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"The City of Portland has a nationally recognized reputation for green building innovation and outreach."
- USGBC president, C. Ervin
"Portland is one of the few (cities) with an actual department devoted exclusively to green-building requirements for all its own buildings and for all private buildings, financed with any city funds, including low-income housing."
- R. Gragg, The
Oregonian
The City of Portland has adopted Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED™) as the basis of design for all of its new construction. LEED™ is a national rating system and accreditation tool used to develop high performance, sustainable buildings.
Hillsdale Library was awarded LEED™ Gold certification in 2004.