering projects, the Issaquah Highlands. As master planner behind this Built Green development, Calthorpe helped create the original ideas for this mixed-use, compact, and pedestrian-friendly development.

Now, this community is a dynamic example of sustainable development with its focus on green building, energy conservation, and walkable neighborhoods. With the latest addition of the zHome zero energy project and YWCA Family Village it has become a model that best expresses how neighborhoods, cities and regions should be designed in the wake of climate change.

Calthorpe will be available for interviews during this tour. Contact Jaime Jennings, 202-232-7933, ext.44, or jjennings@islandpress.org.

King County is recognized nationally as a local government that is committed to building sustainable and prosperous communities. More information is available at http://www.greentools.us.

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