http://bullitt.org Site News daily 1 2008-07-03T00:56:03Z http://bullitt.org/news/bullitt-foundation-board-member-honored-for-lifetime-achievements The International Cosmos Prize has been awarded to Estella Leopold. No publisher aknox 2010-07-27T16:53:24Z News Item http://bullitt.org/news/ecoadapt-and-island-press-are-pleased-to-announce-the-launch-of-cake-the-climate-adaptation-knowledge-exchange The Climate Adaptation Knowledge Exchange (CAKE) is a content rich online adaptation knowledge base and innovative community website for people working on environmental management issues in the face of climate change. No publisher aknox 2010-07-14T20:40:24Z News Item http://bullitt.org/news/ashoka-and-staples-launch-fourth-annual-global-youth-social-entrepreneur-competition Ashoka, a global community of leading social entrepreneurs, and Staples, Inc. have announced the launch of the fourth annual Staples/Ashoka Youth Social Entrepreneur Competition. No publisher aknox 2010-07-02T18:19:11Z News Item http://bullitt.org/news/2010-international-conservation-photography-awards The International Conservation Photography Awards (ICP Awards) is a premier worldwide photography event focused on conservation and the environment founded in 1997 by nature photographer and Seattle native Art Wolfe. More than 75 notable images will be on display from June 19 - September 6, 2010 at the Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture at the University of Washington, in Seattle. No publisher aknox 2010-06-21T17:07:24Z News Item http://bullitt.org/news/living-city-design-competition The International Living Building Institute has launched a global design competition which will award $125,000 in prizes. Select an existing city anywhere in the world and conceptually transform it through photo-realistic three-dimensional modeling and renderings. Submittals due February 1, 2011. No publisher aknox 2010-06-03T16:50:31Z News Item http://bullitt.org/news/the-bullitt-foundation-announces-plans-for-the-cascadia-center-for-sustainable-design-and-construction The Bullitt Foundation is spearheading a visionary effort to develop the Cascadia Center for Sustainable Design and Construction in Seattle's Central Area. The Center will be one of the nation’s first mid-rise commercial buildings to achieve “living building” status, a new benchmark for environmental sustainability. No publisher aknox 2010-03-18T18:59:43Z News Item http://bullitt.org/news/the-bullitt-foundation-announces-the-appointment-of-neelima-shah-as-program-officer-for-urban-ecology Seattle – The Bullitt Foundation today announced that Neelima Shah has been appointed as a Program Officer. Ms. Shah will oversee the Foundation’s Urban Ecology Program. No publisher aknox 2010-01-21T17:24:53Z News Item http://bullitt.org/news/council-approves-living-building-pilot-remakes-part-of-multi-family-code-2028new-standards-for-livability-sustainability-and-affordability-in-seattle-neighborhoods SEATTLE - Seattle City Council today adopted two pieces of legislation that will work to improve the livability, sustainability, and affordability of Seattle neighborhoods. The first ordinance creates a pilot project to allow for entirely self-sustaining green buildings in Seattle. No publisher aknox 2010-01-21T17:20:29Z News Item http://bullitt.org/news/open-letter-from-northwest-environmental-funders According to the Council on Foundations, foundations have reported declines in asset values that average 28%. Since foundation grantmaking budgets are often tied to the value of investment portfolios, many decreased giving in 2008 and are decreasing giving further in 2009. The impacts of this economic climate will be broad and deep, and the specific experiences of funders and the organizations they support will vary markedly. What does this mean for your organization? No publisher aknox 2009-02-20T01:19:01Z News Item