An Overview of Green Residential Buildings Sustainable homes can offer benefits to everyone involved in creating and inhabiting such dwellings. Residents of green homes can breathe cleaner air indoors as well as save money on operating costs. In the building process, recycled and reused materials can be used whenever possible, which may help to save [...]
An Overview of Green Commercial Buildings Buildings can become green, also known as sustainable, in the design, building, and renovating stages. Green buildings are resource-efficient and the overall impact to the environment is reduced. Operating expenses are lowered, plus employees and visiting clients benefit from greater air quality. Qualities of green commercial buildings include: [...]
Contractors that are licensed in Oregon must complete Continuing Education (CE) units for every two-year license renewal period. All contractor license holders need at least 8 hours of CE, consisting of 3 hours of Business Law and Practices (only available from the CCB) and 5 hours of Series A courses. Series A are courses in [...]
The Oregon Construction Contractors Board (CCB) has made changes to the continuing education requirements. The changes went into effect on January 1, 2014 and continue throughout 2015. Continuing education (CE) must be completed for every two-year renewal period. All contractor license holders will take at least 8 hours of CE which consist of 3 hours [...]
The design-build project delivery method combines design and construction services. There is one contract for the project owner. A design-build entity can vary, such as a contractor with knowledge about design, an architect that went into the construction business, or a partnership between a contractor and an architect. Our previous article on design-build includes information [...]
Design–build is a project delivery system in which the design and construction services are performed by a single entity under one contract. The roles of designer and contractor are combined and there is one unified flow of work from start to finish. This is an alternative approach to the traditional design-bid-build project delivery method, which [...]
LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) professional credentials demonstrate advanced and up-to-date knowledge of green building design, construction, and operations. The LEED Green Associate credential is introductory-level and demonstrates a general understanding of all the LEED rating systems. Advanced Placement (AP) credentials are an option to demonstrate expertise in specific green building categories and [...]
There are various tax incentives and rebates that commercial buildings can qualify for. Certain incentives apply to new construction, renovations, or both. Below is a description of some of the benefits available to LEED-certified and energy efficient buildings in the Portland metro area. Fire Station 18 - City of Portland. LEED Gold certified. [...]
LEED, which stands for Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design, is a recognized standard for green building design and sustainability. The LEED rating system was developed by the non-profit U.S. Green Building Council and is designed to promote design and construction practices that not only increases profitability, but also reduce negative environmental effects of buildings [...]
