robharrisoncphc.bsky.social
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http://harrisonarchitects.com/
http://passivhaus.city/
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Doing housing policy on the State or Province (or Territory!) level allows consistency across jurisdictions and wider, faster adoption, and bypasses potential local NIMBY delay and obstruction. We have a core of amazing legislators in WA who are really making things happen.
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My hope is that this bill gets used as a template across North America! I’ve been working on this since 2019, back when I was with Built Green and proposed a less ambitious version to City of Seattle. More and link to the legislation here: www.linkedin.com/posts/robhar...
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I saw that. I wonder what drove their vote.
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An interim biophilic solution that reduces the toxins in runoff is fantastic and necessary. We barely understand the web of interdependencies of which salmon are a major and critical part. #salmon-safe is safe for all. 2/
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They were great questions and you answered them generously. Thanks for sharing your insights!
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And…atm Council is holding town halls to solicit the opinions of those homeowners, who apparently missed all of the many opportunities to express their thoughts offered by OPCD and SDCI over the last year. I’m thankful for @alexis4seattle.bsky.social.
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Councilmembers pushing more housing onto arterials (in the Comp Plan) should be required to live in an apartment on an arterial for a year, especially if they have small children.
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5. In Seattle, those tiny balconies typically overlook busy arterial streets/roads, so they’re noisy, covered with grit, and unpleasant to spend time on. I hang out on mine maybe twice a summer.
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I proposed the provisions for setbacks and measurement of area of Passive House projects in HB 1183, a campaign I achieved partial success on (with David Neiman) six years ago with Seattle Director’s Rule 2019-4. 8/ www.seattle.gov/dpd/codes/dr...
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Same! That electric boost removes the psychological barrier of hills in Seattle.
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Um…I wrote about this idea six years ago. Glad to see someone picking it up. harrisonarchitects.com/intersection...
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Special thanks to HB 1183 prime sponsor Representative @davina425.bsky.social, and Sightline’s @danbertolet.bsky.social who’ve both been doing great work on housing again this session. 7/
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For example: I didn’t have time to say HB 1183 removes the requirements for facade modulation and upper level setbacks, which increase cost and thermal bridging! And then there is leaving the provision of off-street parking up to the owner/developer! 6/
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HB 1183 removes barriers to achieving Passive House in residential housing. Please pass it.”
I could have said way more—there’s more to the bill—but I only had a minute! 5/
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Setbacks and square footage caps as currently measured penalize Passive House buildings by reducing usable floor area. On multifamily buildings this discourages developers from going for Passive House. HB 1183 addresses this. 4/
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Passive House walls and roofs contain more insulation, so they are thicker. For both new buildings and retrofits, putting insulation on the *outside* is often the only feasible approach, but it’s not allowed. HB 1183 addresses this. 3/
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“My name is Rob Harrison. I am a Seattle architect, testifying on behalf of The Passive House Network, a national non-profit. We strongly support HB 1183.
Passive House buildings use 60 to 70% less energy for heating and cooling. This has positive implications for our electrical grid.” 2/