Our Mission
Green Buildings Now is working for a just transition to a fossil-fuel-free Seattle by partnering with leaders of historically marginalized communities, funding the installation of non-polluting electric energy systems in buildings, and raising awareness of the need to end the use of gas and oil in all homes and commercial buildings
“It turns out that communities are the most important force that allows humans to weather great storms, literally and metaphorically. The climate crisis will intensify, but our communities will continue to rise — because they were always standing.”
—Christine E. Nieves Rodriguez, All We Can Save: Truth, Courage and Solutions for the Climate Crisis
Our Leadership Team (Join US!)
Patrick Barredo
Elizabeth Dickinson
Cindy Ervin
Keith Ervin
Kelley Howard
Nora Langan
Christian Roehr
Nancy Maranville
Ben Pfeiffer
Paul Finley
Sharon Victor
Linda Zaugg
Carol Nelson
Project partners
(Your group can be one, too!)
Bet Alef Meditative Synagogue
Faith Action Climate Team
Kavana Cooperative Dayenu Circle
Prospect United Church of Christ Social & Environmental Justice Ministry Team
Seattle First Baptist Church
Seattle Insight Meditation Society Climate Action Group
South Seattle Climate Action Network
University Unitarian Church Climate Action Team
Thank You
Treeline Foundation for its generous Financial Support
Seattle First Baptist Church for handling Contributions and Payments
Paul Finley and Christian Roehr for maintaining our Web Site with Editing and Design
Marie Bouassi for her Art
The Green Buildings Now project offers an opportunity to make an investment in fossil-fuel emission reduction in the city while supporting the efforts of a limited income community to develop a Resilience Hub in service to its members. I am glad to provide some small service to enable their work
— Sharon Victor, retired commercial insurance broker, and member of the Climate Action Team at University Unitarian Church
A brief description of our project
Green Buildings Now aims to address two related moral imperatives: curbing greenhouse gas emissions and bringing justice to communities that have suffered disproportionate harm from the use of fossil fuels.
Our first commitment is to bring the benefits of clean energy to the four buildings of the South Beacon Hill Resilience Hub, on the campus of Bethany United Church of Christ. The Resilience Hub, which houses nonprofit community service and advocacy organizations, will continue to provide services year-round and will be prepared to meet community needs in an emergency.
We are raising funds to weatherize the buildings and replace oil and gas energy systems with clean electric systems such as heat pumps. This will mean cleaner air and lower utility bills for campus partner groups led by people of color.