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Solar energy companies are lining up at an Oregon BEST lab where a new tool developed by an Oregon company slashes solar cell test time from five minutes to a single second.

Oregon BEST Helps Innovative Window Maker Create Green Jobs

When Sam Pardue and his Portland start-up Indow Windows innovated a low-cost alternative to double-pane window replacements, they turned to Oregon BEST for help with lab testing and commercialization connections.

The company attended Oregon BEST FEST, tapped the expertise of the Oregon BEST Green Building Research Lab, then landed a Commercialization Grant from Oregon BEST. All this is enabling the company to create new green jobs, win sustainable product design awards, and compete for angel funding. Read full story.

Oregon LeadersBEST Leadership Includes Top Oregon Executives

Oregon BEST's leadership includes executives from some of Oregon's most respected sustainable built environment and renewable energy companies: SolarWorld, PGE, Gerding Edlen Development, Collins Companies, CH2M HILL, SunPower Corporation, PNNL, and Perkins Coie. These people join research leaders from Oregon BEST's member universities (Oregon Institute of Technology, Oregon State University, Portland State University, and the University of Oregon) and a member of Oregon's Legislature to form a visionary management team committed to building Oregon's green economy. Read More...