Peak Sustainability Group

It's been almost two whirlwind weeks since Peak joined MFA. We have a great office space that I call the 'hive' since we're all very busy with projects we brought from Peak and projects we're getting assigned to with MFA. Keep us in mind as you look ahead to your project needs. We are part of a great company with the expertise and the capacity to back up your projects and initiatives.

Peak Sustainability joins Maul Foster & Alongi effective October 2024 We are excited to announce that Peak Sustainability has joined Maul Foster & Alongi, Inc. (MFA), a leading Pacific Northwest multidisciplinary firm. This acquisition reflects our mutual and ongoing commitment to environmental stewardship and sustainable business practices. Our partnership enables us to expand services, offer enhanced capabilities, and deliver more integrated services for clients across the Pacific Northwest. Founded in 2011, Peak has been a pioneer in helping public agencies and businesses with climate change planning, clean energy adoption, ecosystem protection, and organizational sustainability. Our innovative approach has earned us a reputation for delivering measurable results to a diverse range of clients in local and state governments, tribes, ports, transportation authorities, educational entities, businesses, and the nonprofit sector. Peak Founder, David Roberts, has this to say: "After thirteen years of dedicated growth and development, we are delighted to join MFA, a highly respected employee-owned consulting firm. Our shared values and unwavering commitment to exceptional client service make this collaboration a natural fit. This acquisition also presents excellent opportunities for us and our talented team. With an established MFA office in Bellingham, we will continue to serve clients across the Pacific Northwest.” "We are thrilled to welcome Peak Sustainability to MFA,” said MFA President Steve Taylor. “Their skilled team and company expertise perfectly complement our mission to drive innovation and build communities while ensuring that we leave a positive impact on the environment. We look forward to working together to help our clients and communities create a sustainable future.”  About Peak Sustainability Group  Learn more at www.peaksustainability.com.  About Maul Foster & Alongi, Inc.  Maul Foster & Alongi is a multidisciplinary consulting firm based in the Pacific Northwest, providing environmental, planning, engineering, GIS and data analysis, communications, and health and safety services. Founded in 1996, MFA is 100% employee-owned and has expanded to include 140 staff across nine Pacific Northwest offices. MFA works with a variety of industries, including public agencies, forest products, solid waste, food processing, and heavy industry, offering tailored solutions to complex environmental and community challenges. Learn more at www.maulfoster.com.

Are you passionate about sustainability or working in the field? Don’t miss our upcoming Sustainability Social Hour—a casual, quarterly networking event where folks in and around Whatcom County passionate about sustainability gather to connect, share ideas, and enjoy a local beer garden. This free event is all-ages and dog-friendly, so feel free to bring your family and furry friends! This event is co-hosted by Sustainable Connections , RE Sources, and Peak Sustainability Group #Sustainability #Networking #Climate #Environment #Jobs #BellinghamEvents #Whatcom #Skagit #IslandCounty #GreenCommunity #SupportLocal

Peak is represented by our co-owners, David and Allison Roberts at the AWC's Annual Conference in Vancouver, WA this week. They've gone on several tours and learned about the revitalization and funding of cities, and the City of Vancouver, Washington's efforts in #sustainabletransportation. It's wonderful to be back to conferences where we can attend in person and have conversations with colleagues about their mutual concerns, challenges, and solutions!  #WAcities2024 #WashingtonCities #municipalinnovations #sustainablecommunities

This could be a big step towards unlocking funding for projects that make communities more resilient in the face of extreme heat and smoke events.🔥 This would be especially welcome in Washington state, where prior to the 2021 heat dome, just "53 percent of households...used some form of air conditioning," one of the lowest rates in the country, second only to Alaska. (https://lnkd.in/gPbh4XcJ). Communities reliant on open windows for cooling are especially vulnerable to health hazards when extreme heat and wildfire smoke events coincide. #climatefunding #extremeheat #heatdome #wildfiresmoke #naturaldisasters #climatechange #climateresilience #climateadaptation

How does a country address the relocation of people who can no longer live in lowland areas or the islands of their ancestors? An entire island will be rendered unlivable because permanent flooding of their homes from rising sea levels. It's not the last, but it is the first. See what Panama is doing to relocate them to new residences. While this addresses the human need for safe shelter, what will this mean for their way of life, community cohesion, and future economic prospects? https://lnkd.in/gkpg2CNf

Trees are sending "a silent distress signal... A warning written in wood." Trees don't lie when the chronology of their tree rings shows the impact of drought due to changes in climate. The rings show the effects of weather conditions each year, but the rings over time point to changes in climate. It's a fascinating study area similar to those done with ice cores that also point to our planet's changing climate over time - especially since the Industrial Revolution.

Join us and our friends at Sustainable Connections and RE Sources for our next Bellingham Sustainability Social Hour event on Tuesday, June 18th, from 5-7pm. #networking #sustainability #climateaction #sustainabilityprofessionals

How can clean, quiet wind energy be harnessed and incorporated into our infrastructure and natural landscape without massive wind turbines? New York-based designer, Joe Doucet, tackled that challenge with a new concept: a Wind Fence. This fence uses modular vertical wind turbines to capture wind energy. The key is to maximize energy production on-site, not in a non-centralized manner. When eight helical blades operating simultaneously are precisely arranged, the 14-foot long Wind Fence generates about 2,200 kilowatts of energy annually. The Wind Fence doesn't try to match the energy output of a single 400 or 500-foot tall wind turbine. The Wind Fence applies a concept known as distributed energy generation. It's similar to incorporating solar panels onto a rooftop. But it mitigates the huge expense and energy loss of centralized generating systems that require swaths of land devoted to huge transmission lines. Instead, energy generation is close to where it's needed. Solutions like this one are more resilient too. Just imagine how hotels, corporate buildings, real estate firms, and institutional building owners could incorporate this into their design with renewable energy generation in mind as well as pleasing aesthetics and public optics. https://lnkd.in/dgjuHQGR

💵 Of this $40 million, $1,317,042 will be coming to the City of Bellingham and Whatcom County to support electrification of homes and businesses! ☀ It's great to see this Climate Commitment Act funding coming to our community and many others across the state to help folks protect against extreme temperatures and reduce emissions, especially as summer approaches. 🗺 At Peak, we've helped communities, businesses, and other organizations chart their course to a more sustainable future, and identify funding sources like this to make it happen. ➡ How ready is your organization for climate change and sustainability? Get your questions answered by selecting "Get Started" on our website! #electrification #climatechange #climatefunding #climatecommitmentact