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Port of Bremerton’s Laura Melrose Completes

Olympic College Sustainable Building Advisor Course

Bremerton (WA) – The Port of Bremerton is pleased to announce the recent certification of Laura Melrose, Port Special Projects Assistant, as the Port's first Sustainable Building Advisor.   Ms. Melrose completed the Olympic College Sustainable Building Advisor course and is now certified to identify and discuss the key practices of sustainable building practices; apply LEED, Built Green and other relevant criteria or established guidelines to Port projects; analyze the costs and benefits of incorporating sustainable building measures; and work with architects, designers, builders, building operators and utilities to improve a building’s performance.

Ms. Melrose's initiative, along with the support of the Port of Bremerton is in keeping with the Port's re-emphasis on commitment to sustainable business practices and will help the Port incorporate sustainable building principles in all future projects.