The Environmental Center

Remodeling for Efficiency and Comfort
2020-09-21 | Deschutes Brewery Public House, 1044 NW Bond St, Bend, OR, 97701, United States
This 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.

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An energy efficient home does not just refer to newly built homes. It is important to remember that there are an astounding number of homes in our current housing stock that have the potential to be more efficient, healthier, and more comfortable. Even homes that were built within the last few years can have major issues that will impact their efficiency and long-term durability.

If we are going to create a community where everyone can afford to pay their utility bills and have safe indoor air quality, then we have to take a deep look at how we upgrade our existing housing stock.

Join us to learn about three local homes that have undergone various energy upgrades from insulation, to airsealing to solar. They all took on some DIY projects and also turned to the pros on other projects. We’ll hear about how they decided which projects to do, which to tackle themselves, and how those projects are impacting their everyday lives now. We’ll be joined by home performance contractor, GreenSavers to learn more about energy assessments and deep retrofits, E2 Solar to hear what it’s like to go solar on an existing home and how to know if your home is a good fit for solar, and building envelope specialist, NW Aerobarrier.

Meet our panelists

Jamie & Josh Harbick, Homeowners

Megan Cummings, Senior Home Performance Consultant, GreenSavers

Michelle Porter, Homeowner

Mike Hewitt, Vice President, E2 Solar

Peter Grube, Partner, Northwest Aerobarrier

Robert Hammerly, Principal, GreenSavers

Thank you to our presenting sponsor, Energy Trust of Oregon with additional support from E2 Solar, Miller Lumber, Saginaw Sunset, Stemach Design + Architecture, and Earth Advantage.

New Hikes in Eastern Oregon
2020-09-21 17:30 - 19:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | ONDA, 50 SW Bond St. Ste 4, Bend, OR, 97701, United States
Oregon’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 ranch at the east end of the Columbia Gorge. We’ll even explore half a dozen little-known hot springs. As always, Sullivan spices his talk with notes on the geology, wildlife and history of the land.

New Hikes in Eastern Oregon | Bend
2020-09-21 | Deschutes Brewery Public House, 1044 NW Bond St, Bend, OR, 97701, United States
Oregon’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 ranch at the east end of the Columbia Gorge. We’ll even explore half a dozen little-known hot springs. As always, Sullivan spices his talk with notes on the geology, wildlife and history of the land.

Zero Energy Homes: How to take high performance to zero energy
2020-09-22 | Deschutes Brewery Public House, 1044 NW Bond St, Bend, OR, 97701, United States
This 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.
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How do we build better homes? There are a few key steps, design elements, and pieces of technology that make building zero energy homes easy, affordable, and totally doable. Join this panel discussion to learn about a few projects that are happening right here in Central Oregon. We’ll be talking about the journey of getting to zero, lessons learned along the way, and key practices and technology that we can incorporate into our homes right now to help us save energy and be more comfortable.

Meet our panelists

Jacob Clark, Director of Construction, Bend-Redmond Habitat for Humanity

Joe Mazzarella, System Design, Sunlight Solar Energy

Perry Brooks, Principal, Net Zero Development

Peter Grube, Partner, Northwest Aerobarrier.

Mike Ardeljan, Partner, Dream Home Building and Design

Scott Leonard, Residential Program Manager, Energy Trust of Oregon

Thank you to our presenting sponsor, Energy Trust of Oregon with additional support from E2 Solar, Miller Lumber, Saginaw Sunset, Stemach Design + Architecture, and Earth Advantage.

Attainable and Sustainable Housing: Featuring Kor Community Land Trust
2020-09-23 | Deschutes Brewery Public House, 1044 NW Bond St, Bend, OR, 97701, United States
This 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?
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Kôr Community Land Trust was founded in 2015 to address the need for attainable homeownership in Bend. Many hard-working members of our community, such as those who work in our schools and grocery stores, cannot afford to purchase a home and put down roots here. Kôr provides permanently affordable homeownership opportunities for these important community members and their families.

Kôr’s homes will be built to minimize energy and water use. This is sustainable from both an environmental perspective AND a financial one by keeping utility bills low for the homeowner. At Kor’s first development, Kôrazon, they are developing zero energy homes–that is, homes that produce as much energy as they use–with no utility bills.

