Imagine this! Home & Landscape Tour and Festival

BUSINESS DIRECTORY, MAP & TOUR GUIDE

AL V I T S E F D AN

Sustainable Living

Home & Landscape

TOUR

June 27 & 28 10am-4pm

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Tickets available at Village Books, Community Food Co-op & at all sites on the day of the tour.

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FESTIVAL June 27

10am-4pm

Corner of Laurel and State St. in the Alley District.

More info at www.sconnect.org

Thank you to our program sponsors:

Cascade Joinery, Haven Design Workshop, RMC Architects, The RE Store, The RJ Group

FREE

IVAL AND FEST Welcome to the 13th Annual Imagine this! Home and Landscape Tour! Each year Sustainable Connections is excited to showcase innovative, creative and eco-friendly homes and landscapes within our community. It is our goal to inspire you to make your home a healthy, sustainable, happy place that contributes to a prosperous environment and economy.

BUSINESS DIRECTORY Architecture, Engineering & Building Design [bundle] design studio www.bundledesignstudio.com 360 421-0638

New this year, we are adding the Sustainable Living Festival. This will give you the opportunity to talk firsthand with our local businesses and organizations to discover new ways to bring your sustainable values home. Join us on Saturday and don’t miss our beer garden starting at 2pm!

2020 ENGINEERING, Inc. www.2020engineering.com 360 671-2020

Included in this guide is a business directory of Sustainable Connections members that provide quality products and services to help you achieve your goals. You will also find a number of knowledgeable volunteers, professionals and homeowners on the tour; please ask them questions and gather advice. Maybe your home will be the next up for the tour!

Adaptations www.adaptations.ws 360 734-5275

Special thanks to all our sponsors, volunteers and amazing staff for making this event possible.

Thanks and enjoy the tour!

Rose Lathrop, LEED AP, CSBA Green Building & Smart Growth Program Manager Sustainable Connections

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Bourne Engineering 360 935-2676 BREWSTER design build www.sustainable-home-designer.com 360 922-7952

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210 E. Laurel St. Local vendors Giveaways Games & prizes Food truck Activities for kids Beer garden starts at noon!

New this year! Saturday only!

Join us as we host the Sustainable Living Festival. This festival will feature businesses offering products and services to help you bring your sustainable values home.

Attendees will see offerings for energy improvements, water-reuse and efficiency, urban farming tools, products and services, native landscape plants and installers, green builders and products, and much more. Don’t miss your opportunity to ask the experts your questions, obtain special pricing and win prizes!

The Imagine This! Home & Landscape Tour and Festival is brought to you by Sustainable Connections, a non-profit network of local businesses and community partners from all sectors of our local economy.

We support our members in their efforts to achieve a healthy triple bottom line including not only profitability, but also the social and environmental impacts of their business.

For more information about membership, programs, volunteer opportunities and donations, please call 360 647-7093 or visit www.sustainableconnections.org.

Building Design Services www.dtbuildingdesign.com 360 671-0529 Cascade Design Group www.cascadedesigngroup.net 360 715-2119 Douglas Landsem Architect www.landsemarchitect.com 360 733-2466 Fuller Building Design www.fullerbd.com 360 393-3131 Greg Robinson Architect www.gregrobinsonarchitect.com 360 778-1385 Grinstad & Wagner Architects, Inc. P.S. www.grinstadwagner.com 360 676-9501 HAVEN DesignWorkshop www.haven-dw.com 360 527-2840 Kulshan Design www.kulshandesign.com 360 739-6472

Michael E. Smith FAIA www.mikesmith-architect.com 360 220-1089 Northwest Washington Chapter of AIA www.nwaia.org 360 671-9555 RMC Architects www.rmcarchitects.com 360 676-7733 Ross Architecture N.W. www.rossnw.com 360 676-4443 Spiral Studios www.spiraldesignstudios.com 360 202-0635 The Philbin Group Landscape Architecture www.thephilbingroup.com 360 766-4333 The RJ Group 360 733-5760 Wilson Engineering, LLC www.wilsonengineering.com 360 733-6100

