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Tiny House Incorporates Biophilic Design And A Living Roof

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Biophilic design is a term which refers to the connection between our built environment and the living world around us. Adding to the biophilic design elements, the home also includes a living roof where the roofline has been designed to follow the Fibonacci curve and mimic the design of a leaf.

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Largest Passive House structure in the U.S. to be built in Oregon

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The largest Passive House in the nation will be completed within a year in Hillsboro, Oregon, the Oregonian reports. Whereas the idea has spread quickly in Europe and by 2010 the continent had 25,000 of such structures, the United States has only about 100 Passive House projects.

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Beach House in Oregon has Many Natural Features

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This Cannon Beach house, built in 2005, has a green roof planted in sedum and wild strawberries and is clad with cedar shakes. One door was rescued from a historic Portland house facing demolition. The post Beach House in Oregon has Many Natural Features appeared first on Natural Building Blog.

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Building a Straw/Clay House in Canada

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Ten years ago when Tim Kroeker’s last child finally graduated high school, he and his wife decided it was now or never to follow through on their many years-long dream of building a house…an alternative house…in “the country”. and helped friends follow their alternative house building dreams. passive solar design.

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Oregon Incentives and Workforce Development Guide

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For a list of Oregon economic development agencies that can help with the site selection process, visit our Online Site Seekers’ Guide. Entrepreneurial Development Loan Fund (EDLF): EDLF provides direct loans to help start-ups, micro-enterprises and small businesses expand or become established in Oregon. loan origination fee.

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Frugal Mom Builds Family Home with Recycled Materials

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Vera Kirkpatrick built a home in Ashland, Oregon using century-old posts and beams. The stay-at-home mom on a tight budget designed open rooms and decorated in a timeless, spare Scandinavian style. I told Vera we don’t have enough money to build a house. Reusing old materials kept expenses down.

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Can Single-Family Zoning Be Meaningfully Reversed?

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Although there have been efforts to get rid of single-family districts, they lack the teeth to address the plethora of obstacles to residential development on a scale that would affect housing prices. In Oregon, zoning reform allows municipalities to require large lot sizes. Affordability.

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