| SOLARC Named 8th Best Green Company in Oregon |
| www.oregonbusiness.com - June 2010 - Article |
| The 2010 list of Oregon’s Best Green Companies to Work For is all about diversity and commitment....read the article |
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| Evans-Harvard Music Conservatory – 1st LEED Platinum Classroom in the Country! |
| Portland Public Schools - June 2010 - www.pps.k12.or.us |
| The Evans-Harvard High Performance Classroom at da Vinci Arts Middle School represents a landmark achievement in school construction, and not just for Portland Public Schools...read the article |
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| Targeting 100! Envisioning the High Performance Hospital: Implications for a New, Low Energy, High Performance Prototype |
| www.betterbricks.com - May 2010 - PDF |
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University of Washington’s Integrated Design Lab, in collaboration with a team of experts in
design, engineering, operations and hospital ownership have developed research directed at
much higher performing buildings...read the report |
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| www.betterbricks.com - May 13, 2010 - Article |
| By Sonya Poland and Therese Lang - Seattle, Wash.— A new study presented at the CleanMed conference in Baltimore this week shows how hospitals, which account for four percent of all energy consumed in the U.S., can achieve a 60 percent reduction in energy utility use by redesigning the way they use energy...read the article |
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| DaVinci Arts Middle School Awarded LEED Platinum |
| greenworkspc.wordpress.com - May 18, 2010 - Blog Post |
| Da Vinci Arts Middle School was awarded LEED Platinum this week for the Evans-Harvard High Performance Classroom...read the post |
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| SOLARC’s Peter Reppe featured on local news to show SOLARC’s support for bicycle commuting |
| KEZI - May 17, 2010 - News Report |
By Rick Douglas - EUGENE, Ore. -- All this week, dozens of businesses in Lane County will compete in the annual Business Commute Challenge.The idea is to encourage employees to ride a bike of take a bus to work. The driving miles saved really add up and count toward bragging rights for the year....watch the video
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| What makes it green – Corvallis Cohousing works with SOLARC to develop a path to Net Zero |
| wmig.aiaseattle.org - 2010 Project Gallery |
| The Coho Cohousing project, designed by SERA Architects, Inc. in conjunction with Katie McCamant of the Cohousing Company, is comprised of a 34 unit housing project with a 3,200 square foot Common House, a woodshop, 8 private garages, and a bike barn...read the article |
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| Design and Analysis Strategies to Achieve Net Zero Energy Use Performance: The Discovery Center Case Study |
APEM Meeting - March 2010 - Presentation |
| Presenter: Michael Hatten, SOLARC Architecture and Engineering - Buildings (new and existing) are positioned immediately
and incrementally to cut fossil fuel combustion of all
types with carbon neutral performance by 2030 (no
fossil fuel required to operate)....view presentation PDF |
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| Some Serious Green |
| The Register-Guard - April 22, 2010- Article |
| By Joel Gorthy - Thanks to an innovative, ultra-insulated renovation, these homeowners save energy and live in harmony with nature...read the article |
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| SOLARC wins 2010 BetterBricks Award |
| The seventh annual Oregon / SW Washington BetterBricks Awards honored a total of 12 green building professionals from a variety of fields....more information |
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| State Committee Enters Gray Water Area |
| djcoregon.com - December 7, 2009 - Article |
| By Justin Carinci - A process to replace Oregon’s water reuse laws could give a boost to the state’s green-building industry. The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality has named a 15-member committee to write rules for capturing and reusing drain and laundry water outside....read the article |
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| www.betterbricks.com - Interview |
| Mike works as a technical advisor for both BetterBricks’ building operations and its design and construction efforts. This interview focuses on his work with building operations in healthcare facilities....read the interview |
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| More Customer Stories...An Update from Shorebank Pacific |
| ecobank.com - EcoNotes |
| SOLARC mentioned in Shorebank enews...read the newsletter |
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| Network Charter School Perfect Fit for Downtown |
| The Register-Guard - November 16, 2009 - Article |
| By Mary Leighton - The anonymous Eugene Advocates offered a sharp critique of the Eugene City Council’s decision to lease the former public works building at 858 Pearl St. to the Network Charter School....read the article |
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| Michael Hatten Presents at Greenbuild 2009 |
| Phoenix, AZ - November 11-13, 2009 - Presentation |
| Mike Hatten joins long time collaborators Kent Duffy and G.Z. Charlie Brown to present.....more information |
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| Nursery Installing Massive Solar Project |
