/news/2011/09/01/university-of-oregon-raises-bar-for-green-building/ Building and Construction News in Portland, Oregon and the Pacific Northwest Sat, 03 Sep 2011 23:07:31 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.6 /news/2011/09/01/university-of-oregon-raises-bar-for-green-building/#comment-68014 Sat, 03 Sep 2011 23:07:31 +0000 /news/2011/09/01/university-of-oregon-raises-bar-for-green-building/#comment-68014 The cost of $360 per sq ft estimated for new buildings, with the obligatory 50% cost overrun, or a total of $540.00 per sq ft is completely beyond any class A developer’s project feasibility. So is $360.00 per sq ft in this economy. But, hey, this money doesn’t belong to any responsible party, it’s government (the people’s) money

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