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The city will consider on Wednesday whether it will commit to owning 聽a share of the Oregon Sustainability Center. The building is expected to be one of the tallest 鈥渓iving buildings鈥� in the world 鈥� that is it will create as much or more energy that it uses through an array of hyper-efficient components such as solar panels and rainwater catchment systems. The in addition to shared spaces of the LEED platinum rated flagship building. Part of the ownership agreement is that the city must 聽fund half of the $3 million architectural and engineering costs for the final design review of the .

Work on the $61.7 million center first began in 2007. Since then, the center has undergone changes to cut costs. The high-tech building is being developed by both the city and the Oregon University System and will be located on Southwest Fourth Avenue and Montgomery Street near Portland State University. It is expected to create 780 direct and indirect jobs.

The city council will also put forward a that will ensure that women, minority and emerging small business contractors will participate in the construction of the sustainability center.

When: 9:30 a.m.

Where: City Hall, 1221 S.W. Fourth Ave.