PDX LoungePlanning • Design • Xpertise
Not Your Usual Networking Event You Missed a Great Event! The PDX Lounge debuted successfully in Denver on Tuesday night, November 14. The City of Portland, in collaboration with more than 30 local Portland companies working in sustainable industry, hosted 500 green building industry professionals in town for the International Greenbuild conference. Part of an innovative public-private economic development strategy - construction on the PDX Lounge began over the weekend - in a gallery venue located outside the conference center in the Santa Fe District. Bringing Portland’s sustainable city to life, visitors were transported to a Portland neighborhood, encapsulated in a lounge atmosphere. Once there, they moved through an end-to-end array of sustainable technology expertise used from concept to creation of Portland’s leading edge developments and integrated communities. The PDX Lounge will open to the Denver public Thursday morning, November 16, 9 a.m. - 12 p.m. when City of Portland experts will teach green building 101 classes.  The PDX Lounge is a temporary lounge installation in Denver during Greenbuild. This unique approach allows conference attendees to unwind over drinks and experience Portland's sustainable industries. The PDX Lounge is a highly collaborative intersection of local government, businesses and non-profit organizations advancing sustainable industry in Oregon. The City of Portland has become a national hub for high performance, green building. A strong cluster of development, planning, architecture, engineering and green product manufacturers in the Portland metro region is transforming a legacy of environmental stewardship into a profitable new business model. The city's incubation of sustainable products and services creates an experience platform connecting culture, environment and economy. The PDX Lounge Collaborative
Gerding EdlenDevelopmentWhen we build in cities like Portland, we spend a great deal of time learning about people's needs and the neighborhoods in which we build. We study modes of transportation, demographics and municipal objectives, and immerse ourselves in the physical, social and economic aspects of the community. We evaluate how we can serve people who will live and work in our buildings as well as the community at large. Only after we have explored these issues do we begin to discuss uses, building concepts, massing, forms and shapes. An understanding of how all of these elements work together is essential to creating an environment where people can thrive.
Bike GalleryTransportationThe Bike Gallery was founded in 1974 with the mission of putting more Portlanders on bikes. Thirty years later, we have grown to 6 stores while remaining a family-owned business dedicated to connecting Portlanders with bicycles for healthier, hearts, minds and communities. Last year, The Bike Gallery was named #8 Bike Dealer in the U.S. by VeloBusiness in a poll of over 6,000 bicycle retailers and bicycle-industry suppliers. We like to think that a large part of our success is due to hearing from you, our customers, so please write or call us when you have suggestions or comments.
MarketShift StrategiesSustainable ServicesMarketShift Strategies specializes in building powerful marketing approaches for businesses in the sustainable economy. We create strategies designed to break through messaging immunity, capture qualified leads and accelerate sales. We are experts in creating competitive advantage with marketing communication and integrated online and offline campaigns, web site optimization, search engine marketing, targeted lead generation, email marketing, partner strategies and thought leadership.
YOLO ColorhouseSustainable MaterialsIn 2005, YOLO Colorhouse was born, combining a premium, zero-voc paint with a limited, designer palette. The palette of 40 hues are specifically designed for interiors and inspired by our natural world. We created our palette directly from our experience giving advice to homeowners and designers. YOLO Colorhouse is created by scientists and artists with nature in mind.
ZGFArchitectureZimmer Gunsul Frasca Partnership. We transform the needs and aspirations of our clients into inventive, engaging built environments. We listen; we are collaborative and passionate about our work. We are focused on design quality. Design based on rigorous analytic processes and human understanding. Design that honors the unique qualities of its purpose and place, and that is environmentally responsible. Design that enriches and inspires people's lives. Together with our clients, ZGF builds community.
Bamboo RevolutionSustainable MaterialsBamboo Revolution opens the door to bamboo. As direct importers of the highest quality bamboo products, we provide homeowners, contractors, and builders with the most innovative products and the best value found anywhere. Take the time to discover how we are inspiring a revolution.
Sustainable Industries JournalKnowledgeSustainable Industries Journal is the West Coast's monthly business news for green building, energy, recycled markets and sustainable agriculture. The monthly business magazine is part of Celilo Group Media's publication offerings supporting sustianable economies.
BrightworksSustainable ServicesIntelligent strategies for sustainability. Brightworks helps organizations succeed by aligning our efforts with basic principals of ecological sustainability. Brightworks offers a full range of LEED-related services, from eco-charrette facilitation to full project management. We also draw upon experience in organizational development and planning to develop sustainability plans for projects, departments, or entire organizations.