Construction & Carpentry A-1 Builders, Inc. www.a1builders.ws 360 734-5249

Aiki Homes, Inc. www.aikihomes.com 360 715-0700 Aperture Electrical www.apertureelectrical.com 360 421-3963 Barron Heating and AC www.barronheating.com 360 676-1131 Bellingham Bay Builders www.bellinghambaybuilders.com 360 733-7500 Building Performance Center www.bpc.oppco.org 360 734-5121 x103 Cascade Joinery www.cascadejoinery.com 360 527-0119 CAZ Energy Services www.cazenergy.com 360 389-1056

Chuckanut Builders www.chuckanutbuilders.com 360 734 3201 Coffey Construction 360 671-9930 Dawson Construction, Inc www.dawson.com 360 756-1000 Esary Roofing and Siding Co., Inc. www.esary.com 360 318-0604 Faber Construction www.faberconstruction.com 360 354-3500 Feller Heating & Air Conditioning, Inc. www.fellerheating.com 360 733-4827 G R Plume Company, Inc www.grplume.com 360 384-2800 Gallant Design and Construction, Inc. www.gallantdesignandconstruction.com 360 733-1225

Construction & Carpentry continued Lookabill General Contracting www.lookabillgc.com 360 201-7024

Overhead Door Co of Bellingham www.ohdbellingham.com 360 734-5960

TCLegendHomes www.tclegendhomes.com 360 220-2119

Meucciworks, Inc. www.meucciworks.com 360 739-8522

Rainshield Roofing & Construction, Inc. & Handyman Services www.rainshield.net 360 380-5290

Tretwold Construction LLC 360 201-1513

Moceri Construction www.mocericonstruction.com 360 671-3381

Ram Construction www.ramconstruction-wa.com 360 715-8643

New Whatcom Interiors www.newwhatcominteriors.net 360 671-3389

Re-Use Consulting www.reuseconsulting.com 360 733-1363

North Sound Energy & Remodel www.nsenergyremodel.com 360 739-2653

Smith & Vallee Woodworks, Inc. www.smithandvallee.com 360 592-4295

North Wave Electric www.northwaveelectric.com 360 961-4445

Smith Mechanical www.smithmechanical.com 360 384-3203

WCR Plan Center / Western Construction Resources www.wcrinc.com 360 738-0370 West Coast Homes www.westcoast-homes.com 360 927-1293

Home Furnishing Appliance Depot www.appliancedepotbham.com 360 527-2646

Artwood, a Gallery of Fine Woodworking www.artwoodgallery.com 360 647-1628 Chuckanut Bay Gallery & Sculpture Garden www.chuckanutbaygallery.com 360 734-4885 Greenhouse www.greenhousehome.com 360 676-1161 Greg Aanes Furniture www.furniturebellingham.com 360 389-2714 Ideal-Carefully Curated Goods www.anidealshop.com 360 752-5522 Labels Consignment www.labelsconsignment.com 360 738-0333 Samuel’s Furniture www.samuelsfurniture.com 360 384-3388

Trico Office Interiors www.tricoofficeinteriors.com 360 734-2026 Wise Buys www.wisebuys.org 360 734-0202

Landscaping

Jack’s Four Seasons LLC www.jacks4seasons.com 360 650-0455 Molly Maguire Landscape Architecture 360 542-4052

Maintenance & Cleaning Bay City Supply www.baycitysupply.com 360 671-7400

Doudna Window Cleaning 360 734-5788 European Quality Carpet Cleaning www.europeanqualitycarpet.com 360 647-7700 Spongebon Co LLC www.spongebon.com 360 224-2038

