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Construction Industry Group - The Oregon Natural Step Network

SUMMARY

Location: Portland, OR
Industry: Construction certification
Background: A taskforce was set up in 1999 to determine how to go beyond the “green building” concept with a vision of fully sustainable commercial building.
Motivation:

  • To align design and construction processes with nature’s cyclical processes to help balance the natural and built environments

Successes: A white paper about the process has influenced changes in the State of Oregon's Energy Tax Credits.
Partnerships: U.S. Green Building Council

 

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