August 16th, 2010 - Posted By: Brad Liljequist

Kathleen O’Brien of O’Brien and Company is a mentor of sorts for me; one of several people who helped me transition my work in environmental policy and urban design to include green building.  I took her green building class at Seattle Central Community College in 2002.  She is one of a core group of green building pioneers here locally and has a very powerful legacy of her work, in the form of many projects and people.  Kathleen recently posted this very interesting and thoughtful blog on the role of government in accelerating green building and it resonated a lot with me.  She mentions zHome as a great example of government really taking the bull by the horns and trying to truly redefine the marketplace.  Her blog in general is a very interesting resource and a great place to get into some depth on our movement.