Northwest Rain Solutions www.nwrainsolutions.com 360 303-9725

Nurseries

Rebecca Meloy Carpentry & Landscape 360 201-9038

Cloud Mountain Farm Center www.cloudmountainfarmcenter.org 360 966-5859

Sustainable Landscapes 360 770-1848 Treemendous Plantworks LLC www.treemendousplantworks.com 360 647-1800 Wonder-Flora Landscape Design www.wonder-flora.com 360 920-1082

Cascade Cuts 360 671-6310

Garden Spot Nursery www.garden-spot.com 360 676-5480 Joe’s Gardens www.joesgardens.com 360 671-7639

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1. Turner Studio 4682 Wynn Rd Features:

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The studio was originally built as a feed store, adjacent to Robert’s Store, in the late 1920s, on the corner of Highway 99 and Rural Avenue. The country store and feed store were moved to their current resting place, a mile down Rural Avenue, in the early 1960s, to make way for I-5. The country store is now the Turner’s home, next door to the studio. This project converted an old ailing detached outbuilding into Turners Photographic’s showroom, photo studio and offices. Adaptations and A-1 Builders saw this project as a great opportunity to build on the historic character and meet modern needs. Clearly the greenest aspect of this project was the saving, upgrading and re-purposing of an older building.

2. Deep Green 2930 Birchwood Ave Features:

•100% rain catchment •Net zero energy construction •Composting toilets •Urban agriculture •Radiant heat •Living roof •No toxic materials •Reclaimed lumber The Birch Case Study House was developed using the Living Building Challenge, the most stringent building certification in the world, as a guide for Dan Welch and family. As building designer, Dan wanted to learn firsthand how to implement today’s most innovative building strategies to create a net zero energy and water home. The primary goal was to have a sustainable home for this family, but equally important was to identify the successes, failures, difficulties and pitfalls when designing, permitting and constructing deep green buildings.

Beyond the goals, this house has proved to be successful at demonstrating a number of pathways towards living buildings.

Team:

• A-1 Builders • Adaptations • Gary’s Plumbing and Heating • Peetoom Excavation • Environmental Pest Control

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Team:

• Bundle Design • Tretwold Construction • Spectrum Plumbing • Esary Roofing • JT Muenscher

Team:

• Kulshan Community Land Trust • Greg Robinson Architect • Cascade Joinery • Molly Maguire Landscape Architecture

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• Chuckanut Builders • [bundle] design studio • Molly Maguire Landscape Architecture • Bourne Engineering • Renew Wood

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4. Rambler Revamp

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2937 Lafayette St

•Materials made to last •Native landscaping •Energy efficiency •Water efficiency •Affordability Kulshan Community Land Trust’s three brand new homes sit on a desired infill lot adjacent to Squalicum Creek Park and the Bay to Baker Trail. These homes were designed by Greg Robinson Architect, AIA and built by Cascade Joinery to meet Evergreen Sustainable Development Standards (ESDS). Features include super-efficient building envelope, Hardie Plank siding, Energy Star appliances, LED lighting, WaterSense labeled fixtures, and possibly Itek Energy solar panels to be installed by Ecotech. Landscaping designed by Molly Maguire Landscape Architecture includes native plants, existing mature trees, storage sheds, fenced garbage enclosure, and water permeable gravel walkways and parking.

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2507 Broadway

•Reuse •Raingarden •Passive & active solar •Energy efficiency •Reclaimed wood •Food production •Native landscapes Hank Kastner and Karen Kucker wanted to create a home that would be comfortable, save money and reflect their values for living lightly. This required a major remodel that included a deep energy retrofit, updating the layout, remodeling the interior and creating beautiful landscape. Chuckanut Builders, the general contractor, used a collaborative design process to ensure all of the owner’s goals were met. The annual saving from the deep energy retrofit and solar production credit, along with a federal tax credit, Community Energy Challenge incentive and Puget Sound Energy rebate make the simple payback period about 17 years.

