Passive House Popular in Portland
by Daily Journal of Commerce Oregon
May 14, 2010
The Passive House concept is being actively implemented in Portland. The method’s popularity among builders and architects is rising as the industry seeks to accomplish ambitious goals to cut energy use. Passive House, a German-born design-build method, uses an airtight building envelope and advanced energy... Read the full article
Green Hammer project featured on Renovation Nation!
as seen on Renovation Nation
October, 2009
See the slide show of Green Hammer's television debut with Steve Thomas on the Discovery Channel's Planet Green Renovation Nation program!
In the 'Locally Grown' episode of Renovation Nation , Steve Thomas travels to Portland, Oregon, to have a look at the Granger family's renovation, which is using some truly local materials.... See the rest of this slide show or contact us at Green Hammer for a cd copy of the Video!
Take a Stand! The Trend that Grows on Trees
an editorial by Green Hammer President Stephen Aiguier
Published in Environmental Design and Construction (ed+c)
November Edition, 2009
"Take a stand! The time is now!" Like a caprenter's confident hammer swing, those were the words pervading my thoughts in unyielding rythmic blows shortly after... .Read the full article and the article on page 82 featuring our 2008 Designing & Building with FSC award.
An unwanted holly tree turns into tables
by Shannon Quimby with The Oregonian
December 29, 2009
This article features Green Hammer owned Urban TimberWorks!!
Two months out of the year, there is nothing better than a house decorated during the holiday season with fresh clippings of English holly. Wreaths, tabletop centerpieces and even just a simple bunch of branches gathered together create a cozy feeling of wintertime.. . .Read the full article
Oregon Remodelers Association awards projects
by The Oregonian
May 14, 2009
Green Hammer Inc. receives in collaboration with the Paolo Design Group the 2009 Oregon Remodelers Association Outstanding Remodeling Achievement Award for best Green Building Remodel. The award was for a recently completed SW Portland LEED Platinum Gut-Rehab project. This home is the first Gut-Rehab project to be considered for LEED Platinum status in the state of Oregon. . .Read more about the award and full recipient list
Local Sustainable Wood Wins Awards
by The Oregonian
March 5, 2009
Green Hammer Inc. won the challenge Build Local Alliance (BLA), award for companies, for becoming the first Forest Stewardship Council-certified general contractor in North America... .Read the full article
House Greening Can Help Avoid Costs
by OBP for APM radio Marketplace
March 2, 2009
This financial fallout continues to hammer the housing market. Sales are down, prices are tanking and builders can't get bank loans to build new homes. But there's one part of the housing construction market that's doing well: "green" home remodeling... .Read the full article or Listen to the OPB recording here
Homebuilder uses only certified wood
by Sustainable Industries
February 5, 2009
Portland-based Green Hammer in January announced that it became the first builder in the nation to receive Chain of Custody (CoC) certification from the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC). The certification means that all of the wood used in the homes the company builds is certified to FSC standards.. .Read the full article
Green Hammer Inc., First Builder in North America to Receive FSC CoC Certification
Media Release
January 26, 2009
Portland, Ore - In December of 2008, Portland-based building contractors Green Hammer Inc. gained Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) Chain-of-Custody (CoC) certification through Scientific Certification Systems (SCS). Green Hammer Inc. is the first general contractor within the United States to receive FSC CoC certifications (SCS-COC-002044). The company can now label qualified custom-built homes and furniture with the fsc logo.... Read the full article
Solar Synergy: An Estacada home melds industrial materials with bold design
by Oregonian's Home and Garden Northwest
November 20, 2008
After living in nondescript ranch houses for most of their marriage, Colin and Jaynelle Nash were ready for a change. Big change.... Read the full article
FSC recognizes Portland builder for furthering responsible forest management practices
by Eco Home Magazine
November 13, 2008
The Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) has awarded Green Hammer, a green builder in Portland, Ore., its Designing & Building with FSC Award, an honor bestowed upon projects that the certification body feels further responsible forest management through use of FSC wood products.... Read the full article
The Leapfrog Houses
by Apartment Therapy
October 2, 2008
According to Portland Architecture, the house is so air-tight that when it was measured by Earth Advantage, it was the highest ever tested.... Read the full article
Imagining 1912: A stripped-out bungalow allows the freedom to reinvent
by Home and Gardens ( Oregonian )
February 21, 2008
Dumont and Schmidt wanted to restore the architectural charms of their 1912 bungalow hidden under 1970s-era steel siding and also to boost its energy efficiency. In addition, the Northeast Portland home they bought in 1990 desperately needed a new porch, roof, paint, gutters and windows.... Read the full article
Local Options
by Home and Gardens ( Oregonian )
May 17, 2007
Sustainable materials. Recycled content. Reclaimed lumber. All good things, right? How about all that and Oregon-grown and produced, too? The idea to explore "embodied energy".... Read the full article
When Building 'Green', It's Still Tough to Find a Builder
by NY Times
October 1, 2006
After considering nearly a dozen contractors, Mr. Temple and his wife chose Stephen Aiguier of Green Hammer Inc., whom Mr. Temple had met at a trade show. Mr. Aiguier didn’t hesitate when Mr. Temple showed up with an old school chalkboard and asked him to turn it into a countertop. Mr. Aiguier also reused lumber from the demolition, fashioning discarded ceiling panels into wainscoting and framing lumber into stairway balusters. “We probably saved $6,000 to $7,000 by using salvage,”.... Read the full article
Building Local Connections
by Ecotrust
August 10, 2006
At Zena Timber, it's common to see small piles of felled trees awaiting transport to the lumber mill. But here, alongside a rutted dirt road and amid two thousand acres of firs, cedars, oaks and other native trees, one ordinary looking stack of Douglas fir logs is about to embark an unusual journey .... Read the full article
An Interview with Stephen
by Sierra Club
July 6, 2007
Although he comes from a long line of builders, and put himself through college as a journeyman carpenter, Stephen Aiguier didn't cut a straight line back to his family profession. Only after getting a degree in community development and applied economics, working for an organic chocolate company, and putting in a short stint at a securities brokerage did he found his Portland, Oregon-based contracting firm.... Read the full interview