Seattle-Bellevue area No. 6 on list of smallest carbon footprint
There is an article in the Seattle Times that reviews a study done in 2005 which states Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue is ranked number six as lowest carbon emissions per capita. I’m not sure why the study is three years old and just being released now. The article goes on to state that “Seattle draws its energy primarily […]
Keilhauer Junior “Green” Office Chairs
I’ve finally got a little time to write about my office chair. While out shopping for new office furniture, I had my sights set on a Herman Miller Aeron. The same kind of chair that I used to sit on back when I was working for “the man”. I had been looking around for a […]
Puget Sound Business Journal discusses "Office Suites Providers adding Value by Going Green"
On page 7 of the May 23-29, 2008 edition of the Puget Sound Business Journal, Thinkspace is highlighted as a new Eastside executive office suite. The PSBJ commercial real estate reporter Jeanne Lang Jones tells the story of Thinkspace how we are seeking LEED silver certification, how we used HEPA filters to control dust during demolition and […]
Big business, small footprint.
Thinkspace offers big business benefits to companies of all sizes and operate their business with a small footprint. To us, a small footprint means operating your business in office space that was designed with sustainability in mind. Your company name does not have to be “Dell, General Electric, Google, Wal-Mart, Procter & Gamble, Ford, Microsoft, […]
Our approach to how we named our business “thinkspace”
After we had written the business plan we started to brainstorm company names. Initially, we came up with direct, descriptive, on-target names like “Redmond Executive Offices”, “Redmond Office Space”, and “Redmond Executive Suites” but these names lacked any imagination and were downright boring. I just could not see myself or any other person that we […]
Occupancy Sensors Reduce Commercial Light Fixture Energy Consumption
Every private office has an occupancy sensor in our newly built out Thinkspace office. Our goal is to reduce energy consumption by more than 30% for the space that we occupy. We installed commercial light fixtures with higher performance ballast and lamps. That alone should help us get to the 30% energy savings. In addition […]
Recycled Glass Counter for our Commercial Lobby Desk
The Thinkspace main lobby desk has been built and installed. In addition to having a professional appearance we wanted our lobby to make a statement about sustainability. To gather ideas, we went to Ecohaus and looked at different types of materials and decided we wanted to showcase beautiful sustainable materials. We used a gorgeous Vetrazzo […]
“Green” Commercial Eco-Carpet
For our commercial tenant improvement project we chose to go with a “green” carpet. The critical things to look for when picking a commercial grade environmentally sustainable carpet is 1) what is the carpet top made of; 2) what is the backing material made of; 3) what type of adhesives will be used. Carpet Top: […]
Green Festival Seattle 2008
This weekend Seattle is hosting Green Festival 2008 at the Washington State Convention Center. According to the Seattle-PI, at least 20,000 and up to 30,000 people will attend this event this weekend. I took my family to the event on Saturday . The weather outside was about 80 degrees and it was probably the best […]
Why is indoor air quality in offices important?
We have put a lot of focus on air quality for our executive office suites build-out. Early on in our design process we decided to use either a low or no-VOC paint. Yes, it’s good for the environment (reduces smog and ozone pollution) but even more important it is good for your health. “VOCs” are […]