City of Portland: Green Investment Fund - Cadmus How Cadmus helped a leading green city research the impact of innovative sustainable technologies Portland, Oregon established its Green Investment Fund (GIF) in 2005 to provide financial incentives for the adoption of innovative technologies in energy efficiency, renewable energy, water conservation, stormwater management, and green building materials. The GIF was intended to demonstrate green building in an array of project types; to highlight the most innovative, regionally appropriate practices and technologies; and to support publicly valuable green building projects. From its formation until completion in 2009, the GIF depended on many stakeholders, including members of the GIF partnership (Portland Bureau of Planning and Sustainabilit

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