Sustainability tsar Steve Nicholas on people, the economy, and the environment
Sustainable design is the art of delicately balancing the needs and health of the economy, community, and environment. And it’s the concern of Steve Nicholas, the director of the city’s Offi ce of Sustainability and Environment.
The goals of the organization are broad: increasing the urban tree canopy, strengthening communities, leading Seattle and other cities in meeting the Kyoto Protocol target of reducing climate pollution by 7 percent by 2012, and encouraging building practices that sustain the health of the occupant and the environment. ...