Groundbreaking firsts and notable milestones
Green Hammer is established as a sole proprietor, emphasizing material reuse and the incorporation of natural and FSC-certified wood in Portland homes.
We co-found the Build Local Alliance with Peter Hayes of Hyla Woods to strengthen connections between regional, responsibly managed forests and local builders and architects
We complete two of Portland’s first LEED Platinum-certified homes, which also win the first residential Designing & Building with FSC Award.
Our Panelized Passive House home addition becomes the first-ever U.S. home to achieve FSC certification.
We complete this custom home, which becomes Portland’s first certified Passive House.
This custom home in Southern Oregon achieves LEED Platinum certification and is an honorable mention in the Designing & Building with FSC Awards.
We coordinate more than 1,500 volunteers to complete this training center and office space for CAPACES, supporting farmworkers and immigrants’ rights leaders in Oregon. It becomes the second certified Passive House commercial building in North America.
Earth Advantage recognizes Green Hammer as the LEED for Homes Builder of the Year.
We serve as the Passive House consultant for the largest multifamily Passive House project in North America at the time. The project is named Portland Business Journal’s Sustainable Project of the Year.
Portland’s first Zero Energy cohousing community, Ankeny Row includes six homes and a community space supporting aging in place and community connection.
This tasting room in Southern Oregon becomes the first commercial building in Oregon to achieve Living Building Challenge certification, and the 20th project worldwide to meet the standard.
We serve as the Passive House air-tightness consultant for RMI’s headquarters in Basalt, Colorado, which becomes one of the largest Passive House-certified commercial buildings in North America.
Green Hammer and Cowhorn Vineyard & Garden receive an FSC Leadership Award for using responsibly sourced, FSC-certified wood in Cowhorn’s Living Building Challenge-certified tasting room.
Green Hammer achieves B Corp certification, becoming one of the first Oregon businesses to earn the distinction.
We design and build this modern community of 16 homes with a community building, which is Portland’s first Zero Energy-certified multifamily project for renters.
Green Hammer is recognized as a “Best for the World” honoree, an award given to certified B Corps that demonstrate exceptional positive impact across all measured categories.
This community of 12 energy-efficient homes, designed to meet the Passive House standard, is the first Zero Energy-certified senior housing community in Portland.
The Portland Rotary Club recognized Green Hammer with its annual Environmental Achievement Award.
Tillamook Row is named a Fast Company Innovation by Design Award honoree, and architect Erica Dunn wins AIA’s prestigious 2030 award for the project.
We complete this whole-building renovation and add rooftop solar, helping New Day become Oregon’s first Net Zero Energy-certified preschool.
Green Hammer is inducted into Earth Advantage’s Green Builder of the Year Hall of Fame.
We are recognized as one of the highest-scoring B Corps for our commitment to environmental stewardship.
We serve as the Zero Energy consultant for the Wynne Watts Commons, an affordable housing community by Albertina Kerr. It wins the Portland Business Journal’s Landmark Award and the Urban Land Institute’s Terwilliger Center Award for Innovation in Attainable Housing.
Built for RoseVilla Senior Living, Trillium Townhomes receives the Earth Advantage Zero Energy Project of the Year Award.
Green Hammer is recognized in the Real Leaders Impact Awards — an annual global ranking of purpose-driven companies.
Richmond Residence is named the 2023 Green Home of the Year by Green Builder magazine.
We complete the ROSE Port Pilot Project — a resiliency hub with a regenerative design, equipped with rooftop solar and battery storage, rainwater collection, and earthquake-ready design.
