Portland’s 1st Prescriptive Code Straw Bale Home! – Mark Lakeman
This home is a triumph in several respects. It represents the first time that a straw bale project has been permitted in the Portland area under the prescriptive load bearing…
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Innovative Foundations Support Affordable Housing – Roger Roatch
Cities continue to wrestle with solutions to the ballooning cost of housing. Over the past couple of years, policies have been enacted, and in some respects the building code community…
Trees and the Building of a Legacy Mindset – Hoda Sheikh (cancelled)
When a Bainbridge Island client approached her about working on the home they were building to reflect their lifelong passion for art and environmental sustainability, Hoda Sheikh, founder and owner…
Doing Well by Doing Good – Built Green Remodels for Condos – Mark Smedley
Have you ever taken a plunge into the unknown with little more than determination to see you through? That’s what Mark did when, in the middle of a pandemic, he…
The Need for Affordable, Sustainable Housing – Angela Rozmyn
We have dual climate and affordable housing emergencies bearing down on us as a community and a world. In order to be truly sustainable, our communities must make note of…