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Posts Tagged ‘Portland’
Don’t miss out on this chance to meet Jeff Henley, CEO of Oracle Feb 18th!
Monday, February 1st, 2010
More 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
Holiday Events in Portland!
Saturday, November 28th, 2009Here’s wishing everyone a happy and healthy holiday season! To get you started, check out the Local Portland Event Calendar to find out all about Portland happenings during the holiday season (and beyond)!
You will find things like Zoo Lights, Decorations at the Pittock Mansion, Nutcracker Ballet, Christmas music Symphony, Gingerbread display, Beer & Brunch, Holiday Ale Fest…. the list just goes on and on!! Something for everyone to enjoy the holidays. All the best from Cyan.
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!
“Frugal” Portland featured in The New York Times!
Saturday, May 16th, 2009
New York Times writer, Matt Gross, wrote a fabulous article after his recent trip to Portand. The article is a mini-travel guide that highlights plenty of non-touristy, hip and AFFORDABLE places to eat, shop and stay. All the while using Portland’s stellar public transportation system! Here are a few snippets:
“Portland is overflowing with great, affordable restaurants. In dozens of meals, I don’t think I was ever truly disappointed with a single bite, nor did I ever leave hungry, nor did my friends and I ever spend more than $25 a person.”
“A dedication to the things that really matter: hearty food and drink, cultural pursuits both high and low, days in the outdoors and evenings out with friends. It’s the good life, and in Portland it still comes cheap.”
Oregon takes another step towards Net Zero: Greywater
Tuesday, March 17th, 2009
As of yesterday, March 16th, the Oregon House passed bill 2080. What’s that mean? After approval from the Senate, Oregon will finally be allowed to install greywater reuse systems for irrigation of lawns and gardens. This allows for lower fresh water use, higher groundwater reserves and helps alleviate the strain on failing septic tanks and treatment plants.
Greywater, also known as sullage, is wastewater generated from our everyday chores such as dishwashing, laundry and bathing. Not to be confused with blackwater (which contains feces and toxic chemicals), greywater comprises 50%-80% of residential wastewater and after using basic filtering principles can be used for irrigation.
The use of greywater is yet another solution to our ecological problems and will no doubt be a standard for smart living in the future to come.
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 »
Our own Damin Tarlow speaking at Ignite Portland, tickets available at 10 am today
Thursday, February 5th, 2009Damin Tarlow is the man behind Cyan within Gerding Edlen. He recently submitted a talk for Ignite Portland 5 and was among the lucky few selected! Damin’s talk is If we want to change our environmental impact, forget the cars we need to fix our buildings.
Tickets for the event are free and will be made available today at 10 am. Tickets for the last Ignite Portland were gone in a mere 3.5 hours! So, if you would like to see Damin’s talk or one of the dozen other compelling talks, make sure to check out http://www.igniteportland.com/ at 10 am.
Cyan PDX is sponsoring Ignite Portland
Friday, January 30th, 2009
On February 19th, Ignite Portland will deliver its fifth show, which will be held at the Bagdad Theatre. If you’re not familiar with Ignite Portland, let us take a moment to share what the buzz is all about.
The Ignite series was started by the O’Reilly media group and has grown into an international phenomena with dozens of cities around the globe organizing local events. The format of the event is 13 speakers who get 5 minutes each and 20 slides to share interesting topics ranging from How to buy a car for under $1,000 to Why Deutschland Loves David Hasselhoff to Cup Noodle: Innovation, Inspiration, and Manga. Organized by a local non-profit known as the Legion of Tech, Ignite has been a sold-out show for each of the previous four events. Well, that’s not entirely accurate. The tickets are free, and are generally gone within hours of their release!
We’re a sponsor for the fifth appearance of this series, which has had a record 80 submissions for the coveted 13 spots. Because the freely available tickets are claimed within hours of the event, leave us a comment below if you’d like us to notify you the second they are available. Make sure you include your email address in the email field below!!