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Student Voices | Climate Futures

Portland, OR, United States
Virtual Event Virtual Event

VIEW THE RECORDED EVENT HERE >> Join OGS|PDX for a student-led discussion on climate futures and resilience. Students are demanding climate action in Portland and beyond. They are feeling the effects of climate change very deeply as it rapidly unfolds before their eyes. Join us for a lively discussion with local Oregon high school students [...]

Free

Homes of Tomorrow Today Tour

Portland, OR, United States

New Annual Tour of New Construction Homes showcasing the best sustainable building practices and setting a benchmark for how future homes should be built to reach and exceed environmental demands and buyers' needs. Presented by Portland General Electric, Energy Trust of Oregon and Clackamas Water Environment Services - WES. Register here: https://www.homesoftomorrowpdx.com/

$25

Building Your Career with USGBC

Portland, OR, United States

Join USGBC Oregon during Portland Sustainable Building Week for a conversation about developing your own green building career path as an emerging professional by leveraging LEED and USGBC. Hear from Portland professionals about how they navigate their career, from LEED Fellow to emerging professional. Government agencies and organizations can explore workforce development resources and pathways [...]

$12

Healthy Homes – Energy Efficiency, Electrification and Equity

Portland, OR, United States

VIEW THE RECORDED EVENT HERE >> Our panelists will discuss how weatherization and electrification programs and policies can best help energy burdened households lower their energy bills and create healthier homes. Register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/healthy-homes-energy-efficiency-electrification-and-equity-tickets-172305549537

Case Study: Oregon’s 1st Zero Energy Preschool

Portland, OR, United States

VIEW THE RECORDED EVENT HERE >> Learn how the New Day School transformed an older Portland building into Oregon's 1st Zero Energy preschool! Green Hammer Design-Build will share their process for creating this net-positive, all-electric renovation. They’ll also discuss key strategies for creating a healthier building, including the integration of cutting-edge HVAC systems, natural daylighting [...]

Free

2021 Northwest Green Building Slam

Portland, OR, United States

VIEW THE RECORDED EVENT HERE >> (Required event registration) 3-Day event filled with conference style sessions, ending wtih the Green Building Slam on Friday evening. Register before 09/17 for early bird pricing: https://northwestgreen.org/ticketing/

$35

What’s ‘Greening-On’ in Portland? (In-person or Virtual)

Portland, OR, United States

Efforts to Keep Portland Green are happening in a number of different ways.  Come for a night of short presentations by some of Portland’s most impactful social justice and sustainable design/construction initiatives.  The schedule will include presenters who will have 5 minutes each to explain who they are, what they do, why they do what [...]

Go Zero Tour 2021 – In-person Segment

Portland, OR, United States

Note: This is the official, in-person segment of the Go Zero Tour 2021. See below for important notes about site locations and event format. COVID vaccination and mask are required at all times and at all sites during Go Zero Tour. Residential buildings account for almost a quarter of all energy usage in the state [...]

$5 – $25

Sustainable Buildings Monthly

151 Southwest 1st Avenue portland, or 151 Southwest 1st Avenue, Portland, OR, United States

Sustainable Building can't wait until October! Sustainable Building Week invites you to monthly in-person networking events with fellow sustainable building enthusiasts. Sustainable Building Week networking is too much fun to keep it once a year. Join us on April 12th from 5-7 pm at the PAE Living Building for the first event. We’ll supply the drinks, light snacks, [...]

Free

Virtual Event

Sustainable Building Monthly!

PAE 151 Southwest 1st Avenue, Portland, OR, United States

Sustainable Building Week networking is too much fun to keep it once a year. We’ll supply the drinks, light snacks, and a few topics of discussion. Bring your vaccinated self and be reminded of how much inspiration and business occurs when we talk face to face. All sustainability friends are invited whether you’re in design, [...]

Free

Sustainable Building Monthly!

PAE 151 Southwest 1st Avenue, Portland, OR, United States

Sustainable Building Week invites you to monthly in-person networking events with fellow sustainable building enthusiasts. Sustainable Building Week networking is too much fun to keep it once a year. We’ll supply the drinks, light snacks, and a few topics of discussion. Bring your vaccinated self and be reminded of how much inspiration and business occurs when [...]

