Blog
-
We did it! We are complete.
We are excited to announce that all of our homes have been built and occupied! We welcome with open arms the lack of construction here in our village. Check here for news about any available units in the future.
- Clearwater Commons from the Air
-
Clearwater Commons Building New Units
After our last two units sold, we are now starting construction of 3 bedroom units on our choice lots. These are the greenest, most energy efficient homes in Snohomish County.
- Clearwater Commons is featured in the Everett Herald
- Unit for Sale! Come See it During the Green Home Tour 4/30
-
Construction has started on Unit 13!
Check out the pictures of the new construction at the Commons! One is even a time lapse of the framing of the first floor walls and the pin pile foundations.
-
Clearwater Commons Going 'Built Green'
Although the Clearwater Commons has always exceeded in its green building and site standards, for our next units we are going Built Green. What does this mean?
-
Commons' PV Array Can Support 3 Electric Cars
A couple of years ago, the Clearwater Commons installed a 9.2 kW solar PV array on the roof of a shared building.
- Green Home Tour & Free Workshops 2014
-
What's Up at the Commons
The warming temperatures, rain and turn of the season has things popping UP all over the place at the Commons. Frogs music's turned up loud through both day and night.
-
Spring Orchard Project!
There's a lovely spot just west of the shop where we are building an orchard garden.
-
Energy Cost of Unit #5
We’ve been living at the Commons for almost a year and I’ve been curious how energy efficient our house really is.
-
Yellow Brain Fungus, Water Ouzel & Snowberries
After many hours of rain, North Creek was overflowing its banks again, although it was not as high as it was a few weeks ago.
-
The Salmon Return
We recently heard that salmon were spotted in North Creek downstream from the Commons in Bothell.
-
The Clearwater Commons Story: Turning Low Impact Development into Positive Impact Development
This is the story of a growth management policy wonk turned developer. It is a high anxiety story of a successful effort to build one of the most comprehensive green low impact developments (LID) in the Puget Sound area - through some of the laws I helped to create.