Why zero energy? Because it means their families can reliably count on stable housing costs, even as utility costs continue to increase. Because it means healthier indoor air quality. And because the homes will be more durable and need fewer repairs over the life of the home. Spoiler alert–zero energy homes might just be the missing link to creating more affordable housing for our entire community!

Join us to hear from Kor’s team including their designer, home performance consultant, solar contractor, and envelope specialist to see how they are cost effectively getting to zero energy and how reaching this goal has the potential to change the lives of the families living in their homes.

Meet our panelists

Amy Warren, Executive Director and Co-Founder, Kor Community Land Trust

Bruce Sullivan, BASE zero

Jason Offut, The Shelter Studio & Co-Found, Kor Community Land Trust

Joe Mazzarella, System Design, Sunlight Solar

Peter Grube, Partner, Northwest Aerobarrier

Thank you to our presenting sponsor, Energy Trust of Oregon with additional support from E2 Solar, Miller Lumber, Saginaw Sunset, Stemach Design + Architecture, and Earth Advantage.

Wildfires in 2020: What set the stage for this historic event and what can we expect in the future?
2020-09-23 | Deschutes Brewery Public House, 1044 NW Bond St, Bend, OR, 97701, United States
The 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 rural and suburban communities, led to this seemingly unprecedented event. As the smoke (hopefully) clears and we all take stock of these fires’ impacts to our communities and land, join Oregon Wild for a discussion with fire experts about these contributing factors and how we might prepare for a more fire-prone future.
Featuring panelists Timothy Ingalsbee, PhD, Executive Director of Firefighters United for Safety, Ethics, and Ecology; Erica Fleishman, PhD, Director of the Oregon Climate Change Research Institute at Oregon State University; and Ken Carloni, PhD, Botanist/Forest Ecologist.

Twilight Talks
2020-09-23 - 2020-10-14, 2020-09-27 - 2020-10-18, 2020-09-30 - 2020-10-21 | Deschutes Brewery Public House, 1044 NW Bond St, Bend, OR, 97701, United States
Join members of the Sunriver Nature Center & Observatory team as they share their passion for science through a series of engaging twilight talks throughout the fall. Talks will take place outdoors in the amphitheater and a different topic will be presented each night. Questions are always welcome and lively discussion is encouraged!
SNCO Members receive a 20% discount.
Face masks are required for all registrants and capacity is limited to allow for social distancing. All programs are weather permitting.

Reimagining the Construction Waste Stream
2020-09-24 | Deschutes Brewery Public House, 1044 NW Bond St, Bend, OR, 97701, United States
This is the fifth of seven panel discussions exploring topics related to sites on the 2020 Green Tour. Visit the full schedule here.
Whether you’re building a new home or embarking on a DIY remodel, waste reduction and recycling can be incorporated into your projects.
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When it comes to building a green home, there’s a lot more to it than how much energy it uses. When we look at the full scope of sustainability issues that are interconnected with the construction industry, we have to also look at our materials footprint and waste management practices. These issues are especially relevant right now because Knott Landfill is estimated to be full by 2029. It’s estimated that 25% or more of the waste that is generated in Deschutes County comes from construction and demolition.
Whether you are building a new home or embarking on a DIY home remodel, waste reduction and recycling can be incorporated into your projects. Keeping the materials in the loop is an important part of reducing waste in Deschutes County from an environmental and climate perspective.
During this discussion, we will hear from homeowners who are salvaging materials, getting creative (like stenciling their old tile floors to give them a whole new modern look!), and utilizing great finds from the Restore. We’ll be joined by the Habitat for Humanity Restore too so we can learn what types of materials can be salvaged and donated to be reused in the community. On the new construction side, we’ll hear from two builders who are reducing their waste footprints with panelized designs. There will be plenty of time to ask questions of our panelists so we hope you’ll engage in a lively conversation with us!
Meet our panelists

Ani Kasch, Program Manager, Rethink Waste Project

Jacob Clark, Director of Construction, Bend Redmond Habitat for Humanity.

Michelle Porter, homeowner.

