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B&V Slams with NW EcoBuilding Guild

They call it a slam, but it's not a competition. It's a celebration of green building in the Pacific Northwest, and Board & Vellum was there. 10 Projects, 10 Slides, 10 Minutes: It's the Northwest EcoBuilding Guild's annual Green Building Slam!

Tina Witherspoon – Meet a B&V'er – Board & Vellum Team
Tina Witherspoon
November 20, 2014

They call it a slam, but it's not a competition. It's a celebration of green building in the Pacific Northwest.

Green Building Slam
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Green Building Slam Event, Kane Hall , UW Campus

On Saturday evening at Kane Hall on the UW campus, 10 thoughtful green projects were presented slam-style to an audience of supporters and peers, curated and sponsored by the Northwest Eco Building Guild. Projects ranging from a tiny (yet mighty) kitchen remodel to a suburban community of solar-powered homes and everything in between.

Jeff Pelletier (left) of Board & Vellum with Jason Legat of Model Remodel presenting Ada's Technical Bookstore & Cafe
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Jeff Pelletier (left) of Board & Vellum with Jason Legat of Model Remodel presenting Ada's Technical Bookstore & Cafe

Board & Vellum co-presented with Model Remodel to showcase our little green gem, Ada's Technical Bookstore & Cafe. Ada's was very well received and was the only retail project presented during the slam.

Standout projects included a net zero home situated in the middle of the Ebey's Landing National Historic Reserve in Coupeville, a Langley community compound privately developed by concerned citizens (and architects) who felt they needed to diversify the neighborhood, and a thoughtfully designed island passive house built deep in the forest with attention toward as little disruption of the land as possible.

Check out all the presenters on the Eco Building Guild's Facebook page.

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