SBO Dispatch: Top builders talk dream projects; Portland Harbor habitat work begins

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August 28, 2014

Top Stories 7 well-constructed quotes from Portland building experts (Photos) The Portland Business Journal's Built Environment Roundtable delivered many nuggets on ways construction industry execs can most easily take the sustainable building route.   Habitat restoration project underway at Portland Superfund site The work aims to clean up the Alder Creek area.   Court deals Port of St. Helens its second blow in a week The state's Land Use Board of Appeals agrees with an environmental challenge to the port's plan to expand at Port Westward to accommodate coal and oil exports.   How trees help Portland kids avoid missing 7,380 days of school Portland State University research highlights the health benefits of the region's tree canopy.   Connect with us More Headlines Column: Wetlands and the rise of 'blue carbon' Southern Oregon University cuts carbon deal worth about two Chevy Volts Far out: A Portland recycler updates its name

This week's SBO poll Should the Columbia River be used to move oil to the West Coast if it can help reduce America's dependence on foreign oil? Green Jobs Oregon Director — Climate Solutions Outreach Associate — 3Degrees Utility Forestry Project Management — Davey Resource Group Natural Resource Specialist 4 (Air Quality Planner) — Oregon Department of Environmental quality Event Calendar Featured Event: Oregon BEST FEST The Northwest's premier cleantech innovation conference convenes university researchers, entrepreneurs and industry leaders to envision, build, and accelerate solutions to environmental challenges. September 15 and 16 in Portland Learn more & RSVP   Sept. 4 — Small Hydro Workshop (Sisters, Oregon) Sept. 9 — PDX FutureGreen Party Sept. 9 — Value It Green Home Tour Sept. 11 — NEBC Summer Mixer Sept. 15 — An Evening with Aquaponic Pioneer Murray Hallam Sept. 15-16 — Oregon BEST FEST Sept. 24 — Oregon Solar Energy Conference Sept. 25 — EcoFilm Festival Presents: TINY< A STORY ABOUT LIVING SMALL View full calendar

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