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Portland-Metro area ranked number 1 green city area by American City Business Journals

Posted by Danny in Green and Environmentally Friendly on March 26th, 2010

The Portland-Metro area is ranked number the number 1 green city area by American City Business Journals.

Metro Green Index

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Raw data and rank among 43 metros

Overall Rank 1
City Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, OR-WA (MSA)
Travel delay x1000 hrs 34,418.00
Rank travel delay 24
Excess fuel x1000 gallons 23969
Rank excess fuel 24
Congestion cost x1million 712
Rank congestion cost 24
Travel delay in hours, excess fuel used and congestion cost source: the Texas Transportation Institute’s 2007 Urban Mobility report
Mean travel time 25.3
Rank travel time 21
Percent of commuters who drive alone 70.6
Rank commuters who drive 6
Percent using public transit 6.4
Rank using public transit 8
Travel time, solo commuters and public transit source: U.S. Census (2008).
Number of days with AQI over 100 3
Rank high AQI 11
Five-year average days with AQI over 100 3.6
Rank five-year AQI 6
Air Quality Index data source: the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
Pollutants reported to state in 2004-09 15
Rank pollutants 14.00
Number of times in excess of health guidelines 6
Rank excess health guidelines 6
Water pollutants statistics source: the Environmental Working Group
States renewable energy generation 35816
Rank renewable energy 6
Renewable energy data source: the U.S. Energy Information Administration
Carbon emissions per capita (metric tons) 1.45
Rank carbon emissions per capita 3
Carbon emissions source: the Brookings Institute
Sprawl index 126.1
Rank sprawl index 4
Sprawl data source: Smart Growth America
LEED certified projects 99
Rank LEED certified projects 2
LEED-certified data source: the U.S. Green Building Council
Energy Star rated facilities 48
Rank Energy Star rated facilities 16
Square feet of all Energy Star facilities 16634510
Rank SF Energy Star 11
Potential green jobs 2038 53122
Energy Star data source: U.S. EPA
Rank green jobs potential 14
Total green jobs in 2006 6714
Rank green jobs per capita 11
Green jobs source: U.S. Conference of Mayors.
LEED architects 478
Rank LEED architects per capita 5
LEED credentialed professionals 1409
Rank LEED professionals 7
LEED credential data source: U.S. Green Building Council
Average rank 11.15
Average rank of all the indicators for which data was available for this metro

If you have any questions regarding real estate or are interested in buying a home, green or otherwise, please contact me at dannyshepard@oregonfirst.com or 503-267-8370.

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Portland Clean Energy Works pilot program

Posted by Danny in Green and Environmentally Friendly on March 1st, 2010

Portland will have 500 lucky homeowners that will be able to participate in a pilot program to promote using energy efficient upgrades. This is program provides low interest loans with no upfront costs to finance and install energy efficiency home improvements. Eligibility restrictions apply. Visit http://www.cleanenergyworksportland.org/ for more details.

If you have any questions on this program or other matters concerning real estate, please call me at 503-267-8370 or email at dannyshepard@oregonfirst.com.

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