LEED Gold Home in Estacada - McCune Designinterior LEED Gold Estacada House

A couple of weeks ago I had the opportunity to meet up with one of the designers at Green Hammer Construction, Jesse Schwartzberg, who was also kind enough to take me on a tour of their office/warehouse and tell me about some of their current projects.  Green Hammer’s office is located close-in industrial SE Portland, where they have a bright open industrial space, with high ceilings and a loft work space.  The offices are connected to a warehouse that houses beautifully handcrafted furniture and cabinets that they are custom building for clients. The back half of the warehouse is also home to the Urban Timberworks Project.  The Urban Timberworks project takes trees that have been removed in the city of Portland and salvages the wood for building purposes, cabinets and furniture.  There was quite an amazing assortment of pieces of wood that are waiting to be made into beautiful tables, handrails, door frames, counter tops …you get the picture.

Green Hammer utilizes cutting edge energy efficiency practices while maintaining an intelligent design sensibility in their projects.  In their building philosophy they incorporate waste reduction, ecological materials, energy efficiency, water conservation, healthy air, diversity of design, longevity, and the economic support of all things local.

Another service that Green Hammer offer is home performance testing aka home energy performance diagnostic.  The process tests your home systems to see how energy efficient your house is.  The results are measured by a an overall score and they will show you where you can make improvements to your home to make it more energy efficient.

More examples of their work on their website here.  And one of their projects for sale here.