We need to find ways to work together and share information about how to minimize the effect of our homes and buildings on the planet, and to help find creative ways to build healthy, durable, and beautiful spaces.
Here are a few resources that you may find interesting…
Resources, Tools, Links
Local:
- Earth Advantage Institute
(https://www.earthadvantage.org/ ) - Zero Energy Ready Oregon
(https://www.zeroenergyreadyoregon.org/) - NW Eco-Building Guild
(http://www.ecobuilding.org/portland) - Passive House NW
(https://www.phnw.org/) - Energy Trust of Oregon
(https://www.energytrust.org/residential/) - Portland Materials Transparency Collaborative (PMTC)
(http://www.pmtc-pdx.org/) - Better Built NW
(https://betterbuiltnw.com/)
Regional/ National:
- Energy Star – Energy Savings at Home
(https://www.energystar.gov/campaign/home) - US Green Building Council – LEED
(https://new.usgbc.org/leed) - Passive House US
(https://www.phius.org/home-page) - Living Building Challenge
(https://living-future.org/lbc/) - Architecture 2030 Challenge
(https://architecture2030.org/) - AIA Committee on the Environment (COTE) Top Ten Toolkit
(https://www.aia.org/resources/6077668-the-cote-top-ten-toolkit) - IPCC AR6: Climate Change 2021
( https://www.ipcc.ch/report/sixth-assessment-report- working-group-i/)
Local Advocacy:
- The Street Trust
(https://www.thestreettrust.org/ ) - Bike Portland Blog
(https://bikeportland.org/) - Portland Neighborhood Emergency Teams (NETs) (https://www.portlandoregon.gov/pbem/31667)
- Business for a Better Portland
(https://www.bbpdx.org/) - First Unitarian Church Social Justice Groups
(https://www.firstunitarianportland.org/justice/) - 350PDX
(https://350pdx.org/) - Solar Oregon