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News items for the month of April
4/5/2006
Cascadia Region Green Building Council seeks Executive Director

The Cascadia Region Green Building Council is seeking a visionary leader to inspire sustainable communities and green building stewardship in the Pacific Northwest.  Click here for more information.
4/5/2006
Emerging Green Builders wanted
The Cascadia Chapter of US GBC is seeking students and young professionals to begin Emerging Green Builders groups to grow the next generation of green building leaders. For more information, contact: .
4/18/2006
Green Investment Fund Recipients Announced
A description of the 2006 Green Investment Fund recipients can be found in the Full Story below.
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4/20/2006
Summer job at Metro

This temporary position will perform a variety of administrative duties in support of the Drive Less/Save More program with Metro's Planning Department. Staff in this position will assist with conducting public outreach, marketing and events management in support of the Drive Less/Save More campaign.

Find the announcement on Metro's website.
4/24/2006
NAHRO Tour of New Columbia
Find Mike O'Brien's presentation on Indoor Environmental Quality in "The Full Story" below.
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4/25/2006
NWEEA Commercial Windows Initiative Evaluation

The final evaluation of the Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance's Commercial Windows Initiative is now available at here.

The Initiative ended December 31, 2005 after having developed an industry-accepted specification for high-performance commercial windows and influencing both product availability and a variety of market actors.
4/27/2006
Living Smart house plans now available from BDS

Starting this week Living Smart  house plans are available to the public in the City of Portland's Development Services Center.  Join Comissioner Randy Leonard and BDS Director Paul Scarlett to celebrate the launch of the Living Smart program.

May 3, 2006
1900 SW 4th Ave. [in the plaza]
11:30 - 1 PM
Lunch courtesy of NW Natural Gas

 
Peoples Food Co-op in Southeast Portland is the first commercial building in the United States to use cob infill, a natural building material made of clay, straw, sand and water.