Copies of the 2011 Oregon Reach Code can now be purchased on the International Code Council (ICC) website. A ‘read-only’ version of the code will posted to the Reach Code webpage shortly.
Department of Environment Quality (DEQ) announced in April 2012 that they are now accepting applications for graywater permits. Graywater is “used” water from bathtubs, showers, bathroom sinks, washing machines and, in the case of graywater systems for outdoor use, water from the kitchen sinks as well.
Photo: Rainwater harvesting for toliet flushing in the ODOT building - By Julie Waters
Retrofitting existing buildings to increase efficiency and seismic safety represents an enormous market opportunity with environmental benefits.
Net zero construction has come to Oregon. SolAire Homebuilders of Bend built and sold a zero energy home in 2011. A zero energy house was recently completed in the John Day Fossil Beds as part of the National Park Service’s larger effort to make the Painted Hills unit carbon neutral.
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