Press Release
KCTS 9 Receives Prestigious Kresge Grant: $100,000 Payment to Assist in the Development of an Environmentally Sustainable Facility
SEATTLE — 10.29.2009 — KCTS 9 has received a $100,000 award from The Kresge Foundation‘s Green Building Initiative (GBI). Funds from this grant will allow KCTS 9 to plan a high-performing LEED building through necessary renovations to its 23-year-old facility. The grant will also enable the station to explore a Living Building Challenge addition to its current facility.
KCTS 9 was one of only seven organizations to receive a GBI planning grant from among 114 applicants nationwide. In making the award, The Kresge Foundation stated, "We were impressed by [KCTS 9’s] plans and commitment to developing an environmentally sustainable facility."
Maureen Scott, KCTS 9 Grants and Foundations Manager, describes the grant as "an especially rewarding recognition of the work to which KCTS 9 is committed, both in and with the community." Adds Maurice "Moss" Bresnahan, KCTS 9 President and CEO, "We want to be a leader by example in the nonprofit world, demonstrating how organizations can move to environmentally sustainable practices that are also economically sustainable and represent the wisest possible stewardship of our donors’ investments in KCTS 9 and our community. We are especially honored to be among this fall’s list of awardees, and to have received one of the final grants in The Kresge Foundation’s Green Building Initiative."
Located on the northeast corner of Seattle Center, the station is intent on contributing to the vitality of the city’s urban core and the Center’s vision to transform their campus into the nation’s premier urban park. Prior to applying to The Kresge Foundation, KCTS 9 joined the Seattle Climate Partnership and with their guidance, completed a Carbon Footprint Calculator. With a 55-year legacy of telling the most important stories in areas including science and nature, ecology and the environment, KCTS 9 is well-positioned to implement and document environmental practices throughout its operations.
Beth Savage, KCTS 9 Vice President of Development, noted the importance of planning funds, explaining, "The Kresge Foundation award is restricted to costs such as energy analysis and modeling, and ecological site planning for water management. The grant enables the station both to effectively plan changes, and, because this is a three-year grant, provides the opportunity to communicate with our public in concrete terms exactly how we intend to contribute to the sustainability of the environment we all share."
KCTS 9 would like to recognize the design team who contributed countless hours of time and expertise to translate KCTS 9’s sustainability goals into a buildable form: Mithun, WSP Flack + Kurtz, Chris Webb & Associates, Swenson Say Fagét, Roen Associates and the Seattle Climate Partnership.
For more information, please contact Daphne Adair at 206.443.6791 (office), 206.599.9435 (cell) or dadair@KCTS9.org.
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The KCTS 9 mission is to improve the quality of life in the communities we serve by providing meaningful programming on air, online and in the community that informs, involves and inspires.
This is a copy of KCTS 9’s press release. View the original press release here.
About Mithun
Mithun is a leading sustainable design practice that creates lasting places for people. The firm’s innovative and collaborative spirit encompasses architecture, landscape architecture, interior design, urban planning, and ecology — a multidisciplinary approach that integrates nature, technology and design. Mithun’s commitment to sustainability extends to mixed-use, corporate, commercial, residential, civic, science and technology, higher education, retail, senior living, and environmental learning. mithun.com
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- Early coneptual rendering of renovation and possible addition (1MB jpg) Credit: Rendering by Mithun
