Bullitt Center is one of the greenest commercial building in the world. It is certified as a Living Building by International Living Building Institute because it meet the following requirements: producing as much energy as it uses in a year, capturing and treating rainwater for all its needs for at least 12 continuous months, and meeting rigorous standards for "Red List" compliant materials and for the quality of its indoor environment.
Bullitt Center uses only off-the-shelf products that any building project could choose, and is designed to bring all ideas about green building together. The Bullitt Center — instead of pursuing just net zero energy, net zero water, net zero carbon, composting toilets, toxic-free materials, an enticing stairway, 80+ percent day lighting using high-performance windows — chose all-of-the-above.
Bullitt Center is designed to last 250 years, and is fully leased. It is expected to perform over time at least as well as other fixed-income investments in the Bullitt Foundation’s portfolio. For owners looking to hold real estate for a longer period of time, such as governments, foundations, educational institutions or certain institutional investors, high-performance buildings like the Bullitt Center make economic sense today.
In 2016, Bullitt Center was reported to be 83 percent more energy efficient on average than the other commercial offices and buildings in Seattle. All of its power was from renewable energy.
Features of Bullitt Center can be seen at http://www.bullittcenter.org/building/building-features/