Posts Tagged ‘sustainability’

More small and beautiful spaces being built close to home!

Friday, January 29th, 2010

Vancouver, 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

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Croquet and a Bike-in Movie!

Thursday, August 13th, 2009

Along 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!

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What will the energy-efficient house of the future look like?

Sunday, May 3rd, 2009

A recent article from The Wall Street Journal states that according to The U.S. Energy Department, “buildings are responsible for 39% of our energy consumption and a similar percentage of greenhouse-gas emissions.”  That’s huge! Now how do we fix it?  The Wall Street Journal asked four architects to design an energy-efficient, environmentally sustainable house without regard to cost, technology, aesthetics or the way we are used to living. In essence, forget the unnecessary luxuries that we’ve been trained to need and take the big step to do right by Mother Earth.

Check out the WSJ article!

Here’s a snippet:

“This is a time of re-examining values, re-examining what we need…We are re-examining the idea of home.”tree-house

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Low(er) calorie living

Friday, March 20th, 2009

I’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!

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Around Portland: Sustainability on a shoestring

Wednesday, January 21st, 2009

Socially Responsible Business Group is holding a meetup at the People’s Food Coop with Renee Spears, owner of Rose City Mortgage, as the host.

Renee Spears, owner of Rose City Mortgage, will share her experience and expertise on how to plan and implement sustainability initiatives in your organization on a shoestring. Renee is a fantastic resource for tips and advice on starting, building, and running a socially responsible organization. Come to this Meetup to discover how Renee used sustainability to build one of 100 best companies in Oregon to work for.

Every time I interact with Renee, I leave energized and ready to take on any challenge as I grow my startup. I invite you to share the same experience.

Thursday January 22, 2009 from 5:30pm – 7:00pm
People’s Food Co Op
3029 SE 21st
Portland, Oregon (Get Directions)

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Sustainable Dave is not taking out his trash for a whole year

Wednesday, January 21st, 2009


Takin’ Out The Trash from Sustainable Dave on Vimeo.

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