Hennebery Eddy Architects

I drink a cup (or more) of coffee every day. I'm now going to look for the shade-grown or rainforest alliance certification on the coffee I buy. I'm still unclear about where Stumptown stands on all of this... 

Every week when we get groceries, I write the use by, sell by, and freeze by dates on the refrigerator white board. This has helped us reduce food waste. 

"The United States receives 2,100 terawatt-hours of incident wave energy along its coastlines each year, and tapping just one quarter of this potential could produce as much energy as the entire U.S. hydropower system. Oregon and Washington have the strongest wave energy resource in the lower 48 states and could eventually generate several...

Out of the 10 building solutions identified, we do almost all of these! The list was building automation, green roofs, heat pumps, insulation, LED lighting, net-zero buildings, retrofitting, smart glass, smart thermostats, and solar hot water. 

We switched out our plastic vegetable bags for washable mesh ones- we found them in the fresh produce area at Fred Meyer.

One of my favorite things about the EcoChallenge is being able to learn so much through my teammates. I selected certain educational challenges but am learning even more through the knowledge others have gained in researching their own challenges. It's a great time to share tips and tricks for daily actions too. I hope everyone on the HEA team...

Coffee lovers check these out! https://www.rainforest-alliance.org/articles/rainforest-alliance-certified-coffee  http://www.coffeehabitat.com/2006/02/what_is_shade_g/ https://ethicaltrade.crs.org/guide/#coffee_and_tea

Can't wait to support a woman-owned business with my teammates tonight at Shift Drinks!

Halfway through! 

I was aware of efforts to provide clean cookstoves through World Oregon (www.worldoregon.org), but the importance of this issue really hit home after my recent travels, where I experienced air pollution and poverty in a way I had not seen before. The Drawdown website directed me to the Global Alliance for Clean Cookstoves, which is a UN...