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A Guide to Green
Homes Projects in Oregon
Also Green Builders
and Green Architects
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Green homes in the Portland metro area as well as in the
Pacific Northwest are becoming more common each month as new projects are
announced. If you are aware of new green housing projects, please
let us know by sending us an email so we can update this Web page.
Just complete the simple form at the feedback
page.
 Green
Communities Green Communities tracks green developments through
out the USA. Most are apartment or townhouse complexes for low income
and first time homeowners. Green Communities is the first national green
building program developed for affordable housing. They focus on the use
of environmentally sustainable materials, reduction of negative environmental
impacts and increased energy efficiency. They emphasize designs and materials
that safeguard the health of residents and locations that provide easy access
to services and public transportation.
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Green Home Projects in the Portland Metro Area
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Mississippi Avenue Lofts in Portland
 Mississippi
Avenue Lofts is a sustainable new mixed-use development in Portland
Oregon's Mississippi Historic District designed for LEED® Gold Certification
from the U. S. Green Building Council, featuring 32 live-work lofts, secured
parking and locally owned European style market Pastaworks. Featuring energy
saving mechanical systems, TOTO low flow bath fixtures and KitchenAid Energy
Star stainless steel appliances, Mississippi Avenue Lofts offers views,
natural daylight with cross-ventilation, large balconies and a bamboo landscaped
open-air courtyard. Available July 2008 select lofts are still available
in studios one/two bedrooms and penthouses starting at $289,900.
Villebois in Wilsonville
 Villebois
in Wilsonville (south suburban community in Portland) requires Earth Advantage
standards. Villebois translates to “village near the woods.” Villebois is
inspired by the traditional European village and built around the idea that
thoughtfully planned communities add to our quality of life. Jim Horne,
at his Traditional
Designed Neighborhoods in the West Web site has detailed information
about Villebois.
Villebois is the site of a former state mental health facility.
Almost a third of Villebois 500 acres is composed of parks and open spaces,
providing gorgeous natural areas for bike and pedestrian paths, as well
as formal parks that will serve as neighborhood centers for gatherings and
activities. Villebois was designed around its open spaces, including a 30
acre greenway wrapping around the Village Center and a natural upland forest
of preserved oak and fir trees with trails throughout. Villebois will also
feature prepared open spaces, with dog parks and a variety of mixed-use
parks for skating, tennis and basketball.
The developer of Villebois is Oregon-based
Costa Pacific Communities.
This is the same company that developed Orenco Station in the western suburb
of Aloha - it was recognized in 1999 as “America’s Community of the Year.”
Builders include Costa Pacific, Arbor Custom Homes, and Legend Homes.
Maddox Bluff in West Lind
 Maddox
Bluff An original infill project, this two-home development rests
on the bluff overlooking the Willamette River at the trail head to Burnside
Park. The local library, post office and new Central Village are within
easy walking distance via either wilderness trail through Maddax Woods or
city street. The homes will be
LEED certified Silver or higher.
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Green Home Projects in Oregon
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Salem Metro Area
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Woodscape Green
in southeast Salem. All homes will meet Earth Advantage and Energy
Star sustainability and efficiency standards.
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Pringle
Creek Community, a 32-acre development in Salem, is putting the
idea of new sustainable neighborhoods to the test. The community's 139
residential homes will be linked by "green streets" that manage stormwater
in an earth-friendly way. The streets themselves are narrower and meant
to encourage walking and biking. Public gathering places - including
a Sustainable Living Center that will shoot for LEED platinum certification
- are being built with sustainable practices.
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Independence
Station Located in Independence, Oregon (about 60 miles southwest
of Portland), the Independence Station development is expected to achieve
LEED platinum certification when completed in 2007. The four-story,
glass-and-brick building features 13,700 feet of street-level retail
shops and luxury condominiums above. But its most interesting
feature may be in the basement, which is set to house a biofuel cogeneration
facility. Independence Station is for those that value the security
and comfort of a small town.
Mosier Creek Townhomes - Hood River
 Mosier
Creek is a cluster of 32 townhouses that is been developed on
five acres east of Hood River. The developer is shooting for LEED-H
pilot project certification. Mosier Creek is being developed by
Urban Fund Inc.
The developer is shooting for LEED-H pilot project certification.
The solar electric system will provide approximately 3,300 kilowatt hours
of energy per year, worth approximately $215 at PacifiCorp's standard rate
of 6.5 cents per kilowatt-hour. The solar water heating system is estimated
to provide approximately 2,000 kilowatt-hours per year in energy required
to heat water, or about $130 savings.
NorthWest Crossing - Bend
NorthWest Crossing
in Bend (Central Oregon) is the first community in the area to accept Earth
Advantage standards.
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Green Home Builders
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 Earth
Advantage® has over
30 builders and remodelers listed in the Portland metro area that are
Earth Advantage® certified.
Another source for finding both builders and architects/designers
who have actual experience with green buildings is to review the Built It
Green (BIG) tour of homes sponsored by the City of Portland Office of Sustainability.
The site gives an overview of each home on the 2007 tour and includes the
home address, focus, owner names, designer name, and contractor. Click at
this link for the
2007 BIG tour of homes.
Here are a list of builders who have had experience with
green buildings:
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Coho Construction They were the contractors
for the Rose House which was completed in 2004 (passive solar, fiberglass
windows, advance shell design, radiant floor heat, etc.). Contact
is David Heslam. Phone: 503-407-1780. CCB 136906.
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Green
Hammer Construction All their new homes are LEED certified.
Green Hammers build with 100 percent Forest Stewardship Council-certified
or salvaged wood. They try to obtain their materials from within
100 miles of the site.
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PrairieView
Homes Each of their projects are green certified using Earth
Advantage, Energy Star, and numerous LEED standards. Many of their projects
are within the Portland city limits.
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Verde Builders
Homes are certified by Energy Star and Earth Advantage.
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Green Home Architects
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Nathan Good - Salem, Oregon
Nathan Good
is an architectural design firm located in Salem, Oregon with projects throughout
the USA and Mexico. Nathan specializes in residential and select-commercial
design commissions that synthesize building performance with aesthetics.
A recent example is a distinguished home along the Oregon Coast that was
awarded the “Custom Green Home of the Year” by the National Association
of Home Builders in 2005.
Opsis Architecture - Portland, Oregon
Putting its money where its mouth is,
Opsis
wanted a green office from which to deliver equally sustainable buildings
for it clients. The 20,000 square foot warehouse at NW 17th and NW
Lovejoy in the Pearl District was completely renovated according to green
standards. In 2006, the building was awarded gold LEED certification.
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