About Us

Project Green Build (PGB) is a non-profit corporation located in Southwest Washington State, north of the Columbia River from Portland, Oregon. Its main stake is in creating demand for sustainable home building in the region by educating the residential home building industry and the public to the benefits of green built homes.

By leveraging charitable donations, project partnerships, volunteerism and government programming, Project Green Build offers green building educational support and services and works to create incentives to purchase and build green homes.

By providing information at industry conferences and at local vending opportunities, Project Green Build funds its education programming, operational costs and outreach with the help of PGB Project Partners®.

This "push" marketing approach expands opportunities and the demand for further green building projects in the region.

PGB is expanding its reach and board of directors adding to Executive Director Brandon Tauscher; David Johnson, City Building Inspector for La Center, Washington, Bruce Carter, Clark Public Utilities Energy Specialist, and Lou Malattia, Lead Plans Examiner in Clark County.

Company Goals

Short term:

1. Increasing visibility of Project Green Build Project Partners®

2. Developing a web based tool to where users can search green built homes in the Regional Multiple Listing Service (RMLS).

3. Creating an educational clearinghouse for green building products and service searches in Portland and Clark County.

4. Provide green building incentives for local builders by working with local industry associations, sustainable building proponents, code officials, community representatives, and more.

Long Term:

1. To have considerable market presence locally and online as a green building proponent and champion.

2. To have created an environmentally responsible business model and residential construction portfolio.

Goals Realized:

1. Soliciting seed funding in the form of charitable donations.

Project Green Build will celebrate its first year of business having been established April 11, 2006. Project Green Build would like to thank those individuals who have used our services, contributed thoughts and ideas, donated cash or services, volunteered, and spread the word of our work in Portland and Clark County.

2) Establishing its presence in the residential housing community in Portland, Oregon and SW Washington.

Project Green Build has reached local builders and the public through its outreach and networking at local sustainability leadership meetings, through local projects and in consulting on green building projects.