Stuart Silk Architects

Committed to Green Architecture

As part of Stuart Silk Architects, the Commercial Studio is committed to building green. The studio is at the forefront of implementing innovative Green Architecture concepts to improve and protect the environment and to promote healthier and safer buildings. In every project we seek design solutions that are not only energy- and resource-efficient, comfortable, and healthy but represent long-term savings for the building owner.

In the past, as one of Seattle's green building architects, we have used green building materials such as low-V.O.C. paints, caulks, and carpets, highly reflective roofing materials, and ozone-safe refrigerants in mechanical systems. But we have taken our thinking a step further designing buildings that are greener by their very nature. As an example, see the green features for Salmon Bay Landing.

Although we are required by local Seattle codes to meet certain green building architectural standards, we have worked with many clients to exceed the criteria and incorporate even more green features into our designs. Incorporating green architect building practices into energy-efficient designs and specifications ultimately produces cost savings, reduces health risks, and betters our community. In the end, the goals of green architect programs throughout the nation are the same: to encourage a new era of building that is healthier, produces less waste, and uses less natural resources. Our objective is to increase the public's awareness of environmentally friendly green design through education and carefully conceived green architectural design.