inici group » Efficiency http://www.inicigroup.com/blog our blog Mon, 30 Aug 2010 21:04:06 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Port of Portland Headquarters named one of the world’s greenest http://www.inicigroup.com/blog/2010/07/09/port-of-portland-headquarters-named-on-of-the-worlds-greenest/ http://www.inicigroup.com/blog/2010/07/09/port-of-portland-headquarters-named-on-of-the-worlds-greenest/#comments Fri, 09 Jul 2010 15:19:22 +0000 inicigroup http://www.inicigroup.com/blog/2010/07/09/port-of-protland-hqp2-named-on-of-the-worlds-greenest/ The new LEED Gold Port of Portland Headquarters building and parking garage was named one of the world’s greenest buildings by Forbes.com. The Port achieved this honor by incorporating sustainable design features such as a Living Machine water treatment system, roof garden and geothermal heating and cooling.

For more information on the award and the building, you can read the full article here

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My stats were:

  • House:   5.33
  • Car:        2.53
  • Planes:   0.95
  • Total:      8.81 tons/year

8.81 tons roughly equates to 17,600 pounds. According to the CarbonFund site, the average American produces 50,000 tons/year.

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