Zero Energy Ready Oregon (ZERO)

Join us for an open house during Sustainable Building Week that's all about Zero Energy Ready Oregon (ZERO)! Learn best practices for building zero energy and how you can get involved in getting Oregon on the path to zero energy by 2030. We'll enjoy beer, wine, pizza, and salad in AIA Portland's attractive space. Find [...]

In this event, hosted by Zero Energy Ready Oregon for Sustainable Building Week, participants will gain a better understanding for how designing to meet zero energy standards at the community level can make neighborhoods more resilient during extreme weather events, natural disasters and in the face of climate change. At The Oaks Zero Energy Community [...]

This event has passed. You can view the recording here. The ZERO Coalition has developed a streamlined infographic tool for builders, designers, and others in the sustainable building industry to be able to easily see how to achieve zero energy building without breaking the bank...or the budget. Each step has its own purpose, strategies, and resources to [...]

ZERO is proud to present a two-session series of workshops focused on Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion in the sustainable building industry. The first workshop will cover basic definitions and the concepts of Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion, uncovering implicit biases, and actions to implement immediate change. The second workshop will take a deeper look at [...]

The ZERO Coalition is proud to present a training focused on Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (JEDI) in the sustainable building industry for the fourth annual Sustainable Building Week (SBW) - an event-filled week from a cross-section of Portland’s design professional organizations. In this training, we will build on our training from last year with a refresher for new [...]

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