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Jun 25, 2012

Bamboo Sushi opens location on NW 23rd

Bamboo Sushi, the Southeast Portland restaurant that bills itself as the "first certified, sustainable sushi restaurant in the world," celebrated the opening of its second location on Saturday, this one on Northwest 23rd Avenue.

Jun 20, 2012

Skipping commissioning can put your project out of commission

The construction business presents myriad circumstances that can either bedevil or delight an owner. A scenario that falls into this category is the contractor鈥檚 turnover of a project to the owner. Whether a facility is industrial or commercial, there are inevitably items that require expertise and training to be transferred to the owner through a prudent commissioning process.

Jun 19, 2012

Building 20: What made it so special and why it will (probably) never exist again

Recently, I was in a meeting at work and somebody mentioned a project I had never heard of:聽 Building 20 at MIT. I was intrigued, so I looked it up. […]

Jun 15, 2012

Architecture graduates enter bleak job market

As graduation season continues, graduates of architecture programs are some of the unluckiest. The unemployment rate for recent architecture graduates is the highest, at 13.9 percent, than for graduates in any other field, according to a January report from Georgetown鈥檚 Center on Education and the Workforce.

Jun 15, 2012

Close encounters of the tsunami kind

In an effort look at the subject from a glass-half-full perspective, it appears the devastating tsunami in Japan will at least be funding a bit of construction work here in Oregon.

Jun 14, 2012

What I learned from Steve Jobs’ biography

I have always been a fan of reading books about people whose lives and experiences are ones that I could never live. Steve lived a lot of life in his short time with us. Whether you are a fan of Steve Jobs or not, the one thing that you have to tip your hat to is that the man was a visionary who was not willing to settle for anything less than what he saw as perfection.

Jun 13, 2012

What’s so great about Canstruction?

What鈥檚 the point of highlighting Canstruction and Sand in the City? Clearly they are great programs that provide a tremendous benefit to our community, but the same can be said for numerous groups and causes around town. So then why, in a time of limited philanthropic funds, should the A/E/C community come out in force to support these efforts? Well, if you鈥檝e ever had the pleasure of competin[...]

Jun 12, 2012

Big buildings may not be greenest, but they inspire

Green Hammer鈥檚 Ashland house boasts more than 5,000 square feet of ultra-high-performance inspired living. When completed, the structure will be the first Forest Stewardship Council Chain-of-Custody (FSC-COC) and LEED platinum rated Passive House building in the United States.

Jun 11, 2012

Do the math: renewable energy adds up

I鈥檝e come to realize that making an investment in a solar energy system, just like the energy itself, is renewable. The money a homeowner or business spends on buying a […]

Jun 8, 2012

Mixing it up

Last night I had the opportunity to do a bit of schmoozing with some fellow building buffs. It was at the Urban Land Institute鈥檚 Young Leaders Group Summer Social at […]

Jun 7, 2012

The energy benefits of Passive House

The Passive House concept represents today's highest energy standard. Widespread application of the Passive House design would have a dramatic impact on energy conservation. Data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration shows that buildings are responsible for 48 percent of greenhouse gas emissions annually, and 76 percent of all electricity generated by U.S. power plants goes to supply the[...]

Jun 6, 2012

Living Building is challenging, not impossible

Three weeks ago I purchased what rock climbers refer to as a “slackline”. Slacklining is art of balancing on a fat nylon band you typically see tied between two trees […]



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