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8. Getting HIP 3012 Haggin St Features:

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The Sennett’s goal was to design a mosaic of Low Impact Development solutions for on-site stormwater management and rainwater re-use that added to the aesthetic value of the house and landscape. Projects include removing nearly 1500 sq ft of lawn and replaced it with native garden beds and berms around the backyard of the property. Not only is this area low maintenance and beautiful, it reduces phosophous runoff as well. There is one main infiltration trench that captures nearly 50 percent of the house roof area, and helps remove phosphorus from more than 1,000 square feet of lawn area. The rainwater harvesting tanks catch rainwater from 50 percent of the roof area on the house.

Team:

• NW Rain Solutions • City of Bellingham

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•Fountain Construction •Plantas Nativa •Northwest Chip and Grind

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•Local vendors •Giveaways •Games & prizes 210 E Laurel St •Food truck In the Alley District •Activities for kids Near Plantas Nativa •Beer garden starts at noon!

New this year! Saturday only! Join us as we host the Sustainable

Living Festival. This festival will feature businesses, products and services to help you bring your sustainable values home. Attendees will see offerings for energy improvements, water-reuse and efficiency, urban farming tools, products and service, native landscape plants and installers, green builders and products, and much more. Don’t miss your opportunity to ask the experts your questions, obtain special pricing and win prizes. Purchase your native plants at Plantas Nativa on Saturday, and they will donate 15% to Sustainable Connections!

7. Native Solutions 5115 E North St Rain Garden Features:

•Reduces pollution •Protects from flooding •Improves drainage •Provides wildlife habitat •Eliminates need for irrigation •Watershed friendly The Hayes’ enjoy a large lot overlooking Lake Whatcom. To make the most of their land, they created large gardens to produce fresh, organic food. Despite their efforts, much of the garden area was wet making gardening difficult. In order to reduce their environmental impact, Jan Hayes worked with the City of Bellingham to plan a large 500 square foot raingarden, capturing 91% of onsite stormwater and reducing phosphorous and other pollutants in Lake Whatcom. This raingarden was coupled with xeriscapelandscaping and gardening in ways that reduce or eliminate the need for supplemental water from irrigation. The Hayes enjoy the aesthetics of their raingarden and the native habitat for local flora and fauna.

6. The Powerhouse 2515 St Paul St

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•Heat pump •Solar •Structurally insulated panels •Solar hot water •Reclaimed materials “The Powerhouse” produces enough power in a year to power itself and two electric cars! After working in Seattle building net zero energy homes, Ted Clifton wanted to build one for himself and his family. By sharing in the cost of the land with friends, they were able to make their dream affordable. By utilizing smart design and construction, this house was built for $420,000 including everything from design to final inspection. Already a net producer of power, they have a credit on their power bill. Thanks to electric cars they have a very tiny gas bill.

Once their water cisterns are in place, they are hoping to be net zero on electricty and water!

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The Imagine this! Home & Landscape Tour and Festival are projects of the Green Building Smart Growth Program at Sustainable Connections.

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• Align Build • Mt Vernon Building Center • Coast Construction • Modern Interiors • Textures and Tile

9. Toward Zero Energy 609 Chuckanut Dr

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•Small footprint •Passive House design •Double wall construction •Heat pump dryer •Efficient design •Green materials This super-insulated home, inspired by many of the Passive House benchmarks, was designed to minimize the separation between outside and in. From the large windows at the entry, you can look through the house’s main living areas to the ridgeline and ocean views on the other side.

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• Building Design Services • Erin Landscaping

An impressive thermal envelope, Cascadia triple pane fiberglass windows and complete six sided air barrier make it possible to heat this 2000 square foot home using a single 15,000 BTU mini split heat pump. With an extremely efficient heat pump water heater and heat pump clothes dryer, LED lighting throughout, and a compact, naturally lit floor plan, the house is designed to achieve net zero status once the roof top solar array is installed.