Perry Brooks, Principal, Net Zero Development

Sophie Paez, Director of Retail Operations, Bend Redmond Habitat for Humanity.

Thank you to our presenting sponsor, Energy Trust of Oregon with additional support from E2 Solar, Miller Lumber, Saginaw Sunset, Stemach Design + Architecture, and Earth Advantage.

Bend City Council Candidate Forum
2020-09-24 | Deschutes Brewery Public House, 1044 NW Bond St, Bend, OR, 97701, United States
Election season is upon us with candidates running to represent Bendites at City Council.
The Bend Chamber of Commerce is excited to host, in partnership with Miller Lumber and SunWest Builders, this forum to introduce the candidates to the community and learn more about their policy platforms.
Hear from these candidates for Bend City Council:
Anthony Broadman
Michael R Hughes
August Paul Johnson
Melanie Kebler
Justin Livingston
Megan Perkins
Chris Piper
Rita Schenkelberg
Bubba Walters
Rondo
This year, the Chamber is adapting the format to allow for a virtual discussion of key issues affecting local business and the community. We hope you will join us!

Backyard Uprising: How ADUs enhance our urban landscape
2020-09-24 | Deschutes Brewery Public House, 1044 NW Bond St, Bend, OR, 97701, United States
This is the sixth of seven panel discussions exploring topics related to and sites on the 2020 Green Tour. Visit the full schedule here.
Accessory Dwelling Units are popping all over Bend–here’s our take on why they are important and how you can get started.
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We have a housing problem in Central Oregon. We don’t have enough of it and we need more affordable options. Infill development poses the opportunity to flip this narrative and create a more livable community with housing choices that meet the needs of more members of our community. One example that we see popping up in backyards and above garages–Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs).

During this panel, we’ll hear from those who are fueling this uprising in a backyard near you, including the experts who are developing and designing properties with ADUs and some homeowners who are bringing these projects to life.

Meet our panelists

Mary Hearn, ADU Enthusiast & Advocate

Jesse Russell, Hiatus Homes

Jamie Harbick, Homeowner

Robb Kerley, Lasting Traditions

Ryan Lentz, Homeowner

Thank you to our presenting sponsor, Energy Trust of Oregon with additional support from E2 Solar, Miller Lumber, Saginaw Sunset, Stemach Design + Architecture, and Earth Advantage.

Soon you will be able to view virtual tours of the official Green Tour sites! See behind the scenes of the green building process and meet local innovators. All tours, interviews, and photos will be posted on The Environmental Center’s website.

Bend COTA Work Events
2020-09-24 | Deschutes Brewery Public House, 1044 NW Bond St, Bend, OR, 97701, United States
When: 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 helped build and maintain the trails you love.
Please bring a hydration pack with water and a snack.
Be sure to bring appropriate layers to accommodate whatever the weather may be.
Questions? contact@cotamtb.com
All COTA trail work events require the following safety measures:
All participants are required to have the following protective clothing and equipment:

Sturdy shoes or boots
Gloves
Eye protection with clear or light colored lens
Long pants

Due to COTA’s insurance requirements and the inherent dangers of trail work, we must implement the following policy regarding children at work events:

For anyone 14 years of age or younger, we require one parent, guardian, or responsible adult for supervision of every four kids attending any COTA trail work events.
All minors under the age of 18 must have a parent or guardian available to sign our waiver.

Anyone who arrives for a work event may be turned away if he/she cannot meet the above requirements.

Creating an Outdoors for All
2020-09-24 | Deschutes Brewery Public House, 1044 NW Bond St, Bend, OR, 97701, United States
Join the Deschutes Land Trust for a panel discussion with local leaders working to create more inclusive and equitable outdoor spaces in Central Oregon. We’ll learn from panelists’ personal outdoor experiences in Central Oregon, connect with local organizations working to create more equity outdoors, and discuss how we can all play a part in fostering an inclusive environment on our favorite trails, mountain lakes, ski lifts, and local parks. **Registration required to receive the virtual event link. Only one person per household needs to register for this event.**

Welcoming Walk: Art & Garden
2020-09-25 | Deschutes Brewery Public House, 1044 NW Bond St, Bend, OR, 97701, United States
Tour The Environmental Center’s Learning & Demonstration Garden with chalkboard education in both Spanish and English. Our Garden team will be on site to have conversations with folks about what food means to them, what kinds of food hold cultural and personal meaning, and what kinds of foods & stewardship methods they’d want to see cultivated in a community garden. Then view the artwork of Jefferson Green, artist and storyteller of the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs, paintings inspired by gardening from community member and artist, Rebekah Ratcliff and local Latinx artists, Agla, and Madeline Magaña.

