Here are a few pictures from the rooftop we designed at 170 King Street in San Francisco. TBP Principals and Associates visited the newly finished 12 story apartment building project during their annual retreat.

Spots are still available for this lunch seminar, Wednesday, May 23rd at our office. RSVP to Rachael Watland.

The Dirt calls attention to an article in the San Diego Business Journal on the growth in LEED certification; “…membership in the US Green Building Council’s LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) has increased tenfold over the last seven years.” Some interesting points that The Dirt calls out:

• LEED projects are in all 50 U.S. states and 24 countries.
• Some 986 million square feet of commercial building space is registered or certified in the LEED program. Project types include new construction, existing buildings, commercial interiors, and core and shell — buildings where the owner doesn’t control the interior design. LEED certification for homes and neighborhood developments is now being studied.
• The annual U.S. market in green building products and services was more than $7 billion in 2005, and is expected to increase to $12 billion in 2007.

This project is a new 65-acre waterfront neighborhood and is the Port of Everett’s biggest one yet. It will cost more than $400 million to build and will contain 600 units. The Port broke ground yesterday and hopes to have the project completed in 2014. The Berger Partnership is doing the landscape architecture for the streetscapes, esplanade and public open spaces.