Green Hammer, Inc.

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Considered one of the top "green" builders in the country - located in Portland, Oregon, Green Hammer is as much innovator as construction company - led by Stephen Aiguier - his team's challenge is to find as much use for the former Rex Street home that has been deconstructed as well as install as much energy efficiency, sustainable practices and infuse sustainable materials into the new construction process.

Bluewater Equity Group

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Bluewater Equity Mortgage, LLC was selected for financial consultation on the Rex Project because of our reputation and experience as Construction Financing Specialists. We understand the complexities and variables involved in the construction process and we are able to translate this into a financial plan which takes our clients home construction from conception, to completion. Promoting responsible building practices is incredibly important to us, it is great to be involved in such an innovative construction project!

Yolo Colorhouse

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YOLO Colorhouse and the REX Project share a passion for healthy homes painted with beautiful color. Being Green Seal certified and 0 VOC, YOLO Colorhouse paint does not have any toxic off-gassing, preserving the air inside and outside of the REX project. Because the YOLO Colorhouse palette is specifically designed for architecture, the REX Project flows with harmonious hues from room to room.

NW Natural Appliance Center

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There is no other store like it in Portland. Offering "everything gas" from fireplaces, kitchen appliances, grills, tankless water heaters, and more, the Appliance Center was a great match for the REX House. With it's great assortment of home appliances, experiences staff and qualified installers it was a sound choice that made the selection and installation of kitchen appliances and fireplaces, a smooth process.

Lakeside Lumber

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The REX Project required the infusion of the existing "Pattern 115" siding, which was several decades old, into the exterior of the new residence. The REX Project contacted Lakeside Lumber because we are renowned for having "hard to match" real wood pattern siding as a part of our standing inventory.

Sierra Pacific Windows

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Sierra Pacific has joined with other private landowners across North America in voluntarily adopting the standards set by the Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI) program We have developed a one hundred year plan for managing our forests to provide the wood products consumers rely on while maintaining fish and wildlife habitat, soil stability and water quality.

Woodcrafters Lumber Sales

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Portland owned and Portland grown Woodcrafters Lumber Sales Inc. has provided the best and largest selection of remodeling and woodworking supplies to the region for over 30 years. We have power tools and hand tools, more router bits than we know what to do with, a finishes department that is second to none, hardware and hardwoods from all over the world, veneers, stair parts, and mouldings for new and older homes, including the new "FSC" and "No Added Formaldehyde MDF" mouldings and lumbers. Do you have a Victorian, Craftsman, Atomic, or Modern era home? Woodcrafters has the wood, the knowledge,and the ability to help you. If we do not stock the moulding or handrail that you need or want we can make it in our shop. We have saw blades, clamps of all sorts, sand papers from 36 to 4000 grit, screws, power lathes, table saws, and woodworking books galore. With almost a whole city block of wood, mouldings, woodworking supplies and a staff of serious woodworkers Woodcrafters Lumber Sales, Inc. is waiting to help you. Our motto is "Where Your Ideas Take Shape", come in and see for yourself.

Jacobs Heating and Air Conditioning

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Jacobs Heating and Air Conditioning has been involved in many green building projects and we continue our history with our participation in the REX Project. This Reuse Everything Experiment is a great example of how innovation and teamwork can make a big difference for a cleaner more efficient planet one home at a time. Jacobs Heating was hand selected for this project based on our industry leading position in the design and installation of ultra high efficiency home heating and cooling systems that need to be incorporated into sustainable building projects. Our professionals at Jacobs Heating are constantly educated in the newest technologies and understand the importance of environmentally friendly heating and cooling solutions. We look forward to our future involvement in green building projects and congratulate the REX Project in the success of its ground breaking endeavor.

Lovett Excavating

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At Lovett Excavating we strive to live each day in an effort to provide a more sustainable future. We firmly believed that participation in the R.E.X. project would surround us by like minded people and organizations. Guess what, it did! So of course, we jumped at the chance to provide our expertise. We find enthusiasm in our opportunity to learn along the way. This is an exciting time for us at Lovett Excavating. We are continually searching for ways to offer "innovative underground solutions" to our customers; meanwhile remaining a force as a sustainable minded excavating contractor.

Our project here at the R.E.X. house was the installation of the sewer and water mainlines. In an effort to minimize both erosions concerns and surface disruptions that may have had a harmful affect on existing trees and landscape we decided that a process called directional boring would be the most suitable installation option. Directional boring is a steerable trenchless method of installing underground pipes, conduits and cables with minimal impact on the surrounding area.

Our services include but are not limited to sewer repair, sewer replacement, drain cleaning, vacuum excavating, pipe bursting, electrofusion, pipe welding, utility pot-holing, PGE certified contractor, realtor discounts, road crossings, low environmental impact, pipelining, sewer video inspection, plumber discounts, underground boring, catch basin cleaning, power line installation, trenching, trenchless technology & more.

ProGrass

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In order to execute the landscape designs a contractor with extensive knowledge in saving and keeping plants was required. ProGrass, with their background in horticulture, was instrumental in transplanting the 30 foot trees and all the remaining vegetation, moving them and (hopefully) saving them through winter (spring will tell). "We were able to retain part of the neighborhood history," said Quimby. Additionally, the property was surrounded by a thick hedge of non-native laurel bushes - all diseased and dying - the branches were saved and will be used artistically for garden furniture and fencing and the rest is now mulch for landscaping on the property. One of the more interesting and fun landscape features will be a Dog-O-Let (outdoor flushing dog toilet) allowing Quimby to flush away waste from the family pet.

Aspen Siding and Windows

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This Northwest leader is one of Oregon's most experienced commercial and residential installers and is providing all the exterior siding installation, siding, painting, window and trim installation. Additionally, they will be installing the chimney.

ecohaus

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For more than a decade ecohaus (formerly Environmental Building Supplies) has been on the forefront of solving problems for customers seeking sustainable and responsible ways to choose interior finishes for their homes. Their definition of quality requires them to look at what happens over the entire life of a product. How is it made and by whom? Is it a healthy addition to a home that will give service for years? Is it a product that supports responsible use of resources and helps the economy from which it came? What will happen to it when it is no longer needed? By asking these questions and then discussing goals and budgets with their customers, they can help find the best products for each situation. ecohaus is supplying the interior needs of the R.E.X. House.

Paintegrity

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Focused on 100% earth friendly products and service, Paintegrity is committed to a higher standard of health and life. The Paintegrity crew comes into every home environment looking for ways to minimize environmental impact - utilizing low VOC paints and uncompromising service. Paintegrity will be providing all paint contract work for the R.E.X. House Project.