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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May 11
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.
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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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Feb 24
Energy Efficiency , Gray Water , Green Building , High Performance , Rainwater , Reach Code , Renewable Energy , Residential Construction , Solar , Storm Water , Water Conservation
The Reach Code is Oregon’s first optional code. State of Oregon Building Codes Division (BCD) is happy to report that the ‘first’ residential Reach Code project is going through the permitting process with the City of Portland Bureau of Development Services (BDS).
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Feb 7
Vegetative roofs: roughly a 40 year life span, reduces demands on a building's cooling system, and slows stormwarter run-off. Read more about Building Code Division's "eco-roof" webinar via the link listed in this article.
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