Events
Open the door to energy savings with EPS
There’s a common theme amongst the newly built homes you’ll see throughout the Green Tour. Each is built for efficiency and they’ve all got the EPS™ to prove it. EPS,…
Read MoreZero energy home with a view-Green Tour Site 5
Site # 5 – 6149 Hosmer Lake Drive, Tetherow Builder: WoodCraft Building Inc. Designer: Jason Offutt,The Shelter Studio Home Performance Contractor: Earth Advantage Preliminary Energy Performance Score (EPS): 18 Solar Electric…
Read MoreYour home is never too new for a tune-up–Green Tour Site 7
Site #7– 1090 NE Hobbs Ct, Bend. Energy and Solar Retrofit Home Performance Contractor: GreenSavers Solar Contractor: Sunlight Solar Sola Tube Contractor: Solar Light Owner: Mary Fay Original Energy…
Read MoreA healthy home for a healthy planet–Green Tour Site 6
Site #6 – 107 SE Cessna Rd, Bend Energy Retrofit and Remodel Home Performance Contractor: Earth Advantage Owner: Louise Palmer Original Energy Performance Score (EPS): 129, Post-Project EPS: 58 1404…
Read MoreThe Environmental Center Announces Bend Energy Challenge Week & the 15th Annual Green Tour
This year, the 15th Annual Green Tour (formerly Green & Solar Tour) was organized by The Environmental Center as part of Bend Energy Challenge Week.
Read MoreTelluride Mountainfilm On Tour Returns To Bend
Telluride MountainFilm Festival is back in Bend, and proceeds from this popular event will benefit The Environmental Center. Join us for two nights of high quality, thought-provoking films that celebrate mountain people,…
Read MoreRepair Spotlight: Josh Sims of Gear Fix
Stepping into Gear Fix, formally known as Repeat Performance Sports, one might be fooled into thinking the outfit is just an outdoor consignment store. Not so. Bringing a six-year…
Read MoreGearing up for the Repair Cafe: Alison Murphy of Utilitu
Sitting amongst towers of fabric Alison Murphy, owner of Utilitu commands a kind of seamstress royal prowess. When asked what “Rethink Waste” means to her, Murphy says craftsmen like her…
Read MoreGreat Films, Great Cause: Telluride’s Mountainfilm on Tour Comes to Bend, February 22 & 23
WHAT: Two nights of high quality, thought-provoking films that celebrate mountain people, culture, adventure, conservation, and the power of film to create social change. The event showcases the very best…
Read MoreLow or No Waste Holiday Parties
‘Tis the season – to create about 25% more garbage! Seriously, that is how much more trash Americans create between Thanksgiving and New Year’s Day according to the Environmental…
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