Portland’s green building conference, EcoVative, combines classes and a product expo designed to help builders make the leap to better green building. We spent a few hours in classes and at the exposition hall to learn about some of the products and best-practices in the green industry.
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Google in Portland? Sounds like a great idea! You can affect the decision to bring high-speed (crazy fast) internet to our fair city. Don’t wait – the deadline is Friday, March 26th at 5:00pm.
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Alberta Mercantile is a new Live/Work project in the inner east side of Portland. See how developer Brad Fowler transformed a homely concrete box into a modern combination of retail and urban living.
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With the drywall in place, the radiant floor goes down and we’re almost ready for a finished floor on the second story. The Live/Work Blog follows the crew as they pour a layer of lightweight concrete (Gypcrete) to provide a matrix for the radiant system.
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Portland Built visits the Live/Work project where we discuss strategies for modern wall design. Learn how the project uses inexpensive materials like XPS foam to increase R-value and reduce moisture in the walls. Watch a video to see how it all comes together!
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Noe Gaxiola of Vale Insulation Group arrives on the scene to help keep us warm in the winter and cool in the summer. Spray foam seals the seams, and fiberglass bats insulate the wall cavities.
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A big day at the Live/Work project in Portland – the siding is up, and windows and doors are in. Weather be damned!
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Windows and doors arrive, and the “pretty in pink” house gets closer to being water-tight
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The Live work project gets a roof, we start the electrical, and the outside gets a pretty-in-pink foam treatment.
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Looking for a great review on a decade’s worth of architectural renovations? This Portland blog is THE site for information and insight on some of the city’s most notable projects.
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