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BuildRight High Performance Building and Remodeling Conference & Expo

Bjørn Kierulf is a Norwegian architect, living in Slovakia, where he has designed and built over 70 Passive House buildings using naturally renewable and locally sourced straw, clay and wood-based materials. His company, CREATERRA, helped develop a Cradle to Cradle panelized straw wall system, which he has used in multiple projects across Central and Eastern Europe.

How will Portland keep pace with matching its climate action plan against the projected 30% growth in population by 2035?

SEPTEMBER 15–16, 2014 • PORTLAND, OR Oregon BEST FEST convenes university researchers, entrepreneurs, industry leaders, and others to envision, build, and accelerate solutions to environmental challenges that deliver prosperity in all corners of Oregon.

Earth Advantage now offers the nation’s only true green accreditation for appraisers, the Accredited Green Appraiser (AGA).

Announcing the Value It Green Home Tour - September 9, 2014

According to a 2012 National Association of Realtors survey, more than 70% of homebuyers are willing to pay more for a house with energy efficient features. Although demand exists, many green and high- performance features of a home are invisible