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Clinton Green Street and Sewer Construction Update: October 22, 2014
2014-10-23 01:47:39| PortlandOnline
As part of the Tabor to the River Program, Environmental Services continues construction on the Clinton Green Street and Sewer Project. This project will replace 3,800 feet of sewer pipe installed over 100 years ago, construct 24 green street planters and add two blocks of pervious paving. These improvements will protect public health, property and the environment, and reduce the possibility of sewage releases into streets, homes and businesses.
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NE 47th and Halsey Green Street Construction Begins Week of October 27
2014-10-23 00:25:42| PortlandOnline
Construction is anticipated to begin the week of October 27 on the NE 47th and Halsey Green Street Project. The project is a partnership between the bureaus of Environmental Services and Transportation to improve stormwater management and transportation safety at the complex intersection of NE 47th Avenue, NE Halsey Street and NE Euclid Avenue. The intersection had the 22nd highest crash rate in 2010 of all 22,000 intersections in Portland.
Its Not Easy Bein Green
2014-10-22 21:06:00| Waste Age
Unsupported eco-friendly claims make the feds see red. Late last year, the FTC showed its teeth on false and misleading marketing claims, beginning with multiple enforcement actions, including one that imposed a $450,000 civil penalty, and several that, for the first time, addressed biodegradable plastic claims. read more
Green from Green: Public Parks Increase CRE Value
2014-10-22 20:29:00| National Real Estate Investor
Open spaces in urban areas not only improve communities but can add billions of dollars to adjacent commercial real estate properties, agreed panelists at the Urban Land Institutes (ULI) Fall Meeting, being held this week at the Javits Convention Center in New York City. Two recent examples are New Yorks Bryant Park and Dallass Klyde Warren Park. read more
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Federal Green Infrastructure Program Adds Private-Sector Members
2014-10-22 17:39:54| ENR.com: Headline News
ASCE other industry groups will lend expertise to the program.
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