Paseo de Bienvenida: Exhibición de arte
Únase a nosotros para dar un paseo por el centro de Bend, donde se encuentran las instalaciones del Centro Ambiental. Recorreremos el Jardín de Demostración y Aprendizaje del Centro Ambiental con educación en pizarra en español e inglés. Nuestro equipo de jardinería estará en el lugar para conversar con personas sobre lo que significa la comida para ellos, qué tipos de alimentos tienen un significado cultural y personal, y qué tipos de alimentos y métodos de administración les gustaría ver cultivados en un jardín comunitario. Los asistentes pueden ver las obras de arte de Jefferson Green, artista y narrador de las tribus confederadas de Warm Springs, y pinturas inspiradas en la jardinería de miembro de la comunidad y artista, Rebekah Ratcliff y artistas locales de Latinx, Agla, and Madeline Magaña.

Geology Hike, Aspen Hollow Preserve
2020-09-25 | Deschutes Brewery Public House, 1044 NW Bond St, Bend, OR, 97701, United States
Join the Deschutes Land Trust and Daniele McKay for a geology hike at Aspen Hollow Preserve. Start at the top of the canyon with views of the Three Sisters and learn about the volcanic forces that formed Central Oregon. Then, hike down into the canyon formed by Whychus Creek and check out some amazing columnar basalt cliffs that are also home to nesting golden eagles. Explore mixed pine and juniper forest and a meadow next to Whychus Creek while you learn about the geologic history of the Preserve and our region.

Green Tour - Kor site visit
2020-09-26 | Deschutes Brewery Public House, 1044 NW Bond St, Bend, OR, 97701, United States
Visit Kor’s Site in-person! You must register to reserve your spot because they will cap the number of people that can visit for each 1/2-hour spot.
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Climate Change: Why we Need an Everything Strategy
2020-09-28 | Deschutes Brewery Public House, 1044 NW Bond St, Bend, OR, 97701, United States
Why we need an Everything Strategy: Oregon Climate Plan Benefits . ENROADS Policy Tool as a tool for education and engagement.

Benefits of Efficient, Energy-Wise Homes: for Builders, Buyers, Homeowners
2020-09-28 | Deschutes Brewery Public House, 1044 NW Bond St, Bend, OR, 97701, United States
Benefits of Efficient Energy Wise Homes for
Builders, buyers, Homeowners
Financing, Appraising, Why Home Energy Score Programs Make it Happen
Sandra K Adomatis, SRA, LEED Green Associate, NAR GREEN
Sandra is a national speaker on valuing high-performance features. Her background as an active real estate appraiser, realtor, instructor, and course developer brings insightful dialogue to share with builders, retrofit contractors, lenders, and real estate professionals. You might even say she wrote the book because she did author, “Residential Green Valuation Tools.” She is powered by her desire to see people living in healthier buildings that cost them less. In this session she will discuss the benefits to builders, and others.
Green Choice Mortgages
Dennis Smith, Freddie Mac Single Family
Looking for a way to update your home with energy and efficiency improvements during financing? Doing so often reduces your energy payments. Dennis will discuss how you can secure this financing and the options it can pay for.

Virtual Farmer Social
2020-09-28 | Deschutes Brewery Public House, 1044 NW Bond St, Bend, OR, 97701, United States
Join FoFF for a continuation of the conversations they’ve been hosting at their bi-monthly virtual Farmer Chats: Food and Racial Justice. FoFF will explore some of the emergent themes from previous talks including land access, equitable treatment in government programs and services to help farmers, building your local community, and the possibility of a statewide farmer-ally directory. FoFF welcome farmers, farm workers and agricultural producers of all kinds to this conversation.

