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The Passive Solar Potential of Skylights

Natural Building

And there has been a lot of skepticism about how well passive solar heating can work when you have a winter that’s dominated by cloud cover and rain,” said Alexandra Rempel, a building scientist in the Environmental Studies Program at the University of Oregon. You can read the original article at www.opb.org.

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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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Two Week Natural Building Intensive

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Learn skills, techniques, and design theory to create your own beautiful, durable, energy-efficient home from local and site-harvested materials. We will also give you the theoretical knowledge to design a regionally appropriate passive solar home. Three meals a day will be prepared on site, largely from local organic ingredients.

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Geothermal ?Big Tent? Event to take Place August 16 | Geothermal.

Contractor Magazine

Residential Plumbing. The “big tent” even takes place Thursday, August 16 at Oregon Dairy, 2900 Oregon Pike, Lititz, PA. “A day at Oregon Dairy will deepen attendees’ knowledge geothermal technology, its many uses and incredible energy efficiency.” Posted 2 weeks ago in Sustainably Speaking.

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Kengo Kuma, the architect behind Tokyo’s new and controversial Olympic National Stadium

Construction Test

I’ve even managed to arrange a stay at the luxurious, Kuma-designed Capitol Tokyu Hotel in Akasaka with its arresting and unmistakably Japanese lobby and standalone, pavilion-like restaurant. But, intrigued by his work and the hype surrounding it, I’ve allowed time to go in search of more of his sharply diverse Tokyo works.

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Michael G. Smith Writes about the Value of Cob

Natural Building

I attended my first natural building workshop in Oregon in 1993. After completing a degree in Environmental Engineering, I had spent two years in Costa Rican rainforest, volunteering for a sustainable forest management project.

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State by State Incentives Guide

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TVA Economic Development Loan Fund: A multimillion-dollar revolving loan program designed to stimulate investment and job creation in the TVA region. 573), was enacted in 1987 to stimulate business and industrial growth in designated areas of the state that are considered economically depressed. In December 2002, the former U.S.

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