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BUILDING Sustainable Housing
One o f the g o als o f the
C ity o f P o rtla n d C o u n cil is
to pro m o te a s u s ta in a b le
fu tu re that m eets to d a y ’s
needs w ith o u t c o m p ro m is­
ing the a b ility o f fu tu re
g e n e ra tio n s to m eet th e ir
n eed s, and a c c e p ts its re ­
s p o n s ib ility to:
• S u p p o rt a s ta b le ,
d iv e r s e a n d e q u ita b le
econom y
• P r o t e c t th e q u a l i t y
o f th e a ir , w a t e r , la n d
a n d o th e r n a tu r a l
reso u rces
• C o n se rv e n a tiv e
v e g e ta tio n , fis h , w ild ­
lif e h a b i t a t a n d o t h e r
e c o sy s te m s
• M in im iz e h u m a n
i m p a c t s on lo c a l a n d
w o r ld w id e e c o s y s te m s
e m is s io n s , w a te r and sew er is tin g tra n s p o rta tio n and nom ic im p a c ts.
ru n o ff, and n a tu ra l reso u rce land use in fra s tru c tu re , r e ­ Since a ty p ic a l
e x tra c tio n th a t u ltim a te ly d u c e r e s o u r c e c o n s u m p ­ em ployer spends
im p a c t
th e
e n t i r e tio n , in c re a s e en e rg y and alm ost 70 tim es
w a te r e ffic ie n c y , and r e ­ m ore on sa la rie s
c o m m u n ity ’s liv a b ility .
d u c e , re u s e , and re c y c le as on en ergy, a
G row th:
g re e n b u ild in g
H ere in P o rtla n d , th e im ­ b u ild in g m a te ria ls .
can significantly
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reen
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ild
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p a c ts o f ra p id d e v e lo p m e n t
red u ce
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c
itin
g
and
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­
(in 1998 the C ity iss u e d a
re c o rd 3 ,4 7 7 c o m m e rc ia l a tiv e s o lu tio n s to g row th b u ild in g ’s p a y ­
and 4 ,062 re s id e n tia l p e r ­ m an ag em en t by re s to rin g b a c k and h e lp
e n h a n c i n g make a b usiness
m its) are n o tic e a b ly a f f e c t­ a n d
ing liv a b ility and lo c a l and b r o w n f ie l d s , in c r e a s i n g m ore p ro fita b le
re g io n a l e c o sy ste m h e a lth . v e g e ta tio n c o v e r and w ild ­ by sim ply p ro ­
As noted above, b u ild in g s life h a b ita t, and re n o v a t­ v id in g a m o re
have a tre m e n d o u s im p act ing e x is tin g b u ild in g s to a c o m f o r t a b l e
w o rk in g e n v i ­
on the e n v iro n m e n t d u rin g higher and b e tte r use.
ronm ent.
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and
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estoration:
p an cy . N ot only are n a tu ra l
spend
upw
ard
of
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reen
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ild
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practices
re s o u rc e s d e p le te d b u t land
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to
H ig h w a y s a n d n e i g h b o r ­
d
o
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rs,
th
e
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n
v
iro n m e n ta l City Commissioner Dan
m
inim
ize
or
elim
in
ate
ru
n
­
hood s tre e ts b ecom e m ore
Saltzman
oversees
the
qu
ality
o
f
bu
ild
in
g m ate ri­ program, Sustainable Portland
c o n g e s te d , op en s p a c e is off, erosion, and stream bank
als and v e n tila tio n are key Commission.
c o n v e rte d to h o u s in g , and resto ratio n .
Low w ater, native veg­ elem ents to c reatin g healthy
p u b lic m onies to pay for in ­
portant local m arket sector.
etation can elim in ate e ro ­ hom es and w orkspaces.
fra s tr u c tu r e are s tre tc h e d .
By prom oting and apply­
Em
erging
M
arkets:
In a d d itio n , d e v e lo p m e n t sion and reduce the am ount
ing
green building practices,
Green
building
expertise
-
t h a t s p r e a d s a c r o s s th e o f w ater and m aintenance
the
C ity w ill su p p o rt and
including
builders,
architects,
la n d s c a p e m ak es it m ore current standard lan d scap ­
s
tim
u la te f u r th e r s e c to r
engineers,
system
s
and
m
ate­
re q u ire s .
O n - s ite
d iffic u lt for co m m u n ities to ing
growth
and help drive down
rials
m
anufacturers,
energy
p ro v id e a lte rn a tiv e tr a n s ­ sto rm w a te r re te n tio n can
the
cost
of building m ateri­
and
environm
ental
c
o
n
su
lt­
p o rta tio n o p tio n s , th u s in ­ treat and slow storm w ater
a
ls
,
en
e
rg
y s y s te m s , and
ants,
reusable
building
m
ate­
c re a s in g the n u m b er o f e n ­ ru n o ff. R educed b u ild in g
o
th
e
r
green
b u ild in g c o m ­
rials
suppliers,
and
landscape
e rg y in te n s iv e , p o llu tin g footprints and pervious pav­
p
o
n
e
n
ts.
architects
constitutes
an
im-
v e h ic le m iles tra v e le d per ing system s can also help
reduce runoff.
c a p ita .
H ealth & P rod u ctivity:
G reen b u ild in g a d d re s s e s
D egradation o f health and
re g io n a l g row th at the site
lev e l by in s is tin g on b u ild ­ reductions in p ro d u ctiv ity
ing p ra c tic e s th a t m in im iz e related to w orker p ro d u ctiv ­
PO RTLA N D PARKS
site d is tu r b an ce, lin k to e x ­ ity and sick le a v e has e c o ­
& Recreation
Why S hould the C ity o f
P o rtla n d C are A bout G reen
B u ild in g ?
It is an o p p o rtu n e tim e
fo r d e v e lo p e rs , b u ild e r s ,
p o lic y m ak ers, and a d v o ­
c a te s to p a rtn e r in c re a tin g
a c ity -w id e green b u ild in g
s tra te g y th a t s tre n g th e n s
l iv a b ility and m in im iz e s
e c o lo g ic a l d e g ra d a tio n .
For P o rtla n d to becom e a
m ore s u s ta in a b le co m m u ­
n ity , all new and r e tr o f it­
ted hom es, b u ild in g s , and
f a c i l i t i e s m u st e m b ra c e
green b u ild in g p ra c tic e s .
E conom ics:
In the com m ercial se cto r,
red u c e d w a te r and e n erg y
c o sts allo w for in c re a se d
p r o f it m a rg in s and m ore
c o m p e t it iv e l e a s i n g a r ­
ra n g e m e n ts. In the h o u sin g
s e c to r , in c r e a s e d o p e r a ­
tio n s and m a in te n a n c e e f ­
fic ie n c ie s can free c a p ita l
to help reduce debt bu rd en .
D esig n in g s tru c tu re s th at
are d e s ira b le , long la s tin g ,
and o p e ra te as e ffic ie n tly
as p o s s ib le can p ro d u ce an
in v e stm e n t to the b u ild in g
ow ner th at is u n m atch ed in
re tu rn and s e c u rity in the
long run.
F u rth e r, g reen b u ild in g
p ra c tic e s h elp s re d u c e e n ­
v iro n m e n ta l im p a c ts r e ­
late d to b u ild in g s such as
in c re a s e d c a rb o n d io x id e
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