Sustainable Building Monthly!

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

Sustainable Building Monthly!

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

Sustainable Building Monthly!

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

Sustainable Building Monthly!

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

Sustainable Building Monthly!

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

Sustainable Building Monthly!

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

Sustainable Building Week 2022 Celebration!!!

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

Uncovering Imbedded Inequities

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

Portland’s Panelized Construction Shop Tour

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

Homes of Tomorrow, Today

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

Material Success: Living Building Materials Tour of PAE with Jeff Frost

Join Brightworks Sustainability and PAE for a special, LBC Materials Petal edition, tour of the PAE Building with Jeff Frost.

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

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

Mass Timber Research Symposium at TallWood Design Institute

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

Water Treatment, Energy Efficiency Strategy, and Marketing

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

Electrify Now’s How to Electrify Equitably

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

Window Design in the Era of Climate Change

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

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

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

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

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

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

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,

Green Schools Wins!

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.

Tour 2 of the new Meyer Memorial Trust Headquarters

Tour 2 of the new Meyer Memorial Trust Headquarters

Tour 1 of the new Meyer Memorial Trust Headquarters

Tour 1 of the new Meyer Memorial Trust Headquarters

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

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

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

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

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

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

ELEMENTAL: Reimagining our relationship with wildfire

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

Sustainable Visions for the Future of 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

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

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

Reimagining Schoolyards in Our Communities

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

Green Building Fundamentals Course

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

Clean Comfort for the Future Proof Home

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

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

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

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

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

PHnw presents: Passive House 101 & Panelized Construction

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

Embodied Carbon Reduction Strategies: Project examples and lessons learned

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

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

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

Green Champion Summit: Democratizing Decarbonization

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

Go Zero Tour 2022 In-Person Tour

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

Sustainable Building Monthly!

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

Sustainable Building Monthly!

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

Sustainable Building Monthly!

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

Sustainable Building Monthly!

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

Sustainable Building Monthly!

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

Sustainable Buildings Monthly

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

Go Zero Tour 2021 – In-person Segment

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

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

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

2021 Northwest Green Building Slam

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/

Case Study: Oregon’s 1st Zero Energy Preschool

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.

Healthy Homes – Energy Efficiency, Electrification and Equity

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-1723055...

Building Your Career with USGBC

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

Homes of Tomorrow Today Tour

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

Student Voices | Climate Futures

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

Timber Bridges: the Old Becomes the New

Timber bridges compose over a quarter of all bridges in North America, yet they compose only 7% of bridge expenditures on existing bridges mostly for maintenance. Meanwhile, new timber bridge

Justice, Equity, Diversity & Inclusion (JEDI) In the Sustainable Building Industry

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

Induction Cooking – Clean, Efficient, High Performance Cooking

Level Up Your Cooking! Induction Cooking Solutions from Simple to Sublime with high performance options to fit your needs and desires Join the Electrify Coalition for Electrification Week in partnership

Energy Trust of Oregon helps eliminate the guesswork in achieving high-performance efficiency

Whether your project is large or small, Energy Trust offers flexible incentive packages and technical guidance to help you reach your energy goals. Join us to learn about incentives for

Go Zero Tour 2021 – Virtual Segment

Premier, statewide tour of zero energy and “path-to-zero” homes in Oregon | virtual segment About this event Note: the virtual segment of the Go Zero Tour 2021 is a two-part

Digital Design Series – Grant High Modernization, Mahlum Architects

Part of Sustainable Building Week CEU Pending Located within Portland’s Grant Park, Grant High School is considered the center of its neighborhood, leveraging shared fields, open greenspace, an entry portico

Lemons to Lemonade: Designing for the Circular Economy

For this year’s Sustainable Building Week, Gensler Portland is bringing together innovators from Oregon’s leading industries to discuss how their businesses are tackling the global challenge of waste and how

Mass Timber in K-12 Schools & Tour of Mahlums LBC certified office

Mass timber is an emerging material able to create new connections in schools across the PNW. This presentation brings together a diversity of views tracing mass timber from the forest

