Sep 26
2011 was a record breaking year for energy efficiency in the Pacific Northwest. That’s according to the Northwest Power and Conservation Council (Council), the organization that sets goals and tracks progress on energy efficiency for Oregon, Washington, Idaho and Montana. The Council made the announcement...
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Aug 10
Some of you may have noticed that a growing number of new homes in Oregon are sporting an Energy Performance Scores (EPS)...
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Apr 9
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.
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Mar 30
Earth Advantage Institute , Energy Efficiency , Energy Trust of Oregon , Green Building , High Performance , NBI , Net zero buildings , New Buildings Institute , Residential Construction , Solar , zero energy buildings
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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