PORTLAND, OR--Commissioner Dan Saltzman presided over the dedication of Gunderson LLC's new Habitat Roof pilot project yesterday morning at its Portland manufacturing site on NW Front Avenue.
The 1,000-sf roof is believed to be the first of its kind in the surrounding industrial area and will be used to study the feasibility of creating habitat value on such roofs. The roof was fabricated and erected by Gunderson employees and received its inspiration from Bureau of Environmental Services activities in this area.
Mark Eitzen, general manager and vice president of Gunderson LLC, said, "We could not have completed the project without guidance from the Ecoroof Program at the Bureau of Environmental Services and the accelerated building permit process facilitated by the Bureau of Development Services, which allowed us to take advantage of the current growing season. Technical assistance was received from the dedicated members of the local Greenroof Info Think-Tank (GRiT). We are excited to help lead the way in measuring habitat value created by such roofs and hope to apply the lessons learned to the 900,000+ square feet of existing roof at Gunderson."
In his dedication presentation, Commissioner Saltzman said, "We are happy that our bureaus could support this positive example of promoting improvement in the environment and supporting business objectives at Gunderson. We hope that we can continue working together to create many more such opportunities at Gunderson and elsewhere at industrial sites."
Gunderson will commence construction on the second phase of the pilot project this summer. The second phase will be approximately 2.5 times larger than the first phase.
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Source: http://www.njand.com/news/green.php/2011/06/02/gunderson_dedicates_habitat_roof_pilot_p
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