Green Building
Examples of this pattern in action:
City of Portland Green Building Program
The City of Portland's Green Building Initiative is an integrated, conservation-based effort to promote resource-efficient building and sustainable site design practices throughout the City. The effort coordinates the expertise and resources of six City bureaus — Energy, Environmental Services, General Services, Planning and Development Review, Portland Development Commission, and Water — to deliver comprehensive services to the development and building community, home owners, businesses, and the City's own project and facilities managers.
Checklist for Environmentally Responsible Design and Material Selection
Checklist for Environmentally Responsible Design and Material Selection
Sleeping Lady Retreat and Conference Center
Conservation Methods at Sleeping Lady
Natural Capital Center
The development of the Natural Capital Center will respect the integrity and elegance of this century-old structure while striving to advance the arts of ecological design. Passive systems and low-tech solutions will optimize natural energy and light, and reduce long-term operating costs. Interior spaces will be designed with a "loose fit," enabling the center to evolve and adapt as both occupants and times change. The building will be smart-wired to accommodate changing telecommunications.
"Green' building approach starting to put down roots
Environmentally friendly construction, or "green building" as it is often called, aims to achieve sustainability by incorporating principles, techniques and materials that conserve natural resources and improve environmental quality throughout a building's entire life-cycle.
Organizations whose work incorporate this pattern:
Betterbricks.com
Center of Excellence for Sustainable Development
Northwest EcoBuilding Guild
U.S. Green Building Council - NW Chapter
Center for Resourceful Building Technology
Green Building Information Council
Northwest Ecobuilding Guild
References:
Alexander, Christopher, Sara Ishikawa and Murray Silverstein, et al. A Pattern Language. Oxford University Press. Oxford, UK. 1977.
Barnett, Diana Lopez and William D. Browning. A Primer on Sustainable Building. Rocky Mountain Institute. Old Snowmass, CO. 1995.
Wilson, Alex, Jen Uncapher and Lisa, et al McManigal. Green Development: Integrating Ecology and Real Estate. John Wiley and Sons. New York, NY. 1998.
Zeiher, Laura C. The Ecology of Architecture. Whitney Library of Design. New York, NY. 1996.
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