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PROJECT TEAM + STATS:

Project Location: Portland, Oregon

Project Cost: $17 million

Start Date: January 2008

Completion Date: June 2009

Owner/Developer: University of Portland

Architect: Soderstrom Architects

Engineers: Interface Engineering,

KPFF Consulting Engineers, WH Pacific

General Contractor:Turner Construction Company

Shiley Hall’s renovation and addition project not only improved the learning environment for engineering students at the University of Portland; it became a learning lab for the students as well.

“We led a lot of tours during construction so students could see firsthand some of the concepts they were learning about,” said Joy Clark, project manager for Portland-based Turner Construction Company. “It was a great opportunity for the students and really exciting to be part of that process.”

The project involved a 44,000-square-foot renovation to the 68-year-old building, including brick restoration, seismic upgrades and full exterior window replacement. A new two-story, Vollum Study Room provides a gathering spot for students.

Clark said the biggest challenge was to complete demolition and construction on an occupied campus without disrupting students, faculty or staff. Turner obtained a class schedule so its work wouldn’t interfere with final exams and other student activities.

Designed for LEED gold certification, the building features a green roof, bioswale, energy-efficient lighting, sage glass in portions of the glass wall, a water-driven heating and cooling system in parts of the wall and floor, and water-efficient fixtures.

The Shiley Hall project received a Grand Award for Building Technology Systems from the American Council of Engineering Companies of Oregon.