Free

Virtual Event

Sustainable Building Monthly!

PAE 151 Southwest 1st Avenue, Portland, OR, United States

Sustainable Building Week networking is too much fun to keep it once a year. We’ll supply the drinks, light snacks, and a few topics of discussion. Bring your vaccinated self and be reminded of how much inspiration and business occurs when we talk face to face. All sustainability friends are invited whether you’re in design, [...]

Free

Virtual Event

Sustainable Building Monthly!

PAE 151 Southwest 1st Avenue, Portland, OR, United States

Sustainable Building Week networking is too much fun to keep it once a year. We’ll supply the drinks, light snacks, and a few topics of discussion. Bring your vaccinated self and be reminded of how much inspiration and business occurs when we talk face to face. All sustainability friends are invited whether you’re in design, [...]

Free

Virtual Event

Sustainable Building Monthly!

PAE 151 Southwest 1st Avenue, Portland, OR, United States

Sustainable Building Week networking is too much fun to keep it once a year. We’ll supply the drinks, light snacks, and a few topics of discussion. Bring your vaccinated self and be reminded of how much inspiration and business occurs when we talk face to face. All sustainability friends are invited whether you’re in design, [...]

Free

SUSTAINABLE BUILDING WEEK 2022!

Portland, OR, United States

October 10, 2022 kicks off the fifth annual Sustainable Building Week (SBW), an event-filled week from a cross section of Portland’s design professional organizations. The week will bring the best and brightest building professional organizations together to educate, connect and foster opportunities for future collaboration to Keep Portland Green. Whether its combating climate change, protecting [...]

Free

Go Zero Tour 2022 In-Person Tour

Portland, OR, United States

Residential buildings account for almost a quarter of all energy usage in the state of Oregon, and zero energy home design is an important strategy in climate adaptation. Join Solar Oregon for an open house tour of zero energy and "path to zero" homes across the state: the Go Zero Tour 2022 presented by Energy [...]

$25 – $60

Electrify Now’s Electrical Panel Upgrades – A key to scaling home electrification

Portland, OR, United States

Join Electrify Now for Electrify Week - a series of webinars on electrification during Sustainable Buildings Week. As more homeowners learn about the advantages of electrifying heating and cooking and replace gas cars with EVs, the humble electrical panel become a focus of attention. In some homes, this workhorse appliance can be a bottleneck as the [...]

Free

Green Champion Summit: Democratizing Decarbonization

Portland, OR, United States

Democratizing Decarbonization 1.5 AIA LU|HSW available The annual AIAO COTE Green Champion Summit brings to you sustainability leaders from around the region and country. This year we gather to discuss how our already-strong efforts to reduce both carbon and greenhouse gasses can be bolstered by new legislation, technologies and practices which could steepen our approach [...]

Free

Embodied Carbon Reduction Strategies: Project examples and lessons learned

Mahlum, 1380 SE 9th Avenue Portland, Oegon 97214 1380 SE 9th Avenue, Portland, OR, United States

This year during the 5th Annual Sustainable Building Week, we'll harness our community knowledge and actions taken to measure and reduce embodied carbon of buildings. Join us for Pecha Kucha style presentations from members of the Carbon Leadership Forum's Portland Hub as they share stories that will enlighten you, educate you, and hopefully inspire you [...]

Free

PHnw presents: Passive House 101 & Panelized Construction

151 Southwest 1st Avenue portland, or 151 Southwest 1st Avenue, Portland, OR, United States

About this event From 5pm to 6:30pm, join Josh Salinger and Alex Boetzel of PHnw as they present an introduction and overview of the Passive House building methodology. Learn the history, understand the benefits, see examples of PH buildings and learn how Passive Building is leading the industry. This 101 level talk is for homeowners [...]

Free

Energy Trust of Oregon: New Buildings Program Incentives and Energy Efficiency resources

Portland, OR, United States

Join us during Sustainable Building Week to learn how we’re supporting the design and construction of some of Oregon’s most resilient, high performance and net zero buildings. Whether your project is large or small, Energy Trust offers flexible incentive packages and technical guidance to help your project reach its energy goals. Hear from senior field staff [...]