Grid Interactive Buildings – Enabling a Resilient Clean Energy Future

In this free webinar we will explore how we can remake buildings into clean and flexible energy resources by combining energy efficiency, electrification and demand flexibility with smart technologies and

Mapping Circularity

A discussion with guest speakers Yarden Harari (CallisonRTKL and All For Reuse) and Becca Dobosh (SERA) about material circularity in the architecture and building industry and mapping the resources for

Meyer Memorial Trust: Community, Conservation & Collaboration

Join us for a panel discussion on the award-winning headquarters for Meyer Memorial Trust. IN PERSON or ONLINE! Learn about the project goals, the design process, materials procurement, and collaborations

2021 Northwest Green Building Summit

3-Day event filled with conference style sessions, ending wtih the Green Building Slam on Friday evening. Full conference ticket includes entry to Keynote, Weds & Thurs Summit and Friday night

Into the Woods

Join us for an inspiring, challenging, active, and fun walk in the woods of Tualatin Hills Nature Park to explore the native trees that grow in our forests, the wood

Needs of the Future / Needs of the Present

In 1987, the UN defined sustainability as meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. This interpretation is inherently altruistic,

Heat Pump Water Heaters – New Developments for Retrofits and Multi-Family

Water heating accounts for 20% of a home’s energy usage and a natural gas water heater will emit 2 to 3 tons of CO2 per year in an average home.

ASPE Portland Presents Pursuing Net Positive Water

Plumbing Systems for a Living Building. An overview of the plumbing systems for the PAE Living Building and its impacts on pursuing Living Building Certification. Microsoft Teams meeting Join on

Go Zero Tour 2021 – Virtual Segment

Premier, statewide tour of zero energy and “path-to-zero” homes in Oregon | virtual segment Note: the virtual segment of the Go Zero Tour 2021 is a two-part webinar, see below

PAE Living Building Tour 2

Join PAE Principal Marc Brune and Associate Karina Hershberg for an in-person tour through the PAE Living Building. Located in the heart of Portland’s historic Skidmore/Old Town District, the mixed-use

PAE Living Building Tour 1

Join PAE Principal Marc Brune and Associate Karina Hershberg for an in-person tour through the PAE Living Building. Located in the heart of Portland’s historic Skidmore/Old Town District, the mixed-use

The Imperative of Climate Action Now! Understanding Climate Impacts and Taking Personal Responsibility

The annual AIAO COTE Green Champion Summit brings to you sustainability leaders from around the region and country. This year we gather to discuss the imperative for action now because

All-Electric versus Gas – Comparing Costs for New Residential Construction

Join the Electrify Coalition for a deep dive on how much builders and homeowners can expect to save in construction costs in the Northwest by choosing wires over (gas) pipes and

SBW 2020 Recorded Events

Below you can find links to the 2020 SBW events that were recorded. Please note that some of the events were not recorded. SBW On Demand Videos Solar Oregon Go

Decarbonizing the Commercial Kitchen

This event has passed. You can find the recording here. Sustainability used to be voluntary for restaurant operators but, that approach did not produce results fast enough. Now, many local

Virtual Training – EDI in the Sustainable Building Industry

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

SALVAGE SHOWDOWN WINNERS EVENT!

This event has passed. You can find the recording here. The Salvage Showdown is a friendly competition to showcase creative reuse. Eight builders will compete to construct the most interesting/beautiful/creative/weird

Women in Sustainable Building

This event has passed. You can view the recording here. As part of Sustainable Building Week, please join Sustainable Northwest Wood for our next Sustainable Wood Story which will focus

Go Zero Tour 2020 presented by Energy Trust of Oregon

Note: this was a two-part event. You can find recordings here for Part 1 and Part 2. Residential buildings account for ​almost a quarter of all energy usage​ in the

Carbon Leadership Forum Session Part II: Case Study Approaches to Reducing Embodied Carbon

