Oh, They're Better

The BetterBricks Awards are returning for the fifth year to Portland. Sponsored by BetterBricks, the commercial initiative of the Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance, the awards acknowledge extraordinary steps taken to design, build and engineer, operate or champion the most energy-efficient commercial buildings. Architects, engineers, developers, building owners, building operators, service providers, facility managers, emerging leaders, and other building professionals are all eligible.

So that of course begs the question: who are some of the important leaders and talents in Portland with respect to sustainable design, and are there certain people out there who haven’t been properly recognized? Everybody knows awards shows are never an exact or fair measurement of who is doing the best and most important work—just look at the Oscars. But it never hurts to celebrate those making a difference, ya know? Go to BetterBricks.com to cast your vote.