Seattle 2030 District Strategic Plan
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SEATTLE 2030 DISTRICT STRATEGIC PLAN The Seattle 2030 District is a membership organization consisting of real estate owners, managers, developers, industry professionals, and community stakeholders who support the built environment in Downtown Seattle and surrounding neighborhoods. Members aim to meet the 2030 Challenge for Planning by creating a high performance urban area that dramatically reduces environmental impacts of building construction and operations while contributing to the growth of Seattle’s robust economy. OUR DISTRICT The Seattle 2030 District breaks down market barriers to developing and operating high performance buildings by transforming the way buildings are designed, constructed, and maintained. To this end, the organization plays a unique role in Seattle’s UPTOWN SOUTH LAKE UNION The Seattle 2030 District goals are aligned with the built environment by: CAPITOL OUR GOALS Architecture 2030 Challenge for Planning performance HILL targets. PROVIDING A VOICE for high performance real estate DENNY ENERGY WATER TRANSPORTATION developers and operators WATERFRONT TRIANGLE BELLTOWN Increase Seattle’s capacity Conserve Seattle’s potable Promote efficient, for future growth and water resources and protect affordable, and low-carbon development by advancing Puget Sound through transportation options. CONVENING DIVERSE energy efficiency in the built effective management of STAKEHOLDERS in dynamic environment. polluted runoff. forums FIRST DOWNTOWN HILL IDENTIFYING OPPORTUNITIES to improve building design and operations 50% BY 2030 50% BY 2030 50% BY 2030 PIONEER SQUARE A minimum of 20% reduction Manage stormwater peak A minimum of 20% reduction BROKERING STRATEGIC INTERNATIONAL below the National median discharge and potable water below the current District PARTNERSHIPS that benefit DISTRICT by 2020 with incremental use within the District by 50% average by 2020 with membership targets, reaching a 50% below the District baseline by incremental targets, reaching reduction by 2030. 2030, with incremental target a 50% reduction by 2030. EXISTING BUILDINGS EXISTING ADVOCATING FOR PUBLIC of 20% by 2020. POLICIES that accelerate high performance 70% NOW 50% NOW 50% NOW An immediate 70% reduction Immediately manage the An immediate 50% reduction SODO below the National average combination of stormwater below the current District with incremental targets, peak discharge and potable average. reaching carbon neutral by water use by 50% below the 2030. District baseline. NEW CONSTRUCTION NEW Private Roof Garden, Russell Investments Center, CommonWealth Partners Bullitt Center Solar Roof, Unico Properties - Photo Credit Ben Benschneider OUR STRATEGIC PRIORITIES TRANSFORMING OUR BUILDINGS Working directly with real estate owners, developers, managers and tenants, Seattle 2030 District promotes game-changing product solutions to transform the built environment. Priorities focus on facilitating innovative, pragmatic and economically viable measures that reduce environmental impacts, increase resilience to current and future challenges, lower operating costs, and improve property values. TRANSFORMING OUR MARKET ENERGY WATER & CLEAN To succeed in meeting the 2030 Challenge, members require a favorable business and regulatory environment. Seattle 2030 EFFICIENCY STORMWATER TRANSPORTATION District will inform and advocate for market-based solutions and public policies that support its members’ ability to meet the 2030 Challenge enhancing buildings’ resiliency, and economical viability. SMART BUILDINGS GREEN STORMWATER ELECTRIFY SEATTLE INITIATIVE INITIATIVE MARKET-BASED PUBLIC POLICY & Deploy innovative smart building The Green Stormwater Initiative Create a network of electric SOLUTIONS ADVOCACY PRIORITIES technologies. Using Seattle’s promotes the use of rooftop vehicle charging stations to utilize wealth of information technology, gardens, on-site vegetation, Seattle’s clean hydroelectric power GROUP PURCHASING ORGANIZATION PUBLIC SECTOR FUNDING SOLUTIONS the Smart Buildings Initiative is bio-swales, rainwater collection, for transportation. Electrify Seattle The 2030 Districts Network is developing a group purchasing Support and advocate for policies that increase economic incentives aimed at deploying advanced permeable pavement, and other aims to dramatically shift vehicle organization to obtain preferred pricing on high performance building for building owners and operators to achieve Seattle 2030 District software to run smarter, more stormwater mitigation best fuel source from petroleum technologies. This program will be available to members through the goals. Examples include utility incentive programs and public financing efficient buildings. practices to manage 170 million to hydro in order