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Port of Portland Headquarters named one of the world’s greenest

Posted: July 9th, 2010 | Author: inicigroup | Filed under: Efficiency, LEED news, Projects | Tags: , | No Comments »

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

How much can you sell your LEED building for?

Posted: August 6th, 2009 | Author: admin | Filed under: LEED news | Tags: , , | No Comments »

Cascadia recently released an interesting study that deciphers the true value of a green building. More specifically, it raises topics whether the additional costs outweigh the environmental savings and how these energy saving features are evaluated in comparison to a standard building.
While its a fairly lengthy article, its worth the read.

Cascadia Report