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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[...]

Mar 29, 2012

Energy-hogging data centers find a place in LEED

Oregon is becoming a hotbed for data centers, and a new pathway to green building certification may lead to future energy-hogging facilities being less power hungry.

Jan 23, 2012

Oregon no longer a leader in LEED

Oregon, for years touted as a national leader in green construction, recently slipped out of the list of top 10 states for Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design projects.

Jan 13, 2012

Tenants negotiate green upgrades into lease agreement

A company leasing space in a relatively typical suburban office building in Beaverton is taking advantage of the recent economic downturn to leverage sustainable construction.

Dec 21, 2011

Treasury Building in D.C. becomes oldest LEED building

The Treasury Building in Washington, D.C. 鈥� located next door to the White House 鈥� today became the oldest building in the world to receive a Leadership in Energy and Environmental rating, according to the U.S. Green Building Council.

Dec 14, 2011

PSU science center wins LEED gold

Portland State University last week announced that its Science Research and Teaching Center achieved a Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design gold rating from the U.S. Green Building Council.

Dec 12, 2011

Use of certified wood drops in 2011 LEED projects

This year, significantly fewer Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design projects specified the use of wood certified by the Forest Stewardship Council. A recent report issued by GreenBiz Group found FSC wood was used in only 26 percent of new LEED construction in 2011, down from 41 percent last year. The significant drop may reflect a program change that impacted projects targeting the standa[...]

Dec 8, 2011

Existing buildings overtake new construction in LEED

Existing buildings now have more Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design-certified square feet than newly constructed buildings, the U.S. Green Building Council has announced.

Nov 22, 2011

Portland Building placed on historic register

The Portland Public Service Building, better known as the Portland Building, has gotten its due. The 29-year-old building was listed officially on the National Register of Historic Places on Oct. 25, according to a National Parks Service document released this week.

Nov 18, 2011

Facebook鈥檚 Prineville data center earns sustainability nod

Facebook鈥檚 Prineville data center recently received a Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design gold rating from the U.S. Green Building Council. Overall, the data center requires 52 percent less energy to operate than a comparable facility built to code requirements.

Nov 16, 2011

Mason-Ehrman Building gets LEED gold rating

The historic Mason-Ehrman Building 鈥� a landmark in the Old Town/Chinatown neighborhood 鈥� recently received a Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design gold rating for operations and maintenance of an existing building.

Nov 15, 2011

驴C贸mo se dice ‘LEED?’ First bilingual LEED course given tomorrow

Green Building Services and Amex Inc. are presenting a course Nov. 16, given in Spanish and English, covering Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design exam training. The course will be hosted by Besthq, a small business incubator, at its offices in Beaverton. It's sponsored by Skanska.



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