Paul Dedyo, Thimble Creek Team Member

Paul Dedyo, PE, LEED Accredited Professional

Paul Dedyo is a professional engineer and LEED accredited professional with 15 years of experience in utility and stormwater design. Paul has maintained a focus throughout his
career on creating sustainable design solutions by exploring holistic alternatives to conventional engineering practices. To effectively treat stormwater in a more natural way, Paul’s designs emulate the natural environment and keep stormwater treatment visible above ground, instead of contained in pipes that carry pollutants to our waterways. This approach creates functional, attractive and environmentally sensitive stormwater projects.

Paul is adept at working collaboratively by combining the contributions of team members to create cohesive solutions that integrate the best ideas and practices into final design. While each project presents unique challenges, Paul draws stakeholders together to develop site-specific solutions that are practical, constructible, innovative and integrated with their natural environment. Each collaboration brings together the owner’s goals, aesthetic sensitivities, and the stakeholder’s input to create sustainable community infrastructure.

The High Point Redevelopment project for the Seattle Housing Authority is a prime example of the interesting community projects that Paul has been involved with. The project included community buildings, privately developed mixed income sale units, as well as rental units. The project redeveloped a 120-acre low-income housing development within the watershed of Longfellow Creek and re-integrated the access to and from the street grid and surrounding neighborhoods. Paul worked closely with Seattle Public Utilities and Seattle’s Department of Planning and Development to produce prototype details and design standards for bioretention swales conveying stormwater and providing water quality treatment and flow control during small storm events. The successful incorporation of this natural drainage system within the context of a traditional right of way with curb, gutter and sidewalk has gained international attention. The project featured the first porous concrete public street in Seattle as part of Seattle’s Pilot Street Edge Alternatives Project Program. The development experienced high sales and cultured a sense of pride in the residents. Working together, the design team, the owner, and the community raised awareness and reduced impacts to our environment.

Sample Green Projects

• Gateway Green Streets, Master Plan, Portland, OR
• High Point Redevelopment, Seattle, WA
• Pierce County Environmental Learning Center, University Place, WA
• Kitsap County Administration Building, Port Orchard, WA
• Seattle Civic Center Complex, Seattle, WA
• Merrill Hall Center for Urban Horticulture, Seattle, WA
• 2008 BES Stormwater Management Manual Revision support, Portland, OR
• Numerous pilot projects with Seattle Public Utilities, WA