Columbia Forest ProductsSustainable MaterialsColumbia Forest Products is North America's largest manufacturer of hardwood plywood and hardwood veneer. We enable sustainable design and construction through our innovative product offerings like our PureBond™ formaldehyde-free decorative panels (Building Green "Top 10 Green Building Product"), which utilize a proprietary soy-based resin technology founded upon the principles of biomimicry. Additionally we have a range of sustainable interior products such as EcoColors® zero emission decorative surfaces and our full line of FSC-Certified Wood panels. Employee-owned with world-class manufacturing, Columbia ensures that sustainability is part of everything we do – from the forest to your finished product.
Western GroupSustainable MaterialsEstablished in 1934, The Western Group serves a broad range of industries with an equally broad range of screening media. We produce all major screening media, including woven wire, rubber screens, polyurethane screens, and perforated plate. These options allow our screening experts to focus on solving your screening issues, whatever form that solution may take. Our experience carries into the office and field where our screen experts are at your service.
Thomas Hacker ArchitectsArchitectureFounded in 1983, Thomas Hacker Architects is recognized for the design of civic and educational buildings, including libraries, museums, housing and academic buildings. We believe that buildings are best when they are honest expressions of what is inside them, when they interact dynamically with their surroundings, when they express the integrity of their construction and materials, and when they convey the meaning of the programs and people they serve. Our firm is known for the enduring value of our buildings - achieved through life-cycle cost analysis, building systems and structures that minimize energy usage, the abundant use of natural light, thoughtful construction practices, use of local materials and site sensitive building placement.
David Evans & AssociatesDevelopmentDavid Evans & Associates is an employee-owned Oregon corporation governed by an eight-member board of directors. The firm combines the talents of architects, engineers, landscape architects, planners, scientists, and surveyors to provide its clients access to a complete range of services. Since its founding as a two-person land development firm in 1976, DEA has emerged as a recognized leader in sustainable design and management solutions for complex transportation, land development, energy, and water resources projects nationwide.
Luma LightingLight DesignWe are independent architectural lighting designers. As collaborative members of the architectural design team, our work cannot exist without the work of our clients and team members. As we work with our architectural clients, we first clarify, then realize, a common vision through light. Each project that you see on this site is a vision of outstanding architecture. Our contribution to every project is to clarify and reinforce that vision within the context of the illuminated environment.
HDRSustainable ServicesHDR’s sustainability services span all of its areas of expertise: General architecture, environmental and resource management, healthcare, civic, science and technology, transportation planning and water resources. With a diverse and experienced staff, HDR is uniquely positioned to provide sustainable solutions on a wide variety of projects and issues aimed at balancing the triple bottom line. HDR creates innovative solutions for building design and site development, for LEED and GGHC, conducts town planning and community outreach sustainable design charrettes, provides economic analysis and risk assessment and performs sustainability audits and energy analysis. HDR's integrated design approach makes project management and job delivery smarter, faster and more efficient for its clients.
ReBuilding Center & Refind FurnitureSustainable MaterialsThe ReBuilding Center is a project of Our United Villages, a non-profit community enhancement organization. Developed by dedicated volunteers, The ReBuilding Center is modeled after successful building material reuse centers throughout North America (over 500 in the United States and Canada). The ReBuilding Center opened to the public in 1998 and moved to a 24,000 square foot warehouse in 1999. By 2001, five tons of materials were being kept out of the landfill each day! In 2005 The ReBuilding Center completed its expansion project, adding 40,000 square feet of developed property and the potential to divert nearly ten tons of construction and demolition waste per day by 2008.
SERA ArchitectsArchitectureSERA considers sustainable design and planning to be a basic responsibility in all our projects. A ‘whole building’ design process that applies sound strategies of construction and planning will yield long-term economic benefits, healthier communities and environmentally sound solutions. SERA offers sustainable building guidelines and design services for project-based planning, construction and tenant improvement. We can provide specifications of green building materials and systems as well as LEED design, certification and documentation services.
Green Building ServicesSustainable ServicesGreen Building Services, Inc is a professional consulting firm dedicated to positively effecting the well being of our communities and the environment by helping our clients successfully adopt green building and facility management practices. We are nationally recognized for our work in sustainable building and the LEED Rating System and have a proven ability to identify and support sustainable building strategies appropriate to specific building types, climates and bioregions.
EleekSustainable MaterialsEleek’s designs are profound in a world where nearly everything we encounter has been designed and overdesigned, trying too hard to buy our attention and affection. Kaster’s pieces sometimes feel old, like relics recovered from archeological ruins. They are sometimes modern and simple, sometimes whimsical or intricate. Always, though, whether rustic or polished, they feel authentic, made from real stuff by real hands. Our eyes know the difference. Our hands know the difference. And somehow, inexplicably, our hearts know the difference.