This course will provide attendees with in-depth examples of how project teams are calculating, analyzing, and reducing the embodied carbon of their buildings and portfolios. The first case study will

Carbon Leadership Forum Session Part I: Introduction to Embodied Carbon

This course will provide attendees with foundational knowledge of embodied carbon in building materials. We will begin by reviewing the global environmental impact of embodied carbon in construction, and then

Mahlum Portland Studio – Virtual Open House

This event has passed. You can view the recording here. Please join us for a virtual tour of the Mahlum Portland Studio and live discussion with Mahlum Architects, Perlo Construction

EV Ready buildings and Vehicle to Grid Charging

This event has passed. You can find the recording here. Join Forth and Nuvve for a webinar on how Electric Vehicles interact with buildings as part of Electrification Day at Sustainable

The High Performance All-Electric home

This event has passed. You can find the recording here. Join the Electrification Coalition for a presentation as part of Sustainable Building Week! Electrification is emerging as a powerful new

Decarb for a New Tomorrow

This event has passed. You can find the recording here. Natural gas accounts for over 50% of the recent carbon dioxide growth in the past few years, leading some policymakers

Cost Effective Steps to ZERO, Explained

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

Friends Helping Friends Choose Good Wood

While considering embodied carbon is critical to making climate-smart buildings, it can also distance and abstract the impact of our choices. We’ll study how our wood selection and specifying shapes

Small but Mighty Happy Hour

This event has passed. You can find the recording here. Master of Ceremonies Eric Corey Freed, RA, LEED Fellow A recognized and inspirational voice, Eric has authored 11 books on

SALVAGE SHOWDOWN

SALVAGE SHOWDOWN 101   It’s a competition! It’s a party! It’s a fundraiser! It’s a builder’s dream! The Salvage Showdown is a friendly competition to showcase creative reuse. Here’s what

Happy Hour – Climate-Action Legislative Agenda

The AIA Oregon Virtual Happy Hour is open to all who wish to get together and share experiences, ask questions, and connect with and support each other, focusing on various

Equitable Access to High-Performance Design: Intersections with Education and Housing

This discussion brings together owners and designers representing k-12 education, affordable housing, and sustainable design to discuss social equity and green buildings. This conversational panel will cover systemic inequality in

PMTC Materials Summit @ Sustainable Building Week

Portland Materials Transparency Collaborative (PMTC) invites you to the “2020 Materials Summit”. This discussion is part of the 3rd Annual Portland Sustainable Building Week, October 12-23, 2020. Due to COVID-19

TallWood Design Institute: Research into Carbon Narratives for Design Planning, Acoustic Performance and Microbial Performance of Wooden Interiors

This event has passed. You can view the recording here. Please Join the TallWood Design Institute along Dr. Mark Fretz and Dr. Kevin Van Den Wymelenberg of University of Oregon’s

It Starts At School: Creating Equity and Inclusion in the AEC Industry

This event has passed. You can view the recordings of Part 1 and Part 2 below. Part 1 Recording Part 2 Recording In partnership with Room for More and AIA CoEDI, the Portland

Talking with Contractors about Implementing Transparency p/b MfT

This event has passed. You can view the recording here. As part of Sustainable Building Week 2020, Manufacturers for Transparency (MfT) is hosting an event focused on the experience of

Go Zero Tour 2020 presented by Energy Trust of Oregon

Note: this was a two-part event. You can find recordings here for Part 1 and Part 2. Residential buildings account for ​almost a quarter of all energy usage​ in the state of Oregon,

Sustainable Building for All (SB4A) Town Hall

This event has passed. You can view the recording here. Sustainable Buildings for All (SB4A) is an effort to create an incentive policy to accelerate climate action in the building

Argyle Gardens & the Triple Bottom Line: Equity, Efficiency, & Environment

Transition Projects’ Argyle Gardens, designed by Holst and built by ModsPDX and Walsh Construction, is the first buildout of a flexible, affordable, low-cost housing prototype called LISAH (Low Income Single

