Press Release

Composters will recycle about 10 tons residential food waste/year for residents

Independence, OR – Through a partnership between Independence Station developer Aldeia, LLC, and NatureMill, Inc., the 15 21st century Oregon Trail pioneers who make their homes in the World’s Greenest Building will recycle more than 10 tons of residential food waste into rich compost each year for use in local gardens for food production. They’ll do it from the convenience of their own kitchens with the help of the world’s first automatic indoor home composter.

Highest performing, most comprehensive Smart Grid building ever conceived rises in small Oregon town

Independence, OR – Independence Station, the Oregon development slated to become the World’s Greenest Building when it opens in 2010, is now accepting priority pre-reservations for the 15 condominium-style homes included in the mixed-use development. Living in a building with the highest LEED rating ever awarded, these 21st Century Oregon Trail Pioneers have the potential to make history by setting new international benchmarks for full lifestyle energy and water efficiency.

Independence Station seeks 15 21st century pioneers to make history

Washington, D.C. – (June 13, 2007) - - - The design and development team for Independence Station, a $15 million, 57,000 square-foot mixed-use, development in downtown Independence, Oregon signed a Declaration of Energy Independence during the recent 18th annual Energy Efficiency Forum in Washington D.C. The team includes Aldeia Development, the project’s owner and developer; Johnson Controls, General Contractor and project manager; and Ankrom Moisan Associated Architects, the architect of record.