Bon AppetitFoodBon Appetit Management Company was the first food service company to address the issues related to where our food comes from and how it is grown. We are still the largest restaurant company with such a high level of commitment to socially responsible practices. Bon Appetit is unique in that all of our promises apply to all cafes, not just specific green locations. This means that the impact of our programs has been far reaching and meaningful.
Portland Development CommissionLocal GovernmentThe Portland Development Commission's vision is to be a catalyst for positive change in the creation of a world-class 21st Century city; a city in which economic prosperity, quality housing and employment opportunities are available to all. Our Mission is to bring together resources to achieve Portland’s vision of a diverse, sustainable community with healthy neighborhoods, a vibrant urban core, a strong regional economy and quality jobs for all citizens.
Endura Wood ProductsSustainable MaterialsWe believe that sourcing and offering only certified and rediscovered forest products is the best way to insure that our children can still see -and use - both the forest and the trees. Our certified, rediscovered wood, recycled content, and agri-based products for homes and businesses are everything you expect in high quality materials to build exceptional products today and a better environment tomorrow.
City of Portland Office of Sustainable DevelopmentLocal GovernmentThe Office of Sustainable Development’s mission is to provide leadership and contribute practical solutions to ensure a prosperous community where people and nature thrive, now and in the future. We provide leadership and support practical solutions to improve the environmental, social and economic health of Portland. OSD delivers policy and programs that integrate efforts related to energy efficiency, renewable resources, waste reduction and recycling, global warming, green building and sustainable food systems.
PAE EngineeringEngineeringPAE Consulting Engineers specialize in mechanical, electircal, telecommunications and sustainable design. Our staff includes over a dozen registered professionals along with 20 LEED Accredited professionals.
Interface EngineeringEngineeringInterface has a long history of incorporating energy efficiency and indoor air quality into its projects. The firm's engineers and designers work with architects, owners and other consultants to incorporate green or sustainable design factors into the mechanical and electrical design of each building. Consideration of green building issues for both mechanical and electrical systems is a priority at Interface - as consultants, it is our mission to provide services to our clients that save them money while at the same time protect the environment.
Pacific Security CapitalSustainable ServicesPacific Security Capital helps develop the business case for sustainable development by conducting in depth analyses. PSC’s research leads investors, owners and developers to construct informed decisions. They are experts at communicating the value of sustainable development in terms for which the financial markets can relate.
MedoyeffSustainable MaterialsWe started House Spirits Distillery to re-invigorate the craft of distillation and stamp it with the taste and flavor of the Pacific Northwest. As native northwesterners we recognize the uniqueness and bounty of our region and this appreciation of place allows us to take such international spirits as Vodka, Gin, Rum and Whiskey and craft them according to our own vision. Northwest grown grains are distilled and married with local water and stored in Oregon oak barrels and perhaps most importantly aged in our envious climate with its distinct seasons.
ReForm Sustainable FurnishingsSustainable MaterialsReform is dedicated to designing, fabricating and retailing quality sustainable furnishings. The production process is guided by our quadrant principles: Closed Loop, Community Smart Design and True Cost.
CanopySustainable MaterialsCanopy works with manufacturers of environmentally conscious building materials to assist with regional and national distribution and market directly to architects, designers, developers and fabricators. Canopy is also launching its own branded sustainable surface materials, Wy’East and Wahkeena boards, that are proudly made in Oregon. Canopy: Style and Sustainability under one roof.
Opsis ArchitectureArchitectureOpsis Architecture is committed to design excellence, working in an open environment where shared ideas lead to collaborative vision-making. Opsis seeks out the portential within each project to create architecture that is both innovative and enduring.
Cascadia Region Green Building CouncilSustainable ServicesThe Cascadia Region Green Building Council promotes the design, construction and operation of buildings that are environmentally responsible, profitable and healthy places to live and work in Oregon, Washington and British Columbia. Incorporated as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization in December 1999, Cascadia is one of two original chapters of the U.S. Green Building Council.
Miller PaintSustainable MaterialsMiller Paint Co., Inc. was founded in 1890 by Ernest Miller, an interior decorator who had a simple vision: paint that would hold up to the unique conditions found in the Pacific Northwest climate. Now a 100% employee-owned (ESOP) company, Miller Paint is the Northwest's premier paint manufacturer. Quality is the promise Miller Paint offers with every step of manufacturing, to insure a consistent and superior finish every time.
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