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Passive House is “In” in 2017

Green Building Law Update

As you consider what’s “in” and what’s “out” in 2017, within the realm of green building, Passive House is in. This “passive” approach, in contrast with active systems based on a constant supply of conditioned air by HVAC systems is the basis of Passive House. Governments in North America are beginning to drive Passive House.

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Mass Timber Maine

PC Construction

Hosted by the Portland Museum of Art, this event stimulated forward-thinking ideas and dialogue to blend creativity in design and construction to optimize the use of CLT, Glulam and other mass timber products within design and our day-to-day lives. The discussions also focused on sparking a mass timber economy here in Maine.

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Portland’s new affordable housing development includes units for families transitioning out of homelessness

BD+C

Located in Portland, Oregon’s Pearl District, Vibrant! is a new affordable housing, high-rise development. Salazar Architect designed the building shell and interior common areas in collaboration with LRS Architects, which led the overall project management and design of the apartments.

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Building Trends: An Old Material Becomes New Again

Viewpoint Construction Technology

Technology companies are creating tools like bricklaying robots and printing houses with 3D printers. In Portland, Oregon, home of the Viewpoint headquarters, a condo building recently caught our attention. The industry is experimenting with technologies like drones, virtual reality, wearables and 3D scanning.

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Portland?s newest office buildings put nature on center stage

BD+C

Comprising 300,000 sf of office and retail space, Field Office in Northwest Portland is one of Oregon’s largest real estate investments in the past decade. The two new office buildings will house some of the city’s fastest-growing companies.

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Downtown Portland's record $1B development includes little affordable housing

Construction Dive

Of the residential units built or under construction in the Oregon city since 2011, only 10% are categorized as affordable.

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8 (more) noteworthy multifamily projects to debut in 2020

BD+C

MODULAR CONSTRUCTION SAVES COSTS ON 72-unit affordable housing community in Portland, Ore.

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