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Sustainability, value, and function were the primary goals in constructing the new Operations Center for the Eugene Water and Electric Board. The design focused on innovative water and power components because, as Andrew Dykeman, project manager for Lease Crutcher Lewis said, 鈥淚t鈥檚 what they do.鈥�

The 55-acre EWEB site includes a main electric-and-water-operations center, a warehouse, vehicle shop, covered vehicle storage and a storage yard. The site also contains a significant wetland habitat, which was of great importance to the project team as it worked on the Roosevelt Operations Center.

鈥淲e had to do a fair amount of monitoring in the areas we were working in,鈥� Andrew Dykeman, project manager for general contractor Lease Crutcher Lewis, said.

Built for LEED gold certification, the building features a unique on-site wastewater treatment feature.

鈥淚t was the hardest thing to coordinate and get up and running,鈥� Dykeman said, 鈥渂ut it is certainly one of the biggest assets to the project.鈥