Lents a key area for eco-district potential
Studies are in the works that will look at the possibility of planning eco-districts in five Portland areas, but debate in the Lents neighborhood has made it the most critical. The post Lents a key...
View ArticleLloyd District will be Portland’s first eco-district
Portland's first eco-district pilot project is moving forward in the Lloyd District. Naomi Cole of the Portland Oregon Sustainability Initiative says that project stakeholders have signed a declaration...
View ArticlePortland’s much anticipated eco-district still hard to pin down
Plans for an "eco-district," a one-of-a-kind sustainable neighborhood in Portland's Lloyd District, have received national attention, but the district doesn't exist yet. And so far, no one really knows...
View ArticleFirst director hired for a Portland eco-district
The Lloyd eco-district is ready to kick off as an official entity this summer with the hiring of a new director. Sarah Heinicke, a former sustainability advisor at Brightworks and consultant at...
View ArticleSarah Heinicke, director of the Lloyd eco-district
The Lloyd eco-district finally has its first director: Sarah Heinicke will start on July 1. Heinicke recently spoke with the DJC to discuss her new role. The post Sarah Heinicke, director of the Lloyd...
View ArticlePDC wants developer for district energy in the Rose Quarter
The Portland Development Commission recently issued a request for proposals from developers interested in installing a district-wide energy system that would first serve Memorial Coliseum and later...
View ArticleEco-district planning process being fine-tuned
The Portland Sustainability Institute, a nonprofit established by City Council in 2009, developed a method to help communities and professionals plan eco-districts. The intent is to broaden Portland’s...
View ArticleSo you don’t know what an eco-district is yet?
The annual eco-district summit is under way, and hundreds of people from around the world are in attendance. They are architects, city planners, policy makers, designers, CEOs, government reps,...
View ArticleA greener urban neighborhood
With talk that Portland is in danger of ceding its mantle as a leader in green building, the city's most successful eco-district could provide valuable lessons. The post A greener urban neighborhood...
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