Building Blocks: HOMMA HAUS Mount Tabor
HOMMA, a Bay Area-based startup that strives to blend architecture with technology, is bringing to East Portland a development featuring 18 two-bedroom townhomes.
Building Blocks: Rose Villa, phase 3
Construction is under way for the third and final phase of the Rose Villa master campus in Portland. The $77 million project will include a long-term-care building, townhomes, loft homes and more.
Eager to ‘B’ better companies
Design firms are finding B Corporation certification a valuable way to show others they are socially conscious.
Project team taking a different approach
A speculative zero-energy condominium development is being constructed in Portland’s Cully neighborhood.
Portland architecture firms garner awards
An adaptive reuse project took top honors at the Portland Architecture Awards ceremony hosted by AIA Oregon last month.
A project team recounts its net-zero building experience
A two-story office building occupied by Northwest Housing Alternatives is on track to gain net-zero-energy certification.
Spotlight shining on green Portland firm
Portland design-build firm Green Hammer is continuing to gain recognition for its efforts relating to sustainability.
High aspirations for Oak Grove housing
Construction crews are finishing work on a senior living community expected to receive net-zero-energy certification.
Portland firm achieves green design milestone
In 2018, Green Hammer became one of just 10 design firms in the United States to meet 2030 Commitment standards.
Coming soon: net-zero-energy units for rent
A project team is hoping Tillamook Row, in the Eliot neighborhood, will become the first net-zero-energy multifamily development in Portland to offer units for rent.
Photos: Tillamook Row aiming for net zero
Tillamook Row, a 16-unit Zero Energy community with shared amenities in Portland is now leasing. Developed by BCMC Properties, and designed and built by Green Hammer, Tillamook Row is the […]
A toast to Oregon’s first commercial Living Building
Designed and built by Portland firm Green Hammer, the wine tasting room at Cowhorn Vineyard and Garden in Jacksonville is the latest building to meet or exceed the exacting standards set out by the Living Building Challenge.
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
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