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Casey Eye Institute, Oregon Elks Children’s Eye Clinic
Submitting Company: Skanska USA Building
Location: Portland
Cost: Confidential
Owner/Developer: Oregon Health & Science University
Architect: NBBJ
Engineer: Magnusson Klemencic Associates
Additional Engineering Firms: KPFF Consulting Engineers, PAE
General Contractor: Skanska USA Building
Subcontractors: A Cut Above Concrete Cutting, Bauwerk Safety Systems, Benson Industries, Brundage-Bone Concrete Pumping, Carr Construction, Cascade Tower and Rigging, Caughlan’s Commercial Floor Covering, Cherry City Electric, Chick Of All Trades, Chown, Coffman Excavation, Crossfire Sprinkler, D & R Masonry Restoration, Dennis’ Seven Dees Landscaping, Faustrollean Fixture, Interior Technology, Interior/Exterior Specialists, Knife River, Masons Supply, Merit Contractor of Oregon, Mt. Hood Window Coverings, Ness Campbell Crane + Rigging, Northwest Scaffold Service, Otis Elevator, Pacific Foundation, PCI Democon, Performance Contracting, Pioneer Waterproofing, Prestige Tile & Stone, QEDLAB, Quality Door Service, R2M2 Rebar and Stressing, River City Rebar, Snyder Roofing, Specialty Firestop Systems, Streimer Sheet Metal Works, SunBelt Rentals, Swisslog Healthcare Solutions, Total Mechanical, Waypoint Sign, Western Partitions, Westlake Consultants

The Casey Eye Institute, Oregon Elks Children’s Eye Clinic is the first free-standing eye institute for pediatric patients in Oregon and throughout the United States. The clinic provides a full range of comprehensive and subspecialty care to children, babies and young adults, along with services for all ages in retina, ophthalmic genetics and vision rehabilitation.

The project had aggressive energy goals from the start that included a LEED Gold mandate; meeting the Architecture 2030 energy goals; providing all electric vehicles with no onsite gas; Energy Trust of Oregon’s Path to Net Incentive Program; and solar-ready electrical infrastructure.

These energy goals guided the design team in selecting the building envelope criteria and MEP infrastructure. The majority of the energy savings come from three main areas. The first is a complete LED lighting design, including occupancy sensors and daylight dimming beyond code requirements.

The second is an enhanced thermal envelope coupled with an efficient HVAC system, which consists of dedicated outside air systems for ventilation and a heat recovery variable refrigerant flow system for space conditioning. The third is an air-to-water heat pump installed for domestic water heating along with domestic water use restrictions.