Sustainability at PDC
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Green Building Resources
- A Green Building Primer and the Business Case for Constructing LEED Certified Buildings
- Centennial Mills Sustainable Development Goals, Policies, and Resources, 9/07
- PDC's Green Building and Sustainability Accomplishments Report: 2003-2007
- PDC's Green Building Policy Program Guidelines
- Sustainability Plan September 2007 to September 2008
- Green Building Technical and Funding Resources
| Green Building Hotline: 503-823-5431 |
Training
First National "Green Broker Conference"
May 22, 2008 - Oregon Convention Center
LEED for Accredited Professionals Workshop, May 27, 2008, flyer
Documents
2007 North Pearl District Plan
This Plan was developed by the Portland Bureau of Planning. PDC led the development of the Plan sections that address sustainable development, including the Sustainable Communities Concept section.
2007 Sustainability Program Charter
Sustainability Plan September 2007 to September 2008
Centennial Mills Sustainable Development Goals, Policies, and Resources, 9/07
Green Office Guide encourages businesses to adopt sustainable practices.- Portland is considered the best bicycling city in the U.S.
Climate Change
- Vast Antarctic ice shelf on verge of collapse
msnbc.com, 5/25/08 - America's Metro Areas: Carbon Leaders and Laggards
postwritersgroup.com, 6/1/08 - Study links Oregon's growing dead zone to climate change
Dead zones off Oregon and Washington likely tied to global warming, study
says
Low-oxygen areas that show scant signs of sea life have expanded. 'We seem to have crossed a tipping point,' a scientist says.
By Kenneth R. Weiss
Los Angeles Times Staff Writer
February 15, 2008
NEWPORT, ORE. — Peering into the murky depths, Jane Lubchenco searched for sea life, but all she saw were signs of death... download PDF version - In 2008, a 100 Percent Chance of Alarm
- Science: Global Warming
- Oregon's Strategy for Greenhouse Gas Reductions
Transportation
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Articles
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Gardening
- www.sustainable-gardening.com
- Gardening with Native Oregon Plants http://extension.oregonstate.edu/catalog/html/ec/ec1577/text.pdf http://www.willamettegardens.com/
- Organic Gardening
- Visit the Ecotrust Farmers Market - Thursdays, 3:30 - 7:30 721 NW 9th Ave.
- Buy Local! Support local farmers by learning about where you food comes from. Vote with your dollars to help support our local food economy. How? You can purchase products from any number of Portland area farmers markets, buy "home grown" labeled items at New Seasons, or choosing the locally grown products from your neighborhood grocer.
- Growing Gardens
Presentations
Portland Development Commission | 222 NW Fifth Ave | Portland, OR 97209-3859
Phone: 503-823-3200 | Fax: 503-823-3368








