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Old Materials to Get New Life ; To Meet Green Standards and Cut Costs, Builders Are Recycling More Demolition and Construction Debris.
Demolition crews equipped with huge backhoes are making quick work of the old Baxter Elementary School on Ocean Avenue, ripping down cinder block walls and crunching lumber like toothpicks.
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A new vegetated roof atop this library replaced the former leaking roof. The vegetated roof, which cost $180,000 and covers 7,188 square feet (668 m2), contains more than 17,000 sedums and grasses.
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The original vegetated roof on the M Financial Building in Portland, Ore., never lived up to expectations.
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The Skokie, ILL.-based Portland Cement Association has commissioned research suggesting that the reflectance of concrete satisfies Washington, D.C.-based U.S. Green Building Council LEED requirements for reducing the heat-island effect.
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Oregon’s Hood River Valley offers year-round recreational opportunities with skiing on Mt. Hood, hiking through forest lands and fishing in clear waters. Outside of Parkdale, Tom Kelly and his wife Barbara Woodford found a spot amidst this rugged setting to build a mountain home.
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The post-occupancy evaluation of a mixed-use residence hall in Portland, Ore., accounts for occupant experience and building performance.
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A roundup of green building news for the week of Dec. 8-12, including Barack Obama’s new environmental team, a fight against “mansionization,” and the challenges of Oregon’s first LEED platinum home.
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A roundup of green building news, including energy-saving landscaping and Oregon’s ambitious climate change plan.
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A roundup of green building news for the week of March 24-28, including the completion of the nation’s first LEED-certified ballpark; green education in Greensburg, Kan.; a multi-use building in Oregon constructed with 80% recycled materials; and Chula Vista, Calif., considers mandatory green...