Social Housing Now: Washington State Should Build 100,000 Homes
We are facing the twin crises of housing affordability and climate change, but solutions at the state level appear too timid while the federal...
Olympia Passes Housing Bills Advancing Cross Laminated Timber, Homeless Funding, and WSCC Lodging Tax
Housing policy was a big issue during the 2018 legislative session in Olympia. Washington legislators considered dozens of housing-related bills, including bills to end...
Envisioning an I-5 Lid in the U District
Lid I-5 hosted a charrette on September 16th dedicated to sketching out a design for a freeway lid on the stretch of Interstate 5...
The Best Architecture Seattle Has to Offer
Seattle is in the midst of one its largest booms in a history that is almost nothing but a string of booms and busts....
Tacoma Could Get State’s First Cross-Laminated Timber Tower
Tacoma Untapped broke the news that Horizon Partners NW has proposed a 14-story tower in Tacoma's Brewery District that incorporates cross-laminated timber (CLT). If...
Senate Bill Could Speed Adoption Of Cross-Laminated Timber
A bill working its way through the Washington State Legislature could make it easier to build cross-laminated timber (CLT) buildings in Washington state. State...
Urban Hubs Need A CLT Boost
This is the second in a two-part series on cross-laminated timber; read the first here.
I've proposed creating a cross-laminated timber (CLT) bonus by adding 35...
CLT: The Future of Midrise Seattle
The Urbanist has covered how 85- and 125-foot zones are not very effective. Since 65 feet is the sweet spot for Type V construction...