Archive for October, 2008

KATU TV (Portland, OR) covers zHome groundbreaking

Monday, October 27th, 2008

Our third TV station to cover the zHome groundbreaking – KATU in Portland, OR.

KING TV – Groundbreaking Day Story

Monday, October 27th, 2008

More great media from our groundbreaking celebration – this from KING TV.

KOMO TV story on Groundbreaking

Monday, October 27th, 2008

This was a very nice story done by KOMO TV for our groundbreaking celebration.

Great KUOW/KPLU/OPB/KWSU coverage of Groundbreaking Day

Thursday, October 23rd, 2008

Tom Banse, National Public Radio’s Northwest Correspondent, did a great long story on our project, and other advanced green projects, the day after our groundbreaking celebration.

Issaquah Press – August 6, 2008

Thursday, October 23rd, 2008

The Issaquah Press did a short article on the replacement of Noland Homes by Howland Homes as builder for the zHome project.

August 6, 2008 Issaquah Press article

Seattle Times article – September 18, 2007

Thursday, October 23rd, 2008

The Seattle Times ran an article when the City Council initially approved the project.

zHome on front page of Seattle Times

Wednesday, October 22nd, 2008

On March 21, 2007, the Seattle Times ran a front page article on our project.  We were still early in our planning process, but it was an exciting boost for the whole team.

BBC Covers zHome

Wednesday, October 22nd, 2008

Early in our planning process, last March, the Seattle Times ran a front page article on the project.  It was a hectic and exciting day, to say the least.  We finished the day with an interview with Mayor Ava Frisinger and me.  zHome came full circle, back to England, where we got some of our inspiration – BedZED and the Hockerton Housing Project.  BBC interview

Groundbreaking

Monday, October 20th, 2008

We had a beautiful, sunny day for our groundbreaking ceremony and celebration on September 29th.  A number of speakers, including Mayor Ava Frisinger, King County Executive Ron Sims, Puget Sound Energy Vice President Cal Shirley, Port Blakely Communities President Alan Boeker, and Governor Gregoire’s senior policy analyst for climate change Kathleen Drew, shared a few words about Zhome and what the project means for the region.  This was followed by a ribbon cutting event, where we presented some of the technologies to be used in the project – PV panels, double wall construction, rainwater reuse, and ultragreen materials.  Later, we had a party on site – about a hundred folks came to share the excitement of getting this project off the ground.  It was a great day!

Issaquah Mayor Ava Frisinger

Issaquah Mayor Ava Frisinger

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