Orpinela Guest House
Johnette Orpinela first thought of including the ecoroof after her new studio/guest house was already framed. Her own home’s tree-filled view had been replaced by an unattractive expanse of barren roof. She turned to Ecoroof’s Everywhere and the City of Portland for design advice after an online search. The guest house also incorporates other elements of green design including passive cooling, daylighting, and low toxicity construction materials. Featured as a model healthy home on the 2003 ReThink Build It Green Home Tour.
Ecoroofs Everywhere installed this over a couple weekends in 2005, back when we were a non-profit.
Project Team:
Architect: Erez Russo
Ecoroof advice and support: Ecoroofs Everywhere
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Ecoroofs Everywhere will be at Ecoroof Portland 2010 Event Friday, March 12th and Saturday March 13th. Come visit our booth! For more information, see: http://www.portlandonline.com/bes/index.cfm?c=52308&
Read MoreGreg Haines is teaching Introduction to Residential Greenroofing at Portland Community College, Rock Creek Campus. Class meets Saturdays, for 4 weeks: 4/3, 4/10, 4/17, 4/24 9:30 am to 2:20 pm. Click on the following link for more information:
http://www.pcc.edu/schedule/default.cfm?fa=dspCourse2&thisTerm=201002&crsCode=BCT115&subjCode=BCT&crsNum=115&topicCode=BCT&subtopicCode=BUICON&crnList=27202
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All layers including waterproofing, root barrier system, protection layer, soil, drainage, soil, plant pallet, and all ecoroof details. We’ve been installing ecoroofs since 2002. We also install Decks, Patios, Railings, Metal Flashings, and all ecoroof details.
Basic Sedum Sun Mix: Varieties of sun loving sedums on top of four inches of well drained media.
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