| The Register-Guard - October 18, 2009 - Article |
| Briefly Metro Section - Workers at Grace Dinsdale’s 130-acre Blooming Nursery are installing an array of towering solar panels that will stretch nearly the length of the 700-foot driveway....read the article |
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| Charging Ahead |
| The Register-Guard - October 11, 2009 - Article |
| By David Steves - Electric vehicle advocates have been laying the groundwork for what they hope will be a breakthrough year for bringing the environmentally friendly vehicles to Oregon...read the article |
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| 2009 Solar and Green Building Tour |
| October 4, 2009 - Presentation |
| Galen Ohmart and Anna Scott, Energy & Indoor Environmental Quality Analyst at Lane Community College, were at EWEB for the kick off to the Eugene Solar Tour...more information |
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| 2009 Emerald Awards Finalists |
| The Emerald Awards Website - Article |
| Eugene, Ore.—The Eugene Area Chamber of Commerce has named Palo Alto Software as the recipient of its Business of the Year award. Along with this announcement, the chamber revealed the finalists for its sixth annual Emerald Awards....more information |
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| Letter from Eugene Mayor Kitty Piercy |
Congratulations on recent selection as one of Oregon's Best 100 Companies...read the letter |
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| SOLARC Ranked 12th Best Green Company in Oregon |
| Oregon Business Magazine Website- June 2009 - Article |
| The 100 Best Green Companies rankings were calculated by Oregon Business research editor Brandon Sawyer and research partner Davis, Hibbitts & Midghall based on...more information |
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| The New Village Green |
| Metropolitan Home on pointclickhome.com - June 2009 - Article |
Written by Karrie Jacobs -- Take Verde Village, a middle-class, affordable community in Ashland, Oregon, that broke ground early this year. The development is a labor of love...more information |
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| Peter Reppe Presents at Greening Structural Systems of Buildings Meeting |
| Portland, Oregon - June 26, 2009 - Presentation |
| SOLARC Engineer Peter Reppe recently spoke about "Life Cycle Analysis of Structural Materials, Tools and Resources" at the Working Group Meeting sponsored by Oregon Built Environment & Sustainable Technologies Center and Oregon Forest Resources Institute...more information |
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| SOLARC Recognized as Pedestrian and Bike Friendly Business |
| City of Eugene Website - May 20, 2009 - Article |
| The Eugene Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee (BPAC) is announcing their first annual Bicycle and Pedestrian Friendly Business Awards Program. This program is designed...more information |
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| Mike Hatten to Present at Lane Community College |
| Lane Community College - May 15, 2009 - Presentation |
| Remaking Campus (and Urban) Buildings: Insight into Sustainable Urban Re-development...more information |
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| SOLARC Hires Bacon and Ahmann |
| DJC - May 6, 2009 - Article |
SOLARC Architecture and Engineering Inc. has hired Tracy Bacon and Dianne Ahmann. Bacon is experienced in structural engineering for ...more information |
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| Downtown Springfield Hopes to Benefit from Academy Rennovation |
| KEZI - April 9, 2009 - Web Video |
| SPRINGFIELD, Ore.-- The Academy of Arts and Academics celebrated the grand opening...more information |
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| Sommers Speaks at Moveon.org Rally |
| March 28, 2009 - Presentation |
| EUGENE, OR -- Former Secretary of State Bill Bradbury, Lane County Commissioner Peter Sorenson and SOLARC Architecture and Engineering's Jodi Sommers speak at...more information |
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| Slocum gets LEED Gold |
| Register Guard - February 11, 2009 - Article |
| By Tim Christie - The Slocum Center for Orthopedics & Sports Medicine is so green it’s gold. The U.S. Green Building Council has awarded...more information |
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| Creature Comforts, on the House |
| Register Guard - January 21, 2009 - Article |
By Joel Gorthy - Developers of the WaterShed building merge resource-conserving concepts into a virtually self-sustaining structure...more information |
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| Solstice Card Summer 2008 Created by A3 Students |
| To celebrate the Summer Solstice, SOLARC held an art contest....more information |
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| SEED Award Presentation Invitation |
| ODOE - May 13, 2008 - Award Presentation |
| SOLARC Architecture and Engineering Inc. to receive one of the first State Energy Efficient Design (SEED) Awards...more information |
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| Springfield Academy of Arts Due for Face Lift |
| The Register-Guard - April 14, 2008 - Article |
| By Anne Williams - The Springfield Academy of Arts & Academics — or A3 — is due for a face-lift and expansion that officials hope will benefit students and contribute to downtown revival...more information |
