New Energy Works to Present at Portland Green Building Slam
The Portland Green Building Slam is a fast-paced educational event featuring remarkable, innovative, high performance, and sustainable building projects. New Energy Works will present their NEW Jewel at the Slam on October 12th, 2018.
PORTLAND, Ore., Sept. 26, 2018 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Ten fast-paced talks will focus on remarkable, innovative, and inspirational green building projects at the Portland Green Building Slam. New Energy Works will be one of ten companies selected to present at the event on Friday, October 12, 2018 from 6:30pm to 10pm. The timber frame design and build company will share their NEW Jewel, a sustainably and highly crafted single-family residence constructed in Dayton, OR.
"The Portland Green Building Slam is a fun, educational event. Ten fast-paced talks offer quick bites of fresh information, some quite remarkable and inspiring," commented Jonathan Orpin, founder/president of New Energy Works.
"We'll be sharing our NEW Jewel, a modest residence with detailed design intent, high craftsmanship, quality enclosure and components," continued Orpin. "Add dinner, drinks, and good company and you have a great evening."
The NEW Jewel uses a pure and simple form, creating a true jewel built with the highest quality materials, super-insulated envelope over a timber frame structure, triple pane windows, and a high-efficiency heat pump. Additionally, the doors are hand-crafted, and the cabinets are from site-harvested walnut. A central ridge skylight allows natural light in along the length of the home.
"A jewelry box was the inspiration for this small residence," explained David Shirley, Associate Architect at New Energy Works. "They are small but typically showcase quality craftsmanship and derive their aesthetics from this intricate craftwork. For the NEW Jewel we focused on craft and on energy efficiency. I'm looking forward to sharing the project at the Slam."
The Green Building Slam will kick off with appetizers, drinks and networking opportunities. It is the final, wrap-up celebration for Portland's Sustainable Building Week (taking place October 8-14, 2018). Tickets to the Slam are available online. Space is limited.
About the Slam: The Portland Green Building Slam is produced by the Northwest EcoBuilding Guild in partnership with Passive House NW and sponsors including Pioneer Millworks, a reclaimed and sustainable wood company. The event will take place on Friday, October 12 from 6:30pm to 10pm at the Ecotrust Conference Center, 721 NW 9th Ave #200, Portland, OR 97209.
About New Energy Works: New Energy Works designs and builds environmentally responsible timber frames across the USA from their New York and Oregon facilities. The company offers Timber Framing (design, engineering, manufacturing, build), Enclosure Systems, and Fine Woodworking. New Energy Works has LEED AP staff members, is a member of the US Green Building Council, and is FSC Certified.
About Pioneer Millworks: Sister company to New Energy Works, for nearly 30 years Pioneer Millworks has been developing creative reclaimed and sustainable wood flooring, paneling, siding, furniture, doors, fixtures, and more. To date they've salvaged over 29 million board feet of wood from rot and landfills, giving it new life. Numerous species, grades, textures, and color options for architects, builders, designers, and homeowners; options that are easy for builders to install; options that have a story which homeowners and end-users can connect with; options that are good for our people & our planet. Pioneer Millworks is FSC-certified and Green America approved. All of their products are LEED point eligible.
SOURCE New Energy Works
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