Green Tour kickoff with Keynote Speaker, Sam Rashkin
Deschutes Brewery Public House 1044 NW Bond St, Bend, OR, United StatesHigh-performance home advocates couldn’t be more passionate. Sharing that passion has always proven difficult because the benefits of high-performance homes are invisible to most consumers. This conversation is too important and too easy not to get right.
Bend COTA Work Events
Deschutes Brewery Public House 1044 NW Bond St, Bend, OR, United StatesWhen: Thursday Aug 11, Tuesday Aug 16, Tuesday Aug 23 and Tuesday Aug 30, 5:15 to Dusk Where: Meet at the old Ray's parking lot, NE corner of Simpson Ave and Century Drive in Bend Worksite: Varies There's only one thing better than mountain biking in Bend, OR and that's riding in Bend, knowing that you…
BLM Solidarity March-Redmond-Rescheduled from 9/12
Deschutes Brewery Public House 1044 NW Bond St, Bend, OR, United StatesJoin our community for a peaceful march in solidarity with Black Lives Matter! Let’s make it known that hate and racism have no place in our communities or local law enforcement! Water and snacks will be provided. Please wear a mask and practice physical distance.
Driving on Sunshine: Why EVs and solar work at home and at work
Deschutes Brewery Public House 1044 NW Bond St, Bend, OR, United StatesElectric vehicles and solar are the perfect combination for zero-emission and cost-effective driving. Going solar and switching to an electric car are great moves on their own. In this sanel we will explore how doing both can be even better. It's like chocolate and peanut butter, they are made for each other! Join our panelists…
Remodeling for Efficiency and Comfort
Deschutes Brewery Public House 1044 NW Bond St, Bend, OR, United StatesThis is panel second of seven panel discussions exploring topics related to and sites on the 2020 Green Tour. Visit the full schedule here. Our current housing stock has the potential to be more efficient, healthier, and more comfortable. Here’s how to do it. Register here An energy efficient home does not just refer to…
New Hikes in Eastern Oregon
ONDA 50 SW Bond St. Ste 4, Bend, OR, United StatesOregon’s hiking expert will take you on a slideshow tour of a dozen new trails he found while researching the third edition of his book, “100 Hikes/Travel Guide: Eastern Oregon.” Hear about a colorful badlands on the Owyhee River, a stunning wilderness with cactus flowers on the John Day, and a viewpoint hike to a…
New Hikes in Eastern Oregon | Bend
Deschutes Brewery Public House 1044 NW Bond St, Bend, OR, United StatesOregon’s hiking guru will take you on a slideshow tour of a dozen new trails he found while researching the third edition of his book, “100 Hikes/Travel Guide: Eastern Oregon.” Hear about a colorful badlands on the Owyhee River, a stunning wilderness with cactus flowers on the John Day, and a viewpoint hike to a…
Zero Energy Homes: How to take high performance to zero energy
Deschutes Brewery Public House 1044 NW Bond St, Bend, OR, United StatesThis is the third of seven panel discussions exploring topics related to and sites on the 2020 Green Tour. Visit the full schedule here. Zero energy homes are more durable, have healthier indoor air quality, and have substantially lower lifetime costs of ownership. Here’s how to get there. REGISTER HERE How do we build better…
Attainable and Sustainable Housing: Featuring Kor Community Land Trust
Deschutes Brewery Public House 1044 NW Bond St, Bend, OR, United StatesThis is the fourth of seven panel discussions exploring topics related to and sites on the 2020 Green Tour. Visit the full schedule here. Get the scoop on how and why this affordable housing organization is building zero energy homes. If they can do it—can you? REGISTER HERE Kôr Community Land Trust was founded in…
Wildfires in 2020: What set the stage for this historic event and what can we expect in the future?
Deschutes Brewery Public House 1044 NW Bond St, Bend, OR, United StatesThe fires that broke out and spread across nearly 1 million acres of western Oregon this month are terrifying and devastating. We know from forest research and history that western Oregon's forest ecosystems naturally burn. But a century of fire suppression, logging, development, and climate change, combined with weather conditions that drove the fires into…