AIAO Digital Design Series – Lyllye Reynolds-Parker Black Cultural Center

“Sustainability and Cultural Placemaking – the Lyllye Reynolds-Parker Black Cultural Center at the University of Oregon” – presented by Brian Cavanaugh, AIA Tuesday*, October 13, 2020 | 5:00 – 6:00

Balancing Health, Equity and Carbon Reduction

This event has passed. You can find a recording of the event here. Join Bora’s Green Team as we discuss how Bora’s sustainable vision for the future includes a balanced

Green Champion Summit – Creating Space for Inclusive and Sustainable Communities

The annual Oregon Committee on The Environment (COTE) Green Champion Summit brings to you the sustainability leaders from around the country and the region. This year the summit will focus

Occupant Comfort and Sustainability in Aviation Design

This session has passed. You can find a recording of the event here This session will use the recently completed Concourse E Extension at Portland International Airport (registered LEED Gold)

ABC PNW On Demand!

Associated Builders and Contractors Pacific Northwest (ABC PNW) is spotlighting the companies that work hard for a more sustainable future. Check out the On Demand videos below! Konell Construction &

Solar Oregon Go Zero Tour: On Demand!

Solar Oregon’s virtual Go Zero Tour is a multi-media exploration of eight zero energy homes across the state. The tour includes on-demand content, and two live webinars on October 14

Goal Zero Tour

What is it like to live in a net zero home? Join Solar Oregon, Passive House Northwest, Earth Advantage, Green Hammer, and the Home Performance Council of the HBA for

2019 Portland Green Building Slam

The Portland Green Building Slam showcases cutting-edge projects and technologies aimed at bringing about substantial change in our regional building practices. This fun, educational event features ten fast-paced, mind-blowing talks

Passport to Empowerment

Join Green Empowerment for a night out, for good celebrating sustainable development in Portland and beyond! Dance, dine and make meaningful connections with others who believe that together, we can

Designing a Carbon-Free Future: for Portland and Beyond

In 2015 the Paris Agreement forged a world-wide consensus on an ambitious but achievable target: limit global temperature rise to 1.5 degrees Celsius. Since then, IPCC scientists, local governments and

5th Annual ABC Craft Championships!

Join us for the 5th Annual ABC Craft Championships! While college debt is rising, the construction industry in Oregon and SW Washington is booming! Apprenticeship allows recent graduates to enter

Passive House 101: Presented by Passive House Northwest

Come learn about the world’s most energy efficient building certification! This presentation will cover the basics of Passive House design and construction and will cover the history of Passive House,

Timber + Carbon: the PAE Living Building and the Story Behind Mass Timber

Please join TallWood Design Institute (TDI) alongside Karen Joslin and Rachel Wrublik of PAE Engineers, as well as Lee Glassford of KPFF Engineers as they discuss the carbon story behind

Dance Your Pants Off – Denim Drive & Open House

For Sustainable Building Week 2019 we’re hosting a denim drive dance party. We’ll provide the DJ & drinks, you provide the denim donations.  

Growing Green Schools: Making the Green Schools Movement a District-Wide Initiative and USGBC Green Schools Conference Kick Off Party!

Join the Portland Green Schools Committee for the last panel of our 2019 discussion series: GROWING A GREEN SCHOOL. Following the panel will be a reception to kick off Portland as

Zero Energy – A Foundation of Resilient Communities

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

Sustainability in the Details

Big moves and new technology get a lot of attention in the practice of sustainable design, but the careful detailing of the building envelope—walls, windows, roofs, and where they come

Portland Morning Run and Sustainability Tour!