to mitigate Seattle 2030 District. mechanisms. gallons of stormwater annually by carbon emissions and reduce 2030. contaminated stormwater runoff. GREEN LEASES DEVELOPMENT AND RENOVATION INCENTIVES SMALL BUILDINGS WATER EFFICIENT COMMUTER The Seattle 2030 District plans to use the DOE Implementation Models, Advocate for zoning, permitting and code policies that advance the INITIATIVE PLUMBING AND AMENITIES IRRIGATION the Green Lease Library and Advanced Retrofit Guides to help overcome Seattle 2030 District goals. Examples include expedited construction financial barriers between landlords and tenants. permitting, zoning incentives, code improvements, and reduce barriers In collaboration with the U.S. The Seattle 2030 District will The Seattle 2030 District to rainwater harvesting. Department of Energy, Lawrence help members install low-flow collaborates with Commute Berkeley National Lab and plumbing fixtures, high-efficient Seattle and community partners Architecture 2030, the Seattle irrigation systems, and native/ to promote transportation PRIVATE SECTOR FINANCING CLEAN TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS 2030 District provides small adaptive drought-tolerant programs and amenities including commercial buildings with vegetation, as well as reuse of grey bike facilities, on-site storage, Support the development of capital and debt markets that enable In collaboration with our Strategic Partners, promote investments in tools, resources and services to water for on-site needs. showers and changing rooms, investment in clean and efficient energy, water, stormwater, and low- buses, heavy rail, light-rail, streetcars, electric vehicles, bicycles and implement basic energy (and and other innovative programs emitting transportation projects. Examples include green bonds, private walking. water) efficiency upgrades. to reduce carbon emissions from investment funds, and equipment financing. commuting. ENERGY Amount of energy saved in STORMWATER Volume of stormwater managed in new and existing OUR PERFORMANCE 1. Measure and communicate progress towards 3. Inform the development of programs, activities, and events OUR new and existing buildings (kBtu) buildings (Gallons) indicators allow us to achieving the District’s goals PERFORMANCE catalyze change in the built WATER Volume of water saved in TRANSPORTATION Metric tons of carbon emissions reduced from low- environment and provide a 2. Assess market gaps and identify opportunities 4. Select and support advocacy initiatives new and existing buildings (Gallons) carbon transportation infrastructure and amenities (MTCO ) foundation from which we: INDICATORS 2 OUR COMMUNITY OF LEADERS BOARD AFFILIATIONS: Brett Phillips, Board Chair, Unico Properties · Joel Sisolak, Capitol Hill Housing, Vice Chair · Perry England, MacDonald-Miller, Treasurer · Mark Frankel, New Buildings Institute, Secretary · Brandon Morgan, Vulcan Real Estate · Brandon Oyer, EnWave Seattle · Cassandra Delaune, AIA Seattle · Catherine Stanford, BOMA · David Cutler, GGLO · Erika Kinno, King County · Jared Silliker, Silliker + Partners · Kurt Sarchet, CBRE Inc. · Lyn Krizanich, Clise Properties · Mike Rimoin, Commute Seattle · Sandra Mallory, City of Seattle · Stan Price, Northwest Energy Efficiency Council · Vincent Martinez, Architecture 2030 DEVELOPERS/OWNERS/MANAGERS: 300 e Pine LLC · 1521 2nd Avenue · Kennedy Wilson · Bellwether Housing · Bentall Kennedy · Capitol Hill Housing · CBRE Inc. · City of Seattle · Clise Properties · Commonwealth Partners · Fairmont Olympic Hotel · Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center · The General Services Administration (GSA) · Horizon House · Hunters Capital · Jonathan Rose Company · JSH Properties · Kidder Mathews · Kilroy Realty Corporation · King County · Live the Dream, LLC · Martin Selig Real Estate · Pacific Science Center · Pan Pacific Hotel · Pike Place Market · Plymouth Housing · Port of Seattle · Sabey · Seattle Academy · Seattle Aquarium · Seattle Community Colleges · Seattle University · Shorenstein Realty Services · Sheraton Hotel · Skanska · Stephen Grey & Associates · Tishman Speyer · Town Hall Seattle · Unico Properties · Urban Renaissance Group · Urban Visions · Vance Corporation · Virginia Mason Medical Center · Vulcan Real Estate · W Hotel · Washington Athletic Club · Washington Holdings · Washington State Convention Center · Watermark Tower · Westin Hotel · Wright Runstad PROFESSIONAL STAKEHOLDERS: 2020 Engineering · Callison · Capital Review Group · Collins Woerman · DLR Group · Ecotope · Energy Efficiency Finance Corp· Frontrunner · GeoEngineers · GGLO · Glumac · Herrera · Interface Engineers · LMN · MacDonald-Miller · McKinstry · Milepost Consulting · Miller Hull · Mithun · NBBJ · O’Brien & Company · OAC Services · Optimum Building Consultants · Optimum Energy · PACE Engineers