The Portland Development Commission

This article comes from the Academic Search Premier. It informs that Portland citizens have collaborated with the Portland Development Commission to observe 35 blocks that they expect those city blocks to become a model of urban sustainability. To establish energy goals, city planners calculate how much oxygen would be released and carbon dioxide used in a forest area in the size of 35 city blocks. I like how it demonstrate the plan they are using and how it gets the citizens and government to work together. Although, this source is outdated but I would like to use it in my essay since it states that the neighborhood would cut down its net energy and water, while maintaining its connection to the city's sewage system and power network because I would like to know the outcome of the plan; whether they accomplish their goal as reducing of energy and water or not. I would like to use this information to illustrate how Portland become green, as it shows the audience that the city starts to concern about sustainability long time ago, and still develops its city to become better.

The article covers the introduction to ‘We Build Green Cities’ that start by the city of Portland, Oregon to increase trades and regional economy. I would probably use some ideas from this source to write about how the business owners and economic are growing together, as well as green development practices that have turn into a part of the city's uniqueness. I would not use the information where it mostly based on how Zimmer Gunsul Frasca, an architecture firm, improve its sustainable look after ZGF Architects LLP designed green buildings in the area and throughout the world because it is not relevant to my topic.

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I found this found this article on Academic Search Premier. It focuses on the plan of Portland to improve its Green Building Program through the development of High Performance Green Building Policy. It shows that building codes has major role in the establishment of environmentally friendly houses, which need citizens to utilize green resources and lower energy and water use. Additionally, the green policy encourages people to install the eco roofs and observe storm water managing practices that will support homeowners to save water and protect the environment. I would definitely use this source on my paper because it is very useful example that shows as one of the projects that Portland is working on and perhaps other urban cities can also use this project to become more sustainable.