Skanska Taps Forterra for Carbon Neutral Goal
Skanska in Seattle to become first US construction company to offset year-long construction operations emissions through Forterra’s Evergreen Carbon Capture Tree Planting Program
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An interview with Forterra modular prototype designer and architect Omar Degan
Interview by Kevin Max Omar Degan, 31, was born in Italy and studied architecture at the Politecnico di Torino and the Chinese University of Hong Kong. He works in Mogadishu, where he has been since 2017, focusing on reconstruction work
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Rep. Smith Secures Over $8 Million For Community Projects in the 9th District
Representative Adam Smith (D-Wash.) announced the successful inclusion of $8,148,000 million in the FY 2022 House appropriations bills for ten community projects in the 9th District.
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House Appropriations Committee Advances New Federal Funding to Support Affordable Housing & Jobs on Tacoma’s Hilltop
Kilmer Led Effort to Ensure Appropriations Committee Approved $4.5 Million in Federal Funding for Two Projects
Forterra CEO Michelle Connor navigates tricky — and often contentious — landscapes
Michelle has been at the helm of Forterra since 2018 but has been with the organization for 28 years, most of her professional career.
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Land conservancy buys land to protect Lake Serene Trail
Forterra says it closed last month on its purchase of land near Gold Bar from Weyerhaeuser. SEATTLE — A Seattle-based land conservancy has purchased 0.3 square miles of land from a timber company to preserve the popular Lake Serene Trail.
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Lake Serene trail permanently preserved with land purchase
Forterra purchased 190 acres of land in September to permanently preserve a popular hiking trail near Index, Wash. Editor’s note: The attached video originally aired August 16, 2017 when Forterra learned the Lake Serene trail was in jeopardy. Land conservancy
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Land conservancy Forterra buys 190 acres to permanently protect Lake Serene Trail
The hiking trail, east of the town of Gold Bar, travels through thick timber to Lake Serene, a spot at the foot of Mount Index. Seattle-based land conservancy Forterra closed last month on its purchase of 190 acres of land
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Fear of flooding has Washington town mulling a move
The mayor of Hamilton, Washington wants to up and move the town center to avoid future flooding. Hamilton, Washington has a history with floods that runs nearly as deep as the town itself. Founded in 1877, it’s first major flood
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The natural legacy we leave to future generations shouldn’t be part of the D.C. political scrum
Protecting our land and water used to be above politics. It should be again. Iroquois wisdom held that we should think ahead seven generations. Today, too often, we seem challenged to think ahead even one. The consequences fall not only