Feeling a little weighed down from all of the great snacks at the SBW events? Join the 2019 SBW crew for a run/walk highlighting some of Portlands greatest architectural marvels

Home Efficiency Forum

Home Efficiency Forum gives Northwest building experts a chance to break new ground in high-efficiency building practices. Our 2019 theme is Expanding Opportunities. Join us October, 17-18 for two days

Small but Mighty Happy Hour

Portland has many small firms that contribute crucial services to many successful sustainably focused projects. The “Small but Mighty Happy Hour” is a social gathering of a few of the

Come to the Lab: Innovative Academic Research on Sustainability

Come learn the innovative ways in which academia in Portland is advancing sustainability from design thinking, scientific investigation and on-the ground construction! This event will showcase how academia is addressing

A Walk in the Woods: Build Local Alliance Happy Hour Hike

You’ve hiked our local dense forests plenty, and want to know more about the trees around you – how these trees grow and interact in the forest. Join the Build

ASPE Presents: Get the Gas Out! Decarbonization of the domestic water heating system using heat pump technology

Decarbonization of the domestic water heating system using heat pump technology. Learn about this emerging technology from the design engineer’s perspective and from two manufacturers and their approach to implementing

Building Diversity Game Changers

True sustainability cannot exist without equity. Communities are like flourishing forests, diversity is key to survival. Buildings are the trees that root the foundation for community, and the teams that

Building to Net Zero

In this event, hosted by Walsh Construction Co. for Sustainable Building Week, presenters will focus on meeting net zero energy standards in conjunction with designing and building relative to extreme

The Oregon Conservation Center Tour: Conversations about Conservation

The Oregon Conservation Center and newly remodeled Oregon headquarters of The Nature Conservancy is a shining example of sustainability and seamless local partnerships. Through collaboration with Sustainable Northwest Wood, the

Best Practices in Material Health: The Owner’s Perspective

Portland Materials Transparency Collaborative (PMTC) and Health Product Declaration Collaborative (HPDC) invite you to the “Healthy Product Selection Using Transparency Data” discussion in our continuing Discussion Series: Transparency and Material

Green and Black: Equity in the Clean Energy Future

Join us at Portland’s first and only “green building” owned and operated by African-American women–the June Key Delta Community Center– for a community conversation about how the Portland Clean Energy

How We Build Sustainability: PAE Interactive Open House

Please join PAE and Luma for our Sustainable Design Week open house, where our engineering and design experts will explore and uncover the resilient and sustainable design solutions that will

Multnomah County Central Courthouse Construction Tour

This is a rare mid-construction tour to see behind the walls of the impressive new facility just west of the Hawthorne Bridge. The new courthouse is 463,000 sq ft, 17

Equity in Design with USGBC Oregon

As part of the Second Annual Sustainable Building Week, USGBC Oregon will host an expert panel on impact projects to support equity and access (Green for All). The panel will

Debunking Product Transparency for Manufacturers

As a manufacturer or building material supplier you should take product transparency seriously. Come learn why! About this Event Hello manufacturer, product representative, distributor or other professional in the building

Yoga for Green Professionals with Alissa Lesperance

How are yoga and sustainability related? What could standing on your head and the fate of the planet possibly have in common? Can practicing yoga help to make the world

Electrify Everything

Join Solar Oregon, Forth, Community Energy Project and others for an evening dedicated to electrifying everything. As part of Sustainable Building Week, we’ll be exploring the idea that electricity is

Green Champions Summit: Making the Financial Case for Net Zero

This year’s Green Champion Summit brings together Design Professionals, Developers, Consultants and Zero Energy Advocates to present on the value (both financial and existential) of Net Zero initiatives by looking

2019 SBW Launch Party and Rooftop Happy Hour!

Join us on June 13th from 4-7 PM in downtown Portland to launch the 2019 SBW collaboration season! All are welcome whether you attended SBW last year, were a collaborator, sponsor

Portland Green Building Slam

Tickets to this event are on sale now. Cost is $30 for admission and one drink ticket. Space is limited get your tickets early. Purchase tickets: https://greenbuildingslampdx.eventbrite.com The Green Building

The Zero Energy Game Show!

As Oregon prepares for a future full of zero energy building, designers must equip themselves with facts and technological know-how to encourage our clients to address global climate change. In

USGBC-Oregon’s Women In Green – Leading with Purpose

Leading With Purpose At the end of the day, it’s not so much about what you do, but about why you do it. Leading with purpose is a journey that

Let’s Celebrate Portland Sustainability – Gensler/Glumac Open House!

