PORT BLAKELY COMMUNITIES:
A HISTORY
OF SUSTAINABILITY
Port Blakely Communities,
the developer of Issaquah Highlands,
is a company committed to
environmental stewardship.
Originally founded as a tree
growing company, a
culture of sustainability
has permeated its
operations. Nowhere is
this commitment more
dramatically demonstrated than at
Issaquah Highlands.
Throughout the planning and
development process, public/private
partnerships were forged to create
the kind of community that would be
of long lasting importance to the
Puget Sound region. Port Blakely's
efforts to preserve the quality of the
surrounding
environment at
Issaquah
Highlands have
garnered local,
regional, state
and national
accolades as the highest scoring
Built GreenTM community
in the Puget Sound region.
Living Green Links:
U.S. Green Building Council
LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design)
Built Green™
ENERGY STAR® Homes Northwest
Energy Star
EPA's Product Stewardship Web site
King County EcoConsumer Resources
Forest Stewardship Council
Everything you want to know about green building
National Association of Homebuilders Research Center (NAHB)
Sustainable Buildings Industry Council (SBIC)
Environmental Protection Agency
Energy and Environmental Building Association (EEBA)
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