Green Day Forum, December 4, 2009

The Road Before Us

Architecture 2030: The Road Before Us

Assembled by the Earth Advantage Institute, the Green Day Forum aims to bring together 100 thought leaders to discuss strategies for meeting the Architecture 2030 goals of establishing a carbon-neutral building industry. Topics range from Energy Performance Score implementation and incentives to current policy initiatives to funding sources to Passive House design and building standards. This is the short list. It’s an amazing agenda for the day. Former Secretary of State, Bill Bradbury, will be presenting among a host of other innovative thinkers in the architecture, construction, and renewable energy sectors of Oregon. I’ll be anxious to see the action items and strategies that come from this kind of assembly covering this much ground. Register here to participate.

The Green Day Forum will be held at the Earth Advantage Institute in Tigard, Oregon from 7:30am to 6:30pm on December 4th, 2009. The Earth Advantage National Center is located at 16280 SW Upper Boones Ferry Road Portland, OR 97224.

November 28, 2009 · Filed Under events

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Thank you, Portland. (my short list of gratitude)

Abundant Harvest, Abundant Thanks!
Abundant Harvest, Abundant Thanks!
  • an amazing wealth of local farmers
  • the inspired co-ops, like  People’s, Food Front, and the Alberta Co-op
  • the farmers markets to create wonderful meeting places to mingle with my neighbors and buy ultra fresh produce
  • the ever-expanding map of bike lanes and dedicated paths for cycling
  • the Urban Growth Boundary
  • the Bureau of Planning and Sustainability
  • the local “guild” of permaculturists, an informal association of people who have inspired me and continually teach me so much
  • Fresh, clean  water of Bull Run Watershed (Ironic timing for this post)
  • the Willamette and Columbia Rivers and the various creeks that feed into them
  • our proximity to mountains and ocean–the undeniable beauty that lures so many to the great Northwest

    • These aren’t listed in any particular order, and it could go on to touch on other parts of life here in Portland, but this is a good start. It’s a good reminder of some of the wonderful things that contribute to Portland as an amazing place to call home–all resources I am happy to share with clients and people relocating to Portland. It’s an easy town to brag about. This is just scratching the surface of what I love here.

November 26, 2009 · Filed Under Uncategorized

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