Candidate Forum - Deschutes County Commission
2020-09-29 | Deschutes Brewery Public House, 1044 NW Bond St, Bend, OR, 97701, United States
Election season is upon us with candidates running to represent Bendites on the Deschutes County Commission.
The Bend Chamber of Commerce is hosting, in partnership with Miller Lumber and SunWest Builders, this forum to introduce the candidates to the community and learn more about their policy platforms.
Candidates scheduled to appear:
-Phil Henderson
-Phil Chang
This year, the Chamber is adapting the format to allow for a virtual discussion of key issues affecting local business and the community. We hope you will join us!

Electric Vehicles; Charging, Fleets, and Feasibility, Ebikes: Incentives, Policy and Adaptive Uses
2020-09-29 | Deschutes Brewery Public House, 1044 NW Bond St, Bend, OR, 97701, United States
Jeff German, National Car Charging: Commercial, Government and Individual Applications
Emobility: EV Chargers and you.
Brief history of EV Charging, How to select the best chargers for your home, business, long distance travel, and government applications. Jeff will include a topline view of feasibility studies, fleet management, and transit applications.
Sterling McCord, Bend Electric Bikes
Electric bikes: An expanding movement:
What are they, How much do they cost, what do they do? What are their uses?
Sterling will discuss the ever expanding uses for ebikes: from delivery, to commuting, and recreation. He’ll discuss real life examples of creative uses for the hottest new Multimodal trend.
John MacArthur, Sustainable Transportation Manager, Portland State University, Principal researcher for the TREC study.
Ebikes for equity, environment, government, and business
John will discuss his 10 years of research on ebikes that show environmental, health, and social benefits. He will include the most recent TREC study, in its final stages.
He will highlight City, Utility, and business Incentive programs, project examples, and an incentive policy tool.

Transportation: Multimodal, Carpool Options to Benefit Everyone
2020-09-29 | Deschutes Brewery Public House, 1044 NW Bond St, Bend, OR, 97701, United States
Kim Curley, Community Engagement Coordinator for Commute Options Partner (COP) program. How and Why to get your group or business enrolled. How to reward your employees for trips on any of 45 Transportation Options trips logged on Get There, the place for carpool matches, transit info and trip logging.
Emma Geurts, Responsibility Committee at The Gear Fix. How Get There works in the Business Setting.
Amanda Pietz, Director, ODOT Climate Office; Geoff Crook, ODOT Climate Office Policy Lead
Prevent and Prepare for Climate Change:
Improving transportation decision-making for businesses, individuals, and government
An overview of ODOT Climate Office priorities and actions outlined in Executive Order 20-04, planning for electric vehicles, clean fuels, construction, and climate resiliency.

LEAVE IT TO BEAVERS
2020-09-29 | Deschutes Brewery Public House, 1044 NW Bond St, Bend, OR, 97701, United States
Leave it to Beavers!

Basics of Solar Webinar
2020-09-29 | Deschutes Brewery Public House, 1044 NW Bond St, Bend, OR, 97701, United States
Solar Oregon is hosting this special webinar on the basics of solar.
Solar Oregon will answer your questions about how solar works, share information about incentives available, and help you take the first step to adding solar on your home or business. In addition, you get the chance to briefly talk about how the combination of solar + storage (batteries) can provide critical home energy resilience in the context of the Cascadia earthquake and other hazards.
This webinar is free and open to everyone. RSVP for a link to join.
This workshop is made possible with support from Energy Trust of Oregon

InFARMation: Equitable Food Access - Hear from Farmers in the Field
2020-09-29 | Deschutes Brewery Public House, 1044 NW Bond St, Bend, OR, 97701, United States
A common frustration for every small, sustainable farmer in or entering food production is the reckoning between low wages and long hours and the high cost of food that is unobtainable by those most in need in our community or even themselves. Hear from Black, Indigenous, and Farmers of Color who’ve come up with creative and successful solutions to both make a livable wage while also ensuring they can support and feed their community. What have been their challenges, successes, and failures? This is an opportunity for the Farm community at large to listen to the needs of the BIPOC farmer community and leverage their resources to support these creative solutions.
*All are welcome to this session of Small Farms School.
Speakers: Michelle Week, Good Rain Farm; Malcom Hoover, Black Futures Farm; and Spring Alaska Olson, Sakari Botanicals

