EDMONDS — The city that was among the state’s leaders in adopting a ban on plastic bags now is opening a Green Resource Center.
Its purpose is to help both do-it-yourselfers and contractors add environmentally efficient products to home improvement and major building projects.
“The city really wanted to encourage green building and doing things in a more environmentally friendly way,” said Shane Hope, the city’s director of development services.
“The idea was to help people know about those opportunities,” she said.
Planning for the resource center began about two years ago, suggested by then-City Council member Strom Peterson and Mayor Dave Earling, Hope said.
People can learn more about the opportunities that are available, whether their interest is information on the energy efficiency of a new water heater, low-flow water spigots, or better storm water management.
“It’s intended to be the full range of options, from very small things like water heater insulation to a whole new building or the adding of a parking lot,” Hope said.
The center is being opened on the second floor of Edmonds City Hall. It will have information and displays on green development, such as permeable pavement that allows storm water to flow through it into the ground.
“The idea is trying to get people to think about what they can do to be more sustainable when they’re doing a project,” Hope said.
Sharon Salyer: 425-339-3486; salyer@heraldnet.com.
Green Resource Center
The City of Edmonds new Green Resource Center will have its grand opening at 1 p.m. July 27 on the second floor of Edmonds City Hall, 121 Fifth Ave N.
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