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Jean Volum Natural Capital Center (aka Ecotrust Building) Originally built in 1895 as a warehouse where as many as 30 shipping companies once operated. In 2000, it was the first historically renovated building in the U.S. to receive a LEED Gold award. Some of the features that make the building such a remarkable example of sustainable building are:

• Green Roof: Light weight eco-roof featuring succulents native to Pacific Northwest. This not only helps to reduce the “heat-island effect” plaguing modern cities, but also helps to manage storm-water by minimizing runoff and allowing natural evaporation.

• Bioswales: The lush landscaping lining the parking lot is more than just visually pleasing. The depressions that run along 10th Avenue are bioswales and were designed to catch, hold and naturally release storm-water back into the environment.

• Waste Not, Want Not: The design team reclaimed 98% of the construction waste & reused 75% of the old shell. They reduced energy consumption by 1) forcing natural light into 75% of the interior; 2) using sensors to balance interior lights & natural light; 3) using occupancy sensors in hallways and restrooms; and 4) capturing the excess heat of the pizza oven at Hot Lips and use it to heat the water for the building.

Copyright © 2007-2010 ● Hometown Advantage / Portland Walking Tours http://www.portlandwalkingtours.com 1 Portland’s Bureau of Planning and Sustainability It is not just the private sector in Portland that is interested in sustainability. The city has a portion of their Bureau of Planning and Sustainability located inside the Ecotrust Building. Another city building, the Portland Building, was recently retrofitted with a new green roof and there are plans afoot to do the same to the Central Library.

Portland Streetcar

The Portland Streetcar opened in 2001 and was of the first domestic streetcar projects in the U.S. since WWII. It is the city's intra-urban system running a loop from residential neighborhoods to the waterfront, where it then connects to our newest public transportation, the Aerial Tram. The streetcars are shorter and narrower than the inter-urban MAX lightrail trains, but the track bed is much shallower, allowing for cheaper construction and to share the road with car traffic.

Gerding Theater at the Armory This historic building is the city's latest showcase of sustainable design. This was the first historically restored building in the U.S. to receive a LEEDs Platinum award. Originally built in 1881 to muster soldiers for the Spanish- American War and store the weapons and armaments for the First Regiment National Guard, the building has gone through many incarnations in its lifetime, including a stint as the bottling line for a local brewery, before becoming the city's newest performing arts space. Some of the notable features of the building are:

• A cistern that captures rain water for use as a gray water supply for the building, used for water the grounds, recycling through the fountains in the adjoining Vera Katz park, and for flushing toilets. All of which reduce water usage for the building by 88%.

• Materials: During construction they were able to recycle and repurpose most of the materials during construction. Local and recycled materials were used whenever possible.

• Low Power Usage: Skylights were installed to fill the offices and lobby with natural light. Sensors and low- wattage bulbs also contribute to the energy savings.

2 Zipcar Portland together with San Francisco, Seattle, Vancouver and Santa Cruz on the West Coast, is proud to host Zipcar. This is a membership based car sharing program. For an low annual fee, members can reserve amongst over 200 Zipcars parked throughout the city. The RFID tag in the membership card unlocks the vehicle where the keys are usually in the ignition. If you need gas there is a Zipcar credit card in the glove box. Even insurance is included. At the end of the month you will receive a bill for the total number of hours used. Rates start at $9.50 per hour, but also depend on the type of vehicle reserved. Sports cars, minivans, and trucks cost more than sedans. These are also replacing business fleets.

Electric Car Parking Portland (PGE) has installed a number of charging stations for plug-in hybrid electric and all-electric vehicles throughout the city and is planning on creating a network of such charging stations for the region by 2010. PGE installed its first of the new charging station outside PGE’s headquarters in Portland this summer, replacing an outdated station installed in 1996 for all-electric vehicles. All of the proposed charging stations will be powered by 100% PGE renewable energy and will remain free of charge for the duration of the testing phase. The stations each offer two NEMA 5-20R and two 14-50R receptacles and offer current in both 20 and 30 amps and both 120V and 240V. Both the parking space and the charge is free for plug-in hybrid and all-electric vehicles, providing an additional incentive to own electric vehicles.

Governor Tom McCall Waterfront Park A seawall was constructed in the 1920s to replace the increasingly decrepit piers of the old waterfront. Infill was brought in to level the ground, but the “forward” thinking city leaders of the day put the land to good use by constructing a freeway in the 1940s. Thirty years later, another forward thinking politician, Governor Tom McCall, initiated a feasibility study as to removing Harbor Drive and replacing it with a public park. Work began to remove the park in 1974. In 1978 - just four years later - Portlanders were once again able to enjoy having access to the after a 30 year hiatus.

Pioneer Courthouse Square This central plaza is also known as Portland's Living Room. Once the site of the Portland Hotel, one of the city's first true luxury hotels, the hotel was torn down in 1948 to make way for the future: a two-story parking garage! Today, it is not only the center of Portland's public transportation system, it is also the 3 center of the city's social, political and cultural life. Over 300 events are held here each year, from Flicks on the Bricks, where an inflatable screen is set up and the square is converted into a open-air movie theater, to Yoshida's Sand in the City, where truckloads of sand are dumped in the square to serve as the raw material for teams competing in a sand sculpture contest. Pioneer Courthouse Square is both the literal and metaphoric heart of the city.

Urban Growth Boundary (UGB) The origin of the current urban growth boundary trace back to the statewide land-use planning program in Oregon in the early 1970s implemented by Governor Tom McCall and his allies who convinced the Oregon Legislature in 1973 to adopt the nation's first set of land-use planning laws. The end goal of the UGB is to preserve the natural beauty of Oregon by limiting the suburban sprawl that plagues the majority of American cities.

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