Time to Rally your furry friends and get ready for the 23rd running of OHS’s Doggie Dash!!
If you are interested joining the Cyan’s Team please send a note to deven@cyanpdx.com
For more details visit http://www.oregonhumane.org/doggiedash/event.asp
Posts Tagged ‘green building’
OHS Doggie Dash 2010 May 15! Time to get our Cyan Team together!!
Tuesday, March 30th, 2010More small and beautiful spaces being built close to home!
Friday, January 29th, 2010Vancouver, Canada is expected to formally announce the million-dollar creation of 30 so-called “micro-lofts” on the Downtown East side. This is one of many developments around the world, including the Cyan/PDX, that has drawn inspiration from European and Asian design.
At approximately 270 sq. ft. — about the size of two municipal parking spaces — the market rental units will be the smallest in the city.
Beautiful design in small efficient spaces is the future of downtown living and is available here in PDX at the Cyan.
Learn more about the Vancouver “Micro Lofts” at http://www.vancouversun.com/travel/city+small+condos+Micro+lofts+come+Vancouver/2474576/story.html
Croquet and a Bike-in Movie!
Thursday, August 13th, 2009Along with our Summer Cinema Series, we will also be hosting croquet in the garden and combination scavenger hunt. This Friday our croquet game starts at 6pm in the community garden at Cyan/Pdx! Bring something to use as a mallet and a ball! We will be giving prizes for the best costume, outfit and most stamps collected in the hunt. So get out that purple wig from two Halloween’s ago and let’s get this party started! We’ re located at 1720 SW 4TH Ave. so grab your friends and your wig and come down for an evening of community living!
Low(er) calorie living
Friday, March 20th, 2009I’ve been thinking about the concept of buildings that produce more energy than they consume, and dispose of more waste than they generate. If you saw Damin’s presentation you got a clear, concise picture of this idea. It’s pretty captivating.
Like lots of folks in my, um, age group, I’m dealing with the reality that I’m taking in more calories than I’m spending. This has been brought into horrifying relief once I started tracking calories with this iPhone application. It’s pretty scary how much you can rack up on a luxury FourthMeal when the first three were already a bit over the top.
So, I’m gonna check in with the fitness guru at Cyan as soon as he moves in. I’m bringing a bike in for jaunts between Cyan and my east-side office space. And, I’m heading to the Farmer’s Market for some produce each Saturday. Going to read The Minimalist’s new cookbook and try to get less protein and carb focused. The goal is to expend more calories than I take in. Kind of a personal take on the Living Building. Wish me luck!
Video from Damin’s Ignite Portland talk last night: Suck or Blow?
Friday, February 20th, 2009
So proud of Damin! He did a great job last night discussing what could otherwise be a boring topic: the environmental impact of buildings. View and/or download his slide deck »
Damin’s Ignite Portland 5 talk: To Suck or Blow? It’s really a matter of energy
Thursday, February 19th, 2009
Damin Tarlow is the project lead on Cyan and just presented at Ignite Portland on the environmental impact of buildings. He is concerned about getting on Twitter, so please drop him a comment encouraging him to join!! He’s a super smart guy and has a lot of unique perspectives to offer.
Gerding Edlen, developers of Cyan, are passionate about green building, so much so that they have more green buildings than employees. But, the LEED rated projects that they built their reputation on, are just the beginning for them. This blog is opening them to the conversation, so if you want to see more of GED online, say so below.
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