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Be Advised: Third-Party Commercial Energy Program Solicitations
City of Portland is aware of recent communications from some third-party service providers that contain inaccurate information regarding compliance status, deadlines, and/or Portland benchmarking program requirements.
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Free income-qualified Home Energy Scores
Home sellers that are at or below 80% of the area median income (AMI) may be eligible for a free Home Energy Score.
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Cost analysis of climate and health policies for buildings
BPS contracted with ECOnorthwest to conduct a cost analysis of the potential economic impacts of two proposed building standards in Portland: carbon performance standards for large buildings and cooling temperature standards for rental housing.
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Bureau of Planning and Sustainability and area partners awarded third Community Energy Innovation Prize
Final $110,000 prize awarded for ‘Providing middle wage jobs to underserved communities, reducing waste and emissions, improving business sustainability, supporting organizational resilience, and fostering innovation in Oregon’s largest economic corridor.’
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Bureau of Planning and Sustainability released new, interactive Climate and Energy Dashboard
New dashboard shows progress toward Portland’s climate goals and provides unprecedented transparency into carbon emissions and energy data.
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Now available: Portland's 2023 energy performance metrics for more than 600 commercial buildings
View the newly published summary annual report and energy performance metrics. Learn how large commercial buildings across Portland perform in energy usage and efficiency, and use the map interface to compare buildings with key characteristics.
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You’re invited! Join BPS and City of Portland staff at the fifth “Climate Conversations”
Join BPS and other City staff leading this work as they share what was accomplished during the second year of the Climate Emergency Workplan and what is coming next to help make our city more resilient as we face a changing climate.
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BPS study outlines proposed actions to reduce carbon emissions from the transportation sector
This study outlines options to reduce carbon emissions from the transportation sector and urges Bureau of Planning and Sustainability to consider updating the zoning code to facilitate the installation of micro-delivery hubs, which support the use of smaller and electric last-mile delivery vehicles.
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Portland Bureau of Planning and Sustainability Publishes Second Year Progress Report for Climate Emergency Workplan
Portland’s Bureau of Planning and Sustainability today published a memo highlighting progress made in the second year of the Climate Emergency Workplan (CEW).
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Portland, other City partners awarded $15 million for EV charging infrastructure
City of Portland joins area partners in a Tualatin-led effort to increase publicly accessible electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure throughout northwest Oregon.
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Stakeholder Update on Multifamily Energy Reporting and Tenant Notice proposal
BPS held a public comment period for Multifamily Energy Reporting and Tenant Notice from May 15 to June 14. We received 233 comments. This article includes the summary analysis and next steps.
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2023 Building Energy Reporting
The first round of commercial building energy performance reports for 2023 were reviewed by City of Portland. Building owners and managers can find more information about metrics, recognition, and improvements on this page.
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BPS Bio: Transportation decarbonization enthusiast Ingrid Fish
Ingrid Fish embodies “think globally, act locally” through her work at City of Portland’s Bureau of Planning and Sustainability and on the board of the Urban Sustainability Director’s Network.
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Portland Bureau of Planning and Sustainability releases proposed Multifamily Energy Reporting and Tenant Notice policy for public comment
Public comment will be accepted between May 15 and June 14, 2024.
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Bureau of Planning and Sustainability Staff Accept “Game Changer Award” from Lloyd EcoDistrict
Award given “For the visionaries whose actions redefine the possible, setting new benchmarks in sustainability.”
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Proposed actions can reduce carbon emissions from building materials outlined in BPS study
Study outlines ways to reduce embodied carbon in the built environment, urges Bureau of Planning and Sustainability and partners to act urgently to reduce the carbon impact of new construction with alternatives such as low carbon materials, adaptive reuse incentives, and construction waste policies.
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You’re invited! Join BPS at the fourth “Climate Conversations with BPS”
Join BPS staff, including PCEF team members, as they share how investments in community-led projects reduce carbon emissions, create economic opportunity and help make our city more resilient as we face a changing climate.
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One-year progress report for Climate Emergency Workplan published
BPS announced publication of a progress report highlighting the progress made in the first year of the Climate Emergency Workplan. The CEW outlines 47 priority actions that multiple City bureaus identified as necessary to complete in three years in order to meet 2030 and 2050 Climate goals.
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RFS Administrative Rulemaking Public Comment Open through July 25, 2023
City of Portland adopted a new Renewable Fuel Standard in 2022. This increases the percent of low-carbon biofuels blended in diesel fuel sold in Portland over the next several years. Proposed administrative rules are now available for public comment.
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