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Wallowa Lake Lodge, Joseph, Oregon Estimated Annual Savings: $5,800
Preserving a historic building is no easy task, especially when you want sustainability at the forefront. This is exactly what Madeline Lau, general manager at the Wallowa Lake Lodge, is doing by making upgrades that will save the lodge thousands of dollars every year by reducing energy use.
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Annapurna Ecovillage, Portland, OR Estimated Annual Savings: $25,600
Sustainable living lies at the core of Annapurna Ecovillage. That is why co-founder Ole Ersson transformed the aging property into an energy-efficient community living complex, complete with updated appliances, equipment and fixtures.
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Twilight Courts, Silverton, Oregon
The board of volunteers at Twilight Courts, an affordable senior housing community in Silverton, installed new windows and ductless heat pumps in their apartments to help reduce utility costs and provide a more comfortable environment for residents. The project was completed more affordably thanks to incentives from Energy Trust of Oregon.
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Cooling space aligns with cohousing community’s inclusive values
Cascadia Commons is a cohousing community in Southwest Portland where residents own their condominiums and share in the management and upkeep of the entire property, including the Common House community building. While a few residents have installed air conditioning in unit, most have not, and many are very uncomfortable in the higher temperatures of recent Oregon summers.
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Energy Trust, community partners bring savings, safety to more families
Oregon families with lower incomes face significant barriers to making their homes more energy-efficient and lowering their energy bills. These families often pay a higher share of their income to heat and cool their homes.
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Energy projects bring relief to elders of Klamath Tribes Klamath Falls
In 2012, Wanda Powless worked with a group of partners to refurbish the old Olympic Lodge Motel in Klamath Falls, with the goal of creating transitional housing. From there, Turtle Cove was born, with the mission of providing a safe, stable place for women transitioning from abuse, places of poverty, addiction and crime.
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