Electrify Now’s The Inflation Reduction Act – What’s in it for you

Portland, OR, United States
Virtual Event Virtual Event

The Inflation Reduction Act - What's in it for you The IRA is packed with incentives for home electrification, EVs and more - find out how it will impact home retrofits and new construction. About this event Many people say the Inflation Reduction Act is the most significant climate bill ever passed in the U.S. [...]

Clean Comfort for the Future Proof Home

Portland, OR, United States
Virtual Event Virtual Event

Many have heard about heat pumps, and how important they are to addressing efficiency needs and reducing C02 emissions from buildings, but few have heard about Air to Water heat pumps and Hydronics. Come learn about the future of truly green HVAC. Take peek at a new Aris Hydronics all-in-one high-performance HVAC + DHW pilot [...]

Green Building Fundamentals Course

LatinoBuilt 8548 Southwest Apple Way, Portland, OR, United States

Learn about Oregon’s current Green Building Market sector and the opportunities available for Latino Minority Contractors. About this event Participants Will Learn: Core Concepts of Green Buildings Green Building Rating Systems Certification Process What makes high-performance buildings What are the benefits The role of Contractors Industry Standards Growing Markets Event Description: LatinoBuilt is excited to [...]

Free

Reimagining Schoolyards in Our Communities

Portland, OR, United States

This panel builds on our work to provide outdoor learning and play opportunities at Oregon schools. We are working to bring together environmental consultants, landscape designers, and educators to explore the benefits of green schoolyards and to break down some of the barriers to outdoor education. We’re hoping to highlight the demonstrated improvements to water [...]

SERA Architects at the Galleria – A Human-Centered Sustainable Workplace

SERA Architects 600 SW 10th Ave, Portland, OR, United States

As part of Sustainable Building Week, SERA Architects will open the doors to their highly anticipated new office at the Portland Galleria. A tour of the space will highlight sustainable design strategies on the topics of indoor environmental quality and human health, sustainable resource use and minimizing climate impacts, equity, and resilience. To register: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/sera-architects-at-the-galleria-a-human-centered-sustainable-workplace-tickets-415535757637 60 [...]

Free

Sustainable Visions for the Future of Portland

Rose Haven Day Shelter and Community Center 1740 NW Glisan St, Portland, OR 97209 1740 NW Glisan Street, Portland

How do we plan for and envision a future Portland that fosters more closely knitted and sustainable communities? In this event, Gensler Portland is bringing together designers and a group of professionals working in development, housing, master-planning and social sciences to develop framework for a charrette focused on this question that will then be exhibited [...]

Free

ELEMENTAL: Reimagining our relationship with wildfire

Sustainable Northwest Wood 2701 SE 14th Avenue, Portland, OR, United States

Elemental takes viewers on a journey with the top experts in the nation to better understand fire. We follow the harrowing escape from Paradise as the town ignited from wind-driven embers and burned within a few hours of the fire’s start. We visit fire labs where researchers torch entire houses to learn why some homes [...]

$10

Net Zero Workforce Housing at Burnside Boardwalk (In-Person)

16047 East Burnside Street, Portland, OR, 97233 16047 E Burnside St, Portland, OR, United States

Join us for breakfast and a morning tour of this innovative example of ultra-low energy residential construction. Burnside Boardwalk is a workforce housing development committed to demonstrating that high performance design and affordability are not exclusive. Studio and 1 Bedroom apartments in this 31-unit building are intended to be affordable at 60% of the of [...]

Free

Electrify Now’s All-Electric Commercial Kitchens – The Future of Dining

Portland, OR, United States
Virtual Event Virtual Event

All-Electric Commercial Kitchens - The Future of Dining Learn how electric solutions are revolutionizing the commercial kitchen, providing better cooking performance and a safer work environment About this event Join the Electrify Coalition for Electrification Week in partnership with Sustainable Building Week - promoting sustainable building practices. As building electrification picks up momentum in the private and commercial building [...]

