LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) is a third party rating group who ensures homes, community buildings and businesses are energy efficient, built with materials that use resources wisely (recycled, reused, sustainably managed), are healthy (reduce or avoid toxic chemicals) and built in a manner that preserves the environment and reduces waste.

All PCC homes are certified LEED silver, gold or platinum, ensuring they are built to the highest level of green-building standards resulting in a comfortable, healthy home. Bottom line – a healthy home that is inexpensive to operate and maintain.

SOLAR

• Painters Hall, the community building, café and events venue, is solar powered and a Net Zero energy building, producing more energy than it uses over the course of a year
• Our Net Zero neighborhood, with a south facing slope, is designed for homes with solar arrays capable of producing 100% of their energy needs on a net annual basis
  
• Check out the real-time solar power generation at Painters Hall, the community center at Pringle Creek Community.

Our “green street” system allows 90% of the rainwater to filtrate through the streets and into the soil, recharging the aquifer. The narrower than usual streets use less material, provide more space for natural vegetation, and slow auto traffic.

This photo shows the border between our pervious paving and the regular asphalt at our community entrance during a typical Oregon winter rain day. Check out a case study on this innovative paving solution. 

Living Roof 

A living roof is a roof that is partially or completely covered with vegetation and a growing medium, planted over a waterproofing membrane. It acts as a giant sponge, absorbing storm water and releasing it slowly over time. The plants and soil help insulate the building from extreme temperatures in winter and summer, and provide habitat for pollinators and insects.

Two of our buildings have beautiful living roofs modeling all of the benefits of this innovation.

On Demand Water Heaters

High efficiency on-demand, or tank-less, water heaters save fuel, cost less to operate and never run out of hot water!

 

Rain Water Harvesting

Walkable And Bikeable Neighborhoods.

A network of trails and pathways connect open spaces and parks throughout the neighborhood. They also connect with adjoining neighborhoods. Walking or biking through beautiful, inspiring places is important for our physical and emotional well-being. 

Development

 

 

More than 80% of existing trees were preserved during development of the infrastructure
The creek is Salmon Safe and adjoining wetlands are being protected and enhanced

For those who want to know more about some of Pringle Creek Community’s innovative features we’ve gathered some helpful links. These links will take you away from Pringle Creek Community’s website so be sure and bookmark us!
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Geothermal[list icon=”moon-arrow-right-3″ color=”#82bc1e”]Solar vs. Geothermal | G#A 94CA2
[/list][list icon=”moon-arrow-right-3″ color=”#82bc1e”] WaterFurnace – Smarter f#A94D6B
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Solar
[list icon=”moon-arrow-right-3″ color=”#82bc1e”] Solar Power — About Sol#A94F05
[/list] [list icon=”moon-arrow-right-3″ color=”#82bc1e”]Solar power – Wikipedia,#A94E35[/list]
[list icon=”moon-arrow-right-3″ color=”#82bc1e”]Solar Panels, Solar Powe#A94DC0[/list]
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Pervious Paving
9,000 linear feet, is pervious pavement with bioswales and natural verge
Pervious Pavement — #A94F26
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LEED
[list icon=”moon-arrow-right-3″ color=”#82bc1e”]U.S. Green Building Coun#A94F95[/list]
[list icon=”moon-arrow-right-3″ color=”#82bc1e”]LEED.net – Promoting LEE#A94FB5[/list]
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Salmon Safe
[list icon=”moon-arrow-right-3″ color=”#82bc1e”]Salmon-Safe works to kee#A94FD6[/list]
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Living Building Challenge
[list icon=”moon-arrow-right-3″ color=”#82bc1e”]http://living-future.org/case-study/paintershall[/list]