Wow! After a week of learning, sharing, and having a whole lot of fun, Thursday evening will be a time to celebrate Portland’s incredible sustainable building community, take pride in

Street Seats UNITE Panel Discussion: Reimagine the Urban Experience

How do we transform the urban environment on a local level to inspire the city of the future? From both a local and international perspective, our panelists will discuss the

Small but Mighty Happy Hour

Portland’s small sustainability firms provide needed services to many projects. The “Small but Mighty Happy Hour” is a social gathering of small Portland area firms that are doing great work

Zoo Education Center Tour and Biomimicry Exploration

Join the Portland Green Schools Committee, AIA COTE and Biomimicry Oregon to tour this complex of buildings that were designed for net-zero annual energy use, with passive ventilation cooling strategies,

ASHRAE Oregon October Chapter Meeting – All Invited!

You’re invited to the October Oregon ASHRAE chapter meeting! Please join us on Thursday, October 11th, for lunch and a presentation sustainability in the built environment. This presentation is part

AIA Portland Materials Matter

Join us for Materials Matter, a five-session series delivering comprehensive, high-level knowledge and strategies for assessing and selecting healthy, sustainable materials. Sessions will delve into the impact of materials on the

Design the Unseen: Educating Designers to Consider the Micro and Macro for Sustainability

Join the University of Oregon, Portland State University and the Art Institute of Portland for a fascinating evening where educators from the Portland area will present innovative student and faculty

Build Local Alliance Happy Hour Hike

You’ve hiked our local dense forests plenty, and want to know more about the trees around you – how these trees grow and interact in the forest. Join the Build

Zero Energy Ready Oregon (ZERO) Sustainable Building Week Open House

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

ILFI Portland Collaborative – Beyond the Building: Advocacy & Sustainability

Each individual green building is part of a larger attempt to find a truly sustainable built environment. As building professionals, we understand that a more sustainable future involves stakeholders beyond

Inefficiency is Old School: Understanding the Process of Achieving Sustainable Schools

Students spend over 1000 hours each year in buildings that are too often unhealthy, restrict their ability to learn, require unsustainable amounts of resources to construct and maintain, and contribute

2018 GoGreen Portland Conference

The Sustainability Conference for Business and Government GoGreen Portland is Wednesday, October 10 at the Gerding Center (Portland Center Stage). Now in its eleventh year, GoGreen Portland has established itself

Build Better with DIRTT – GRIT/Building Solutions Launch Party

GRIT Building Solutions is excited to celebrate the grand opening of their NEW LEARNING CENTER with you! The 1st and only full off-site interior construction company in the Pacific NW.

Portland’s New Ecoroof Requirement: New Design and Maintenance Strategies

As of July 9, 2018 Portland’s new Central City zoning code will require all new buildings of 20,000 sf or more to install ecoroofs. After 22 years, since the first

Passive House Northwest – Low Carbon Passive Buildings Tour

With a quarter of all global carbon emissions rooted in building operations, reducing our projects’ energy consumption is imperative to addressing climate change. Come tour three new passive buildings to

Brightworks Sustainability Open House & Innovation Bazaar

While you enjoy snacks and refreshments in the company of friends and colleagues, visit stations in an Innovation Bazaar hosted by Brightworks subject-matter experts in: Energy Trust of Oregon’s Net

HEATWAVE: Empathy for the HVAC ….a gamified virtual reality experiment

Join us for HEATWAVE, an innovative research project conducted by Portland State University’s Research-based Design Initiative, Bynum Laboratories and Opsis Architecture. The relationship between people and the control systems in

AIA PDX COTE Green Champions Summit

1.5 HSW This premier event is an evening of learning, discussing, and connecting the dots in our journey to reducing the increasing effects of new construction on our global climate.

Let’s Talk Trash: A 3-Part Discussion on Practical Ways to Reduce Waste in Design & Construction