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A greener urban neighborhood
With talk that Portland is in danger of ceding its mantle as a leader in green building, the city's most successful eco-district could provide valuable lessons.
So you don鈥檛 know what an eco-district is yet?
The annual eco-district summit is under way, and hundreds of people from around the world are in attendance. They are architects, city planners, policy makers, designers, CEOs, government reps, students, (and press). And they all have questions. By the time the conference ends on Friday evening, though, the attendees and speakers are sure to have answered at least a few of each other鈥檚 questions[...]
Eco-district planning process being fine-tuned
The Portland Sustainability Institute, a nonprofit established by City Council in 2009, developed a method to help communities and professionals plan eco-districts. The intent is to broaden Portland鈥檚 reputation for sustainable planning and design via creation of an eco-district approach that will be both scalable and replicable for use in other communities.
PDC wants developer for district energy in the Rose Quarter
The Portland Development Commission recently issued a request for proposals from developers interested in installing a district-wide energy system that would first serve Memorial Coliseum and later expand to serve other buildings such as the Rose Garden arena and the Oregon Convention Center.
Sarah Heinicke, director of the Lloyd eco-district
The Lloyd eco-district finally has its first director: Sarah Heinicke will start on July 1. Heinicke recently spoke with the 91视频 to discuss her new role.
First director hired for a Portland eco-district
The Lloyd eco-district is ready to kick off as an official entity this summer with the hiring of a new director. Sarah Heinicke, a former sustainability advisor at Brightworks and consultant at Verditas LLC, will begin leading district sustainability efforts July 1, according to Lloyd transportation management association director Rick Williams.
Portland’s much anticipated eco-district still hard to pin down
Plans for an "eco-district," a one-of-a-kind sustainable neighborhood in Portland's Lloyd District, have received national attention, but the district doesn't exist yet. And so far, no one really knows what exactly an eco-district is or what it will look like when it's finished.
Lloyd District will be Portland’s first eco-district
Portland's first eco-district pilot project is moving forward in the Lloyd District. Naomi Cole of the Portland Oregon Sustainability Initiative says that project stakeholders have signed a declaration of cooperation to perform a pilot eco-district project in the Lloyd District.
Lents a key area for eco-district potential
Studies are in the works that will look at the possibility of planning eco-districts in five Portland areas, but debate in the Lents neighborhood has made it the most critical.
News
- Multnomah County commits up to $101.6M for Moda Center
- Portland code changes to take effect in November
- Los Colibris project approved for Portland’s OMSI District
- Pacific Northwest projects totaling $9.9 million in top bidders | Aug. 7, 2026
- Oregon opens infrastructure grant program
- Ex-TV host claps back at Detroit officials in blight case
- 31-unit multifamily project in Portland land use review intakes | Aug. 3, 2026
- $2.4 million office renovation in Portland building permits | Aug. 3, 2026
- Transportation commission weighs ODOT budget cuts
- Lam Research planning $1.7 billion investment in Tualatin
- Pacific Northwest projects totaling $10.6 million in top bidders | July 31, 2026
- Many Oregon counties struggling to maintain their fairgrounds
Commentary
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- Oregon housing challenges persist despite sound and fury | Opinion
- When does an employee’s bullying become harassment? | Opinion
- Ditch disorganization 鈥� the cost of deferred decisions | Opinion
- Consider 10 common risks for healthcare construction projects | Opinion
- Clarifying the reach of a law regarding prevailing wage | Opinion
- Adjust to legal changes now to ensure compliance later | Opinion