Free

Tour 1 of the new Meyer Memorial Trust Headquarters

Meyer Memorial Trust Headquarters, 2045 N Vancouver Ave, Portland, OR 97227 Meyer Memorial Trust Headquarters, 2045 N Vancouver Avenue, Portland, OR, United States

Tour 1 of the new Meyer Memorial Trust Headquarters

Free

Women in Sustainability (WISE) – Roundtable Discussion at Mahlum Architects

Portland, OR, United States

As part of Sustainable Building Week, join Women in Sustainable Endeavors - aka WISE - for a round table discussion and connection with other women and female identifying individuals working across a broad spectrum of careers in sustainability. We will share stories and ideas, challenges and successes, and have an opportunity to make new friends [...]

Tour 2 of the new Meyer Memorial Trust Headquarters

Meyer Memorial Trust Headquarters, 2045 N Vancouver Ave, Portland, OR 97227 Meyer Memorial Trust Headquarters, 2045 N Vancouver Avenue, Portland, OR, United States

Tour 2 of the new Meyer Memorial Trust Headquarters

Green Schools Wins!

Portland, OR, United States

Join Oregon Green Schools to celebrate the wins in our community! We’ll hear from design professionals, students, and school districts in quick, informal presentations featuring sustainable schools and student leadership. Connect with the green schools community over snacks and a social hour and get inspired to keep the work going. Presenters include: Amaresco New Buildings [...]

Free

SBW Happy Hour: Skanska’s Journey to becoming NW’s first Salmon-Safe contractor

Skanska USA Building at 1010 NW Flanders St. Suite 500, Portland, OR 97209. Skanska USA Building at 1010 NW Flanders St. Suite 500, Portland, OR 97209., Portland, OR, United States

Learn about Salmon-Safe’s rigorous accreditation program to protect water quality, maintain watershed health and restore habitat and how Skanska, one of the largest construction and development companies in the world, reduces its environmental footprint in the Pacific Northwest through a close partnership with Salmon-Safe. In this event, Salmon-Safe will introduce its accreditation program for contractors, [...]

Free

In Person-Oregon’s built environment: help us shape state policy & programs

Mahlum, 1380 SE 9th Avenue Portland, Oegon 97214 1380 SE 9th Avenue, Portland, OR, United States
Virtual Event Hybrid Event

This event will be hybrid offering both virtual and in-person opportunities to share your thoughts. See registration links below. See DEQ’s Built Environment program page See DEQ’s Built Environment program page to learn more about the Agency’s built environment work. Want to influence statewide built environment materials policy? Have ideas about how state policy and [...]

Free

Virtual-Oregon’s built environment: help us shape state policy & programs

Portland, OR, United States

This event will be hybrid offering both virtual and in-person opportunities to share your thoughts. See registration links below. See DEQ’s Built Environment program page See DEQ’s Built Environment program page to learn more about the Agency’s built environment work. Want to influence statewide built environment materials policy? Have ideas about how state policy and [...]

Free

Window Design in the Era of Climate Change

Portland, OR, United States

VIEW THE RECORDED EVENT HERE >> Passcode: zYWr37^K Wildfire smoke, heat waves, utility interruptions, and airborne pathogens represent the emerging future in which we design. This session will feature case studies of how windows directly address these issues, and in each case, how the best architectural strategy required advocacy and a rethinking of outdated norms and [...]

Electrify Now’s How to Electrify Equitably

Portland, OR, United States

About this event Join Electrify Now for Electrify Week! A series of webinars on electrification during Sustainable Buildings Week. Electrification offers benefits to every household: from improved indoor air quality that results from not burning fossil fuels in the home, to increased comfort from heat pumps, to faster cooking times with induction stoves, to energy savings [...]

Free

Water Treatment, Energy Efficiency Strategy, and Marketing

Ecotrust Conference Center 721 NW 9th Ave, Portland, OR, United States

AAEE - Columbia River Chapter is eager to present this energy efficiency forum as a hybrid event, both LIVE and online. This free event consists of a one hour technical presentation followed by thirty minutes of Q&A. A complimentary lunch and certifications for Professional Development Hours will be provided. Water Treatment, Energy Efficiency Strategy, and [...]

