Consultant Notes from the Field: Climate Action Planning

BERK is working with local communities to develop Climate Elements as required by HB 1181.

BERK workMichele Eakins-TeSelleOctober 10, 2023lisa, conference, climate, ben, casey, jessie, benh, ben h, stefanie

What We're Working On - March 2023

2023 is off to a great start! Building off a busy end of year, we're working on impactful local and statewide policy issues, including transportation, affordable housing, municipal finance, and land use planning.

BERK workMichele Eakins-TeSelleMarch 15, 2023allegra, brian, lisa, andrew, kevinr, adam, benh, ben, casey, chloe, dawn, haydeb, jessie, josh, julia, kamal, katherine, lisaj, maddie, maria, michele, michelle, oliver, stefanie, sabrina, trish, yasir, katherine c

Redmond wins Mayor's Conference Climate Protection Award

BERK and the City of Redmond recently completed a Climate Vulnerability Risk Assessment as part of the City’s Comprehensive Plan Update for 2024. The project received an Honorable Mention - Small Cities Category at the U.S. Conference of Mayors’ 90th Meeting.

BERK workMichele Eakins-TeSelleAugust 2, 2022lisa, planning, climate change, comprehensive plan, redmond, kizz, kp feat, ben

BERK Analyzes Kirkland's Business Competitiveness

BERK analyzed the comparative costs of new development for representative development types, as well as the costs of establishing a new business for representative business profiles, for Kirkland and four neighboring jurisdictions: Bellevue, Bothell, Issaquah, and Redmond.

BERK work, Our clientsBen SilverDecember 17, 2018ben, jessie, brian, economic development, tax burden, economic impact

BERK Delivers Early Learning Community Assessment for PSESD

BERK recently delivered an Early Learning Community Assessment for the Puget Sound Educational Service District, to the great pleasure of the PSESD team.

BERK workBen SilverAugust 9, 2018PSESD, Education, kevinr, data, analytics, early learning, community assessment, tool, excel, modeling, ben

BERK turns 30!

In July 2018, BERK celebrated 30 years in business! We were joined at our office by friends, family, partners, and clients - many of whom we’ve had relationships with for decades.

Annual BERK Retreat 2018

BERK attended our annual Retreat May 17-18 at IslandWood on Bainbridge Island. This was our first time at IslandWood as a team and we loved the space and the integration of outdoor learning spaces and communal facilities!

Ben Silver: Three Questions, Three Answers

Learn about Ben Silver, Associate at BERK.

Just for funBen SilverMay 1, 2018ben, blog, music, PNW