10. Fragrance Falls Community 688 Chuckanut Dr

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•Solar •Small homes •Community sharing •Gardens On the tour of this special pocket community of 25 years, you’ll see a tight knit group of families who have adjoining properties, connected by private trails and the Interurban to make it a truly “walkable” community. They have a long history sharing tools, vehicles, pets and child care and are honored to share this with the larger community. On the tour you’ll see five unique homes and beautiful, established gardens and grounds with connecting trails. Unique features include an 80’ waterfall, yoga deck, brick labyrinth, micro-hydro system, trout pond, living roof, rainwater catchment systems, recycled material, a tiny guest cottage and other delights. There will be more information at each of the stops including an artist’s home gallery and studio, a book lover’s home, a craftsman style home with herbal clinic and a 900 sq.ft. woodland beauty.

Tour Passport:

PASSPORT Pick up your passport at any of the tour stops. Collect 8 or more stamps to be entered to win a FREE home energy assessment through the Community Energy Challenge, a service valued at $600. Just hand in your passport to a tour volunteer at your last stop and you’ll automatically be entered in our drawing.

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Businesses advertised on this page have helped create unique homes and creative landscapes on this year’s Imagine This!

Home and Landscape Tour. Check out their innovative work and let them know you saw their projects on the tour!

Nurseries Continued Kent’s Garden & Nursery www.kentsgardenandnursery.com 360 384-4433 Rebecca’s Flower Shoppe www.rebeccasflowershoppe.com 360 715-3066 WSU Whatcom County Extension www.whatcom.wsu.edu 360 676-6736

Painting & Plumbing Community Strength Painters www.communitystrengthpainters.com 360 733-8597 Earth Craft Painters www.earthcraftpainting.com 360 305-9272 Favinger Plumbing Inc www.favingerplumbing.com 360 676-1774 Gary’s Plumbing and Heating, LLC www.garys-plumbing.com 360 734-9700 Spectrum Plumbing And Heating www.spectrumPandH.com 360 739-9207 Sullivan Plumbing www.sullivanplumbing.net 360 734-6440

Real Estate & Property Management Barkley Company www.barkleyvillage.com 360 671-6450

Blossom Management Corporation www.blossommanagement.com 360 738-8088 Cerise Noah, Real Estate Broker with Windermere www.cerisenoah.mywindermere.com 360 393-5826 Danne Neill, Independent Real Estate Agent, The Muljat Group www.danneneill.com 360 303-4428

Daylight Properties www.daylightproperties.net 360 734-6600 Debbie Biery, Broker, eXp Realty www.debbiebiery.com 360 223-2341 Fairway Mortgage / Marie Bjornson, CPA www.wa-mortgage.com 360 676-9600 Jeff Braimes, Realtor www.braimes.com 360 961-6496 Misty Mountains Realty, LLC www.mmragent.com 360 599-2200 Peoples Bank www.peoplesbank-wa.com 360 354-4044 Saratoga Commercial Real Estate www.saratogacom.com 360 676-4866 Skagit Bank www.skagitbank.com 360 543-7006 Sterling Real Estate Group www.sterlingrealestate.biz 360 756-0021 Whatcom Educational Credit Union, www.wecu.com 360 676-1168 Whatcom Land Title Co www.whatcomtitle.com 360 676-8484

Recycling & Waste Management Sanitary Service Company www.ssc-inc.com 360 734-3490 Scrap-It www.scrapitwa.com 360 734-1112 Sound Shredding & Recycling www.soundrecycling.com 360 733-7932

Renewable Energy Banner Power Solutions www.bannerpowersolutions.com 360 941-8678 Ecotech Energy Systems, LLC www.ecotechenergy.com 360 318-7646 Fire Mountain Solar LLC www.firemountainsolar.com 360 422-5610 Itek Energy www.itekenergy.com 360 647-9531 Western Solar Inc. www.westernsolarinc.com 360 746-0859

Rental Services

Birch Equipment Rental & Sales www.birchequipment.com 360 734-5717 Fountain Rental & Leasing Co. www.fountainmotor.com 360 733-7420