Mass Timber Research Symposium at TallWood Design Institute

Oregon State University A.A. "Red" Emmerson Advanced Wood Products Laboratory 3205 SW Washington Way Corvallis, OR 97331 3205 SW Washington Way, Portland, OR, United States

TDI’s 2022 Mass Timber Research Symposium is an opportunity to learn about and discuss mass timber and mass timber research projects. Over twenty research projects will be reviewed in a high-level, short-duration format. The four major topics/sessions of the day will include: • Structural & Seismic (Innovative lateral systems; mass plywood systems; timber concrete composite [...]

Free

Home, Usurped: Housing Injustice and the Fight to Prosper While Black

June Key Delta Community Center 5940 N. Albina, Portland, OR, United States

Home, Usurped: Housing Injustice and the Fight to Prosper While Black An evening of short films and discussion about housing injustice. By ZERO Coalition About this event Home, Usurped: Housing Injustice and the Fight to Prosper While Black June Key Delta Community Center, 5940 N Albina Ave., Portland, OR 9721 Thursday, 10/13, 5 to 8 p.m. [...]

Free

Homes of Tomorrow, Today

Portland, OR, United States

Tour newly-constructed homes throughout the Portland region, showcasing the best in sustainable building practices, comfort and durability - setting the benchmark for how future homes will be built to reach and exceed environmental demands and buyers' needs. Meet local builders who are leaders in better building practices and are helping to advance the efforts to [...]

$25

Portland’s Panelized Construction Shop Tour

Resilient Framing Systems 3743 SE 21st Avenue, Portland, OR, United States

Come see how the homes of tomorrow are being factory built and site installed in days instead of months.   By pre-fabricating we can create better buildings at a better price than is possible by using traditional on-site construction methods. Speaker bio: Scott Kosmecki, CPHC/B, AIA Assoc., Founder & Manager of Resilient Framing Systems & Hinge [...]

Free

Uncovering Imbedded Inequities

Portland, OR, United States
Virtual Event Virtual Event

Uncovering Imbedded Inequities A discussion: the unintended consequences of architectural specifications that promote Implicit Bias, Modern Slavery and Social Injustices VIEW THE RECORDED EVENT HERE >> Passcode: cJ8+M#7N About this event Join us for a moderated discussion with our three panelists: Nora Rizzo LEED AP, WELL AP, LFA is Grace Farms Foundation’s first Ethical Materials Director, [...]

Free

Sustainable Building Week 2022 Celebration!!!

PAE 151 Southwest 1st Avenue, Portland, OR, United States

Sustainable Building Week is going to take a lot out of you with all of the events, education and human connections, but save some energy. On October 14th from 5:30 to 8pm, we will pay tribute to some of the best parts of Sustainable Building Week, learn about some other amazing work going on in [...]

Free

Zero Energy Retrofit Strategies for Single Family Homes

Steeplejack Brewing Company 2400 Northeast Broadway Portland, OR 97232 Steeplejack Brewing Company 2400 Northeast Broadway Portland, OR, Portland, OR, United States

The future of housing is efficient, electric, and is 100% renewably powered...come learn how a 1907 Portland bungalow transitioned.

Free

Virtual Event

Sustainable Building Monthly!

PAE 151 Southwest 1st Avenue, Portland, OR, United States

Sustainable Building Week networking is too much fun to keep it once a year. We’ll supply the drinks, light snacks, and a few topics of discussion. Bring your vaccinated self and be reminded of how much inspiration and business occurs when we talk face to face. All sustainability friends are invited whether you’re in design, [...]

Free

Virtual Event

Sustainable Building Monthly!

PAE 151 Southwest 1st Avenue, Portland, OR, United States

Sustainable Building Week networking is too much fun to keep it once a year. We’ll supply the drinks, light snacks, and a few topics of discussion. Bring your vaccinated self and be reminded of how much inspiration and business occurs when we talk face to face. All sustainability friends are invited whether you’re in design, [...]

Free

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