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Tualatin Valley Fire and Rescue got bang for its buck from a $77.7 million capital construction bond approved by voters in 2006. Bundled construction projects and multiple purchases of fire equipment and materials provided significant cost savings.

Then the fire district enlisted to design new, relocated buildings for stations 65 and 68 鈥� using the same design.

Peck Smiley Ettlin project manager Jeff Bringenberg said that designing one building for two locations was 鈥渁ctually fairly simple.鈥� One advantage was that neighborhood residents around one station, No. 68, were more vocal than their counterparts.

鈥淲e were designing basically for one group, though we had done the site work so we knew the building would fit in both locations,鈥� Bringenberg said.

The neighbors wanted a building that would fit well into their residential setting. Peck Smiley Ettlin presented a variety of options to the group, ranging from commercial-style brick buildings to more modern options, Bringenberg said. In the end, the neighbors picked a structure with a lot of wood materials.

鈥淲e used residential materials that fit into that neighborhood, as much as we could for a building that鈥檚 over 10,000 square feet.鈥� Bringenberg said. 鈥淲e would have used shingles if we could.鈥�

Shingles would have disrupted the design balance of a residential building with easy maintenance, which was a priority for the fire district.

Both stations will be upgrades from those they will replace: More space will be created for staffers and equipment, and community rooms will be added to accommodate nonprofits or other groups.

Tualatin Valley Fire and Rescue is not seeking Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design ratings for the buildings, but it requested sustainable features, district spokeswoman Cassandra Ulven said.

鈥淐ertification is expensive, but the buildings will be built to LEED standards,鈥� she said.

Materials will be recycled during construction, solar power will be used to heat water, swales will manage water quantity and quality, and overhangs will shade large windows.

Demolition work on the site for Fire Station No. 65 has already begun, and construction will continue into November before pausing in winter months. Fire Station No. 68 is in a state appeals process, and construction will be dependent upon results of a hearing scheduled for later this month, Ulven said. LCG Pence Construction is the contractor for both projects.

In addition to Bringenberg, the Peck Smiley Ettlin team includes Hans Ettlin, partner; Diony Lopez, technical staffer; and Tai Magionos, administrator.

Consultants include: Lewis and Van Vleet, structural engineering; AKS Engineering and Forestry, civil engineering; R&W Engineering, mechanical engineering; Otten Landscape Architects, landscape architecture; and Interface Engineering, electrical engineering.聽

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