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GloryBee Foods Still Working on Sustainable Business Park
GloryBee Foods may be an ‘accidental developer,’ but it’s one with a vision |
| The Register-Guard - April 13, 2008 - Article |
| By Sherri Buri McDonald - Company outgrows building. Company buys land. Company builds new facility. End of story. Most business expansions follow that simple progression...more information |
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| Green Goes Mainstream |
| The Register-Guard - April 6, 2008 - Article |
| By Diane Dietz - Demand for workers schooled in renewable energy is blooming in Lane County - and it's spreading...more information |
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| Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) Energy Expert Working
Group Meeting and Building Energy Efficiency Training in Beijing, PRC |
| Speaking Engagement - March 7-14, 2008 |
| As part of the ongoing effort to address energy and environmental issues particularly in Northeast Asia, China with the Nautilus Institute sponsored a workshop from March 7 through 14, 2008...more information |
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| SOLARC Celebrates Earth Day! |
| ETC Bulletin - March 14, 2008 - Article |
| Commuter Solutions would like to recognize SOLARC Architecture and Engineering, Inc., for their Earth Day activities and for their dedication to sustainability throughout the year...more information |
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The Big Picture
Regional Sports Center in Springfield, Oregon |
| Recreation Management - January 2008 - Article |
| By Kelli Anderson -
The obvious word that hits you is "big" when you think about the soon-to-be-completed 120,000-square-foot Regional Sports Center in Springfield, Ore...more information |
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| Facility of the Month Mar/Apr 08 - New Horizons: A View From the Ridge |
| Correctional News - February 20, 2008 - Article |
| The design of Oregon’s Deer Ridge Correctional Institution embraces the challenges, pressures and opportunities presented by shifting landscapes and new horizons in correctional programming, inmate populations and environmental sustainability...more information |
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| Mount Angel Integrated Design Roundtable Discussion |
| Betterbricks.com - May 2007 - Roundtable Discussion |
| The following article is drawn from a roundtable discussion that occurred in August 2007 about integrated design, among principal project team members responsible...more information |
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| Powerful Business |
Powerful Business - May 24, 2007 - Presentation |
It does’t take a capital investment to improve building energy performance. Facilities
managers on the trail of energy savings are finding high returns...more information |
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| Lillis Business Complex |
| GreenSource - June, 2006 - Article |
| By Nadav Malin -
The Lillis Business complex was first conceived as a small addition to the University of Oregon's Lundquist College of Business to relieve some space constraints and provide new classrooms.....more information |
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| Zero-Energy House Defies Northwest Climate |
| Solar Today - Jan/Feb 2006 - Article |
| Imagine living at the Oregon coast and producing the equivalent of all the energy you need for a year from just the sun and stable soil temperature...more information |
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| Envisioning a Sustainable Resource Base |
| Relocalize.Net - May 22, 2006 - Panel Discussion |
| The next Cascadia Commonwealth Institute Monthly Forum will draw together Eugene's best informed and most visionary energy planning and policy experts to share their insights on how we can....more information |
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| Meeting the 2030 Challenge with Integrated Design |
| Betterbricks - May 2007 - Article |
| In response to global climate change, key leaders of the building design industry have established a goal of "zero net energy" buildings by the year 2030.....more information |
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| Prison Warehouse Earms a LEED Silver Certification |
| IFMA - November 11-17, 2005 - Article |
| Through a series of building design and engineering efficiency strategies, the Washington State Penitentiary Replacment Warehouse, designed by DLR Group, has just been named a LEED Silver certified project....more information |
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| LCC Faculty to Teach Energy Management Workshop in Beirut |
| www.lanecc.edu - March 29, 2004 - News Release |
| EUGENE - Two energy management instructors at Lane Community College will teach energy efficiency and renewable energy technology to faculty from the American University of Beirut, the Jordan University of Science and Technology, the Palestine Polytechnic University, and Birzeit University, at a workshop in Beirut, Lebanon, April 26-30....more information |
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| 2004 ACEEE Summer Study on Energy Efficiency in Buildings |
| ECEE.Org - August 30, 2004 - Publication |
| Ventilative Cooling: Can Businesses Live Without Mechancial Cooling?....more information |
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