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Beware of work in dangerous heat or harmful air
Here's what workers need to know if supervisors try to force you to work through a heat wave or other hazardous weather conditions.
Salem landscaping company receives national honor
Salem-based DeSantis Landscapes has garnered a national award for its workplace safety efforts and near-perfect safety record.
Designers chosen for Portland Japanese Garden
THA Architecture Inc. has been chosen as the architect of record for the Portland Japanese Garden. The firm will join Kengo Kuma and Associates, a Japan-based landscape design firm, in designing the expansion, which will include a cultural and education center, a gift store and a tea house.
ASLA Oregon chapter presents awards
The Oregon Chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects held its annual award ceremony Oct. 13. As part of the ceremony, a large number of awards and honors were given based on seven different categories: general design, residential design, analysis and planning, transportation, research and communication, student projects and un-built work.
American Society of Landscape Architects Oregon chapter awards 2011
The Oregon chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects presented its annual design awards earlier this month as part of the 2011 Portland Architecture and Design Festival. Thirty projects […]
Time running out to register for ASLA symposium
Today is the last day to receive an early-bird registration discount for Landscape Fusion, the American Society of Landscape Architects‘ 2011 symposium, which will take place in Portland on April […]
Landscape contractor bills move on
Bills that would change - slightly - the way Oregon landscape contractors do business sailed through the state House Business and Labor Committee this week and are on their way to the House floor.
Chinese garden planned for Astoria
Portland urban planner Suenn Ho is designing a Chinese garden for a site in Astoria that formerly housed a park designed by the late Robert Murase, a renowned landscape architect. The garden will pay tribute to Murase's use of natural materials.
Land-clearing trend has legs
One barnyard animal has become a popular sustainable alternative to Weedwhackers and other land-clearing machines.
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
- Beware of when the debt collector comes calling | Opinion
- Assembly of a future workforce begins with an invitation | Opinion
- Beware of overlooking legal requirements for remote workers | Opinion
- Become a critical thinker and transform a workplace | Opinion
- Managing construction risks with international suppliers | Opinion
- A rally with many engines: the lesson of 2026’s first half | Opinion
- 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
