ECOTOPE NEWS
UW Architecture Students Visit Ecotope
University of Washington Architecture’s Sustainable Design Case Studies graduate seminar visited Ecotope on May 15th. They learned about our firm’s work in the building industry, from building design to equipment research to shaping regional policy around energy...
Westside School Gets an A for Energy Efficiency
We are reposting this news item with a link to the cover article From Church to School from the Winter 2017 issue of ASHRAE's High Performance Building magazine. Ecotope’s collaboration with SKL Architects has resulted in an impressive adaptive reuse of a West Seattle...
Ecotope Moves Downtown
Our new office is located on First Avenue in the historic Alaska Trade Building. The space features a new Ecotope-designed mechanical system, lovely interior design courtesy of Rice Fergus Miller, and amazing views of Mt Rainier, the port and Pike Place Market. We are...
Ecotope Part of Award Winning Energy Code Team
The Department of Energy honored five individuals with the Jeffrey A. Johnson award for their successful collaboration on the 2015 Washington State Energy Code amendments. The award was presented at the National Energy Codes Conference to Gary Nordeen, Washington...
Announcing New Leadership
Ecotope Inc. is pleased to announce that Jonathan Heller will now lead the company as President. Jonathan has been principal engineer and a board member since 2007. He began working at Ecotope in 1986, and developed the Engineering and Design group as a nationally...
Get Ready for DOAS
Ecotope’s teams contributed research and expertise to NEEA’s efforts to move the Washington State Code toward energy efficient solutions for Northwest climates. Using dedicated outdoor air systems in our climate will allow buildings to ventilate without expending...
Vote for Bellevue Youth Theater!
It's time for the Daily Journal of Commerce Building of the Year contest! DJC staffers have selected 10 new buildings in the Seattle area as candidates for the award. The list includes the Bellevue Youth Theater at Crossroads Park in Bellevue, for which Ecotope...
Apple Pie Champion
Charlotte Trelease finally won Ecopie, the semi-biannual pie baking contest, after her 5th attempt. The win is exceptional in several ways: she is the first female winner in a field dominated by men, this is the first win for the front desk staff and it was the first...
Issaquah Fire Station in the News
Jon Heller’s article on Issaquah Fire Station 72 titled “Here’s how we slashed one station’s energy use by 75%” appeared in the DJC yesterday. The article outlines how Ecotope successfully reduced energy use in this typically energy-intensive building by incorporating...
Stack House Wins Again
Congratulations to the Design Team for winning the 2015 National ASHRAE Technology Award First Place for Residential Buildings for Stack House a multifamily project with Vulcan & Runberg Architects. An innovative Reverse Cycle Chiller heat pump system in the...