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Unique, innovative and sustainable design practices have allowed our company to excel. Our blog is a forum to discuss our designs, techniques and culture. Our goal is to create learning opportunities for all who are interested in sustainability and energy and water conservation in the built environment.

Zero Energy Performance Index

It is part of a larger movement of “outcome-based” energy codes Read more

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Water Savings in Portland: Just because you have it, doesn’t mean you should waste it.

The first step to implementing water efficiency measures in the Portland office was to determine how much water we were using. Read more

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Reducing PAE’s Office Waste

Back in 2007, PAE signed on to the Natural Step principles and one of its goals was to reduce landfill waste. Although we had implemented numerous recycling programs, we had not implemented a composting system until 2010. I am pleased … Read more

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LEDs Not Always the Answer

Have you ever looked up at the linear fluorescent fixtures in a space and thought, “wouldn’t it be great to replace those T8 lamps with an LED source?” Read more

Summary of ODOE Temporary Energy Conservation Incentive Rules

Oregon Department of Energy (ODOE) temporary rules for energy conservation incentives have been released and can be found on the ODOE website.  These are the temporary rules for the new Oregon state energy incentive (tax credit) program.  While similar to … Read more