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Water House Project to Serve as a Model of Green Building in Portland
October 22, 2009
October 22, 2009- The city of Portland officially approved the funding for the construction of an Earth Advantage® Certified Platinum home on a reconditioned city lot in the Glendeveer neighborhood. The Water House, which is named after the decommissioned wells on the site, will serve as a model for green building.
The conception of the Water House project began over a year ago when the Portland Water Bureau was taking an inventory of its city properties. After discovering the unneeded property in the heart of the Glendeveer neighborhood, the city implemented a plan to develop and sell the decommissioned well site.
After working with local homeowner associations, the city established two main goals for the project. The first is to build the greenest house possible given the preexisting lot. The second goal is to build a home that respects the integrity of the surrounding neighborhood.
Earth Advantage Institute (EAI) worked closely with the city, outlining a plan to build a home that will not only achieve EAI's highest certification, as well as an ENERGY STAR® certification, but that will exhibit the newest in green building methods, technologies, and sustainable development practices. The house will be open to the public for one year before going on the market.
"Earth Advantage Institute is honored to be a part of the city of Portland's Water House project," said Earth Advantage Institute's executive director, Sean Penrith. "This home will be an example of progressive green building and function as an excellent educational showcase for all building industry professionals. We are very impressed by the Water Bureau's commitment to sustainable development and its support for the local building economy. Earth Advantage looks forward to working on this city project and providing support for consumer educational opportunities."
In addition to the efforts of EAI, support for this project has been overwhelming. Regional businesses have donated almost $160,000 in new products and labor toward the project. "We are excited about the educational opportunities the construction and the completed house will provide, said Ross Turkus, assistant program specialist for the Portland Water Bureau. "The city of Portland believes that industry professionals, the general public, the Glendeveer neighborhood, and its residents will all benefit from this project."
The city has allocated an additional $200,000 for the construction of the home and is currently accepting bids. Prospective builders can find out more about the bidding process at www.portlandonline.com/water/index.cfm?c=50564.
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