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Oregon BEST
The Oregon Built Environment & Sustainable Technologies Center

Oregon BEST Office in Portland:
1600 SW 4th Avenue
Portland, OR 97201
Telephone: 503-725-9849
General Email: info (at) oregonbest.org
Website: oregonbest.org
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Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 212
Portland, OR 97207-0212

Oregon BEST staff:

David Kenney, President & Executive Director
david.kenney (at) oregonbest.org
Telephone: 503-725-9800

Susan Safford, Operations Director
susan.safford (at) oregonbest.org
Telephone: 503-725-9826

Johanna Brickman, Manager, Sustainable Built Environment Program
jo.brickman (at) oregonbest.org
Telephone: 503-725-9641

Ken Vaughn, Commercialization Program Manager
ken.vaughn (at) oregonbest.org
Telephone: 503-725-9801 (o); 503-430-4529 (m)

Cat Schultheis, Operations Specialist
cat.schultheis (at) oregonbest.org
Telephone: 503-725-9849

Media Relations:
Gregg Kleiner | Cloudburst Creative
kleinerg (at) comcast.net
Telephone: 541-740-9654

Grants Help Keep Economy Alive

12/12/2011

An Oregon BEST Commercialization Grant advances electric vehicle research, helps local economy in southern Oregon. More.
Commercialization Funding Announced

11/17/2011

Oregon BEST's expanded Commercialization Program includes $1 million in Commercialization Grants funding. More.
BEST Hires Commercialization Manager

11/10/2011

Oregon BEST hires veteran of new product development and early-stage company financing to lead its Commercialization Program. More.
Indow Windows Named Finalist

10/10/2011

Indow Windows, recipient of an Oregon BEST Commercialization Grant, named finalist in the Clean Tech Open competition. More.
Lab Helps Cos. Test New Building Products

10/04/2011

The Oregon BEST Green Building Research Lab at PSU helps companies test new technologies to speed commercialization. OPB story.

U.S. Energy Secretary Stephen Chu came to Portland to promote engineering education and said sustainability is the next Space Race. Read More