CPACE: Commercial Property Assisted Clean Energy for Commercial, Industrial Buildings
2020-09-30 | Deschutes Brewery Public House, 1044 NW Bond St, Bend, OR, 97701, United States
John Wasiutynski, Director, Multnomah County Office of Sustainability
Silvia Tanner, Senior Sustainability Analyst, Multnomah County
CPACE: Financing Commercial Building Performance and Resilience:
Now operative in more than 34 states and cities, CPACE , Commercial Property Assisted Clean Energy, is now available in Oregon, Multnomah County, and could be coming to other cities and counties.
CPACE, Commercial Property Assisted Clean Energy provides opportunities for owners and developers, and is an economic driver for communities.
Available for 5 Plex and Commerical residential, industrial, retail, and Manufacturing. Lower interest rates that follow the property, not the owner.

Build Your Business with Sustainability: Examples small to large
2020-09-30 | Deschutes Brewery Public House, 1044 NW Bond St, Bend, OR, 97701, United States
Why businesses need Sustainability
Individual and Corporate level of Responsibility
Moderator: Gillian Ockner
DR CB Bhattacharya, Graduate School of Business, University of Pittsburgh, world renowned expert on sustainability and author of Small Actions, Big Difference, discusses how companies listed in his book have increased firm value by using intangible assets like reputation, sustainability, and corporate social responsibility.
Small Businesses: Positively Impacting the Environment and Promoting Equity for ALL.
Key elements of the presentation include:
– Why small business efforts make a difference in the bigger corporate world
– Why small businesses committed to equity and sustainability are profitable
– What are small businesses doing to move the dial towards these goals (with examples from certified Benefit Corporations for Good”)
– What are the steps to join the small business movement dedicated to the triple bottom line.

Solar Within Reach: Affordable Homes. MIcrogrids and Resiliency for Government and Business
2020-09-30 | Deschutes Brewery Public House, 1044 NW Bond St, Bend, OR, 97701, United States
Parkway Village Project
Joe Mazzarella, Sunlight Solar
Jacob Clark, Habitat for Humanity
Curious about how to afford solar and/or energy efficiency? A new program through Energy Trust of Oregon offers opportunities for individuals and builders.
Learn how these incentives were used to build a Net Zero Energy subdivision in SunRiver, OR. Installed equipment lowered energy bills. Learn about other solar and efficiency incentives that are available to individuals that are below an income threshold. These can be used on many different types of single family and multifamily dwellings.
MIcrogrid and Storage: Driving Independence and Resiliency Through Your Energy Infrastructure
Joe Mankiewicz and Jeremy Fuller, Ameresco
Energy infrastructure is critical to health, business, and many other aspects of life. What do you do when your power goes out. Ameresco will discuss how it helps organizations meet energy saving and energy management challenges with an integrated comprehensive approach to energy efficiency and renewable energy. Leveraging budget neutral solutions, including energy savings performance contracts (ESPCs) and power purchase agreements (PPAs), we eliminate the financial barriers that traditionally hamper energy efficiency and renewable energy projects.
Examples will be provided of selected energy management from the commercial, industrial, local, state and federal government, K-12 education, higher education, and/or healthcare and public housing sectors.

Green Drinks Hits the Road!
2020-10-01 | Deschutes Brewery Public House, 1044 NW Bond St, Bend, OR, 97701, United States
Our Green Drinks event is going for a ride! We’re partnering with Commute Options on Thursday, October 1st to provide resources and fun tips all day about getting around Central Oregon by foot, mobility device, bike, scooters, skateboards and cars. Play along to win prizes!

Follow along on The Environmental Center’s Facebook and Instagram pages all day (10/1) for Oregon Friendly Driver Trivia!
Go to www.commuteoptions.org/green-commutes/ to find suggested walking and rolling routes and plan your neighborhood Green Commute!
Create your account on Get there Oregon and log your trip to enter in the prize drawing!
