Setting a new standard for community spaces, building restoration, and whole-building efficiency.
Catch up on BetterBricks and the University of Washington Integrated Design Lab-hosted webinar covering the Metropole Project—a set of 19th-century buildings reimagined as a vibrant, sustainable hub for community, culture, and collaboration.
Led by the Satterberg Foundation, the project embodies a commitment to revitalizing Seattle’s Pioneer Square neighborhood by creating a positive space where nonprofits, art, and events converge. The webinar featuring the building owner and design team as they share the project’s vision, challenges, and integrated design strategies.
These webinar is ideal for architects, mechanical engineers, building owners and managers, and sustainability professionals interested in adaptive reuse, deep energy retrofits, and whole-building integrated design.
📷: Doug Walker
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