I recently read an article in the Sustainable Business Oregon section of the Portland Business Journal about a community center in North Portland being built under the Living Building Challenge guidelines. I was instantly intrigued. I hopped on the web and began learning more about the Living Building Challenge – and what a challenge it is! Upon a cursory review of the Challenge standard’s outline, its about 50 pages, I noticed...Read the rest of this entry »
The Washington County Cultural Coalition recently awarded approximately $47,000 to 25 different art, heritage and cultural organizations in Tigard, Tualatin, Sherwood, Hillsboro and Beaverton, for projects beginning in July 2010 through June 2011. The Times reported that 10 of the grants were to first-time recipients. The grants are $1,000 to $2,000 and can sometimes be thought of as ”seed” money. Receiving a grant can allow a small organization to add programming or events that will attract larger donors, publicity...Read the rest of this entry »
A construction/recycling trend called deconstruction – not the literary term – is continuing to grow and could have a significant impact on remodelers and builders as sustainable building practices make gains in the priority of considering community development and building projects. As early as 1999 the EPA defined deconstruction as “the process of selectively and systematically disassembling buildings that would otherwise be demolished to generate a supply of materials suitable for reuse...Read the rest of this entry »
Friday, August 6th thru Saturday, August 7th from 10am to 4pm each day, DR Horton will be holding a huge garage sale at their Dawn Meadows development in Oregon City. They have cleaned out the warehouse and will be donating the proceeds to buy school supplies for local kids! They will have furniture, glassware, throw pillows and other accessories formerly used in their model homes. Check it out – maybe...Read the rest of this entry »
On August 5th from 5:30-8:30 during the Pearl District’s First Thursday festivities, the 937 Condos will host a preview of Suite 531, their fresh take on urban living designed by Bedford Brown. If you are unfamiliar with the 937 it is an innovative building with a new vision for Pearl District living – its design is a departure from the traditional shotgun floorplan, maximizing window area in each unit to create...Read the rest of this entry »
