Join us for an exciting in-person event at the June Key Delta Community Center, a zero energy building! This event is all about showcasing and celebrating the innovative ideas and perspectives of Black visionaries in the sustainable building industry.

Join us at Fortis Construction for a collaborative session on low carbon concrete in the Oregon market. We will discuss successes, opportunities, and challenges of utilizing low carbon concrete mix designs on projects, and will have speakers representing different viewpoints (designers, engineers, contractors, consultants, manufacturers, etc.) all working towards a common goal.
Rachel Gesik, Fortis Sustainability Manager

Elena Goldstein Lake, Brightworks Sustainable Buildings Technical Lead

Jason Weiss, Oregon State University, School of Civil and Construction Engineering

Join us for an evening of networking, mentorship, and celebration. This event brings together diverse professionals and advocates from architecture, engineering, construction, and STEAM education. Discover how our organizations are advancing climate justice and empowering students and emerging professionals to create an equitable, sustainable, and inclusive future. Connect with Room for More, ELSO, NOMA, and others while celebrating the kickoff of the NOMA National Conference.

Come make new connections, share insights, and join the movement toward positive change in our A/E/C industry.

A one hour tour of a certified Phius 2021 Zero Passive House built by Birdsmouth Design-Build! Plus a short presentation on what Passive House is and the specific assemblies and systems used to meet the standard in this home.

Join Lovett Deconstruction and the City of Portland Bureau of Planning and Sustainability for a one-of-a-kind Sustainable Building Week event and gain 1 AIA LU in the process!

One of the silver linings of COVID is that the pandemic lockdown provided Oregon Metro HQ with the opportunity to evaluate their sustainability practices and environment. Innovations were made to both, resulting in a Platinum LEED certification for this government institution. We will celebrate with a tour, plaque dedication and a rooftop reception.

A community gathering showcasing how local, reclaimed building products and techniques come together in a nature-oriented dwelling (NŌD).

Under warm sunny skies, we broke ground mid-July on our first permitted ADU à la NŌD (nature-oriented dwelling) in Vancouver, Washington. This success is a culmination of years of work by this dedicated Placecraft team and more, along the way.

Our first-of-its-kind wall system is built around our insulation innovation — the StraBloc™ — which combines the carbon-storing, eco-friendly, healthy air qualities of natural building, with the efficiencies of conventional framing. Other natural building materials for this first-of-its-kind, ADA accessible structure include locally sourced insulated perlite and earthen flooring, wood fiber board, reclaimed wood claddings and siding, as well as interior and exterior plaster.

Our system is healthy for homeowners, safe for our workers, empowering for our local community, and gentle on the planet.

How can landscape architecture help solve the climate crisis? ASLA’s Climate Action Committee Chair April Philips provides an Oregon-focused look at climate action in our state.

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. December's agenda is the [...]

Given the increasing frequency and severity of natural hazards and the dire predictions of climate scientists that things will get worse, we need to accelerate climate change mitigation and simultaneously [...]