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TopProject: Providence Office Park III Lab and Garage submitted by JE Dunn Construction
The project team behind the Providence Office Park III laboratory says it was able to get the entire facility up and running on time because of building information modeling.
TopProject: Jeld-Wen Field submitted by Turner Construction
Upgrading a former minor league baseball stadium to accommodate Major League Soccer is challenging enough. But the project team behind Jeld-Wen Field had to do it in record time, during record rainfall in Portland, and over a century-old sewer line running underneath the outfield.
TopProject: Randall Children鈥檚 Hospital at Legacy Emanuel submitted by Zimmer Gunsul Frasca Architects
Working in tight quarters on a tight deadline, the project team for the Randall Children鈥檚 Hospital managed to deliver a new, modern, sustainable healing environment for Legacy Emanuel. Construction took place next to a fully functioning hospital, requiring constant communication between hospital staff and the project team.
TopProject: Facebook Data Center submitted by Fortis Construction Inc.
For Facebook鈥檚 first wholly owned data center, only the most energy-efficient design and construction would do for a facility powering the world鈥檚 fastest growing social media website.
TopProject: Central Oregon Community College 鈥� Jungers Culinary Center submitted by HSW Builders & Yost Grube Hall Architecture
The Jungers Culinary Center serves one of Central Oregon Community College's most significant programs: the Cascade Culinary Institute.
TopProject: COCC Crook County Open Campus submitted by Steele Associates Architects
Crook County's old fairgrounds is now home to Central Oregon Community College鈥檚 high-tech open campus building, designed to provide higher education for local residents.
TopProject: Children鈥檚 Center of Clackamas County submitted by P&C Construction
The Children's Center of Clackamas County is a nonprofit organization that provides a safe place for children and families in cases of suspected physical abuse, neglect and endangerment.
TopProject: Oregon Zoo Veterinary Medical Center submitted by Skanska USA Building
The new veterinary medical center at the Oregon Zoo will let professionals provide state-of-the-art care for the animals. Building the high-tech facility was quite a challenge, however, because of a tight site featuring an unstable hillside accessible by just one narrow road.
TopProject: MHCC Early Childhood Center submitted by Walsh Construction Co.
The Mount Hood Community College Early Childhood Center in Gresham is a sustainable new building with multiple purposes. The center offers space for 184 children to participate in Head Start and for 60 adults to receive training while pursuing careers in child care.
TopProject: OSU Linus Pauling Science Center submitted by Andersen Construction Co. & Zimmer Gunsul Frasca Architects
The Linus Pauling Science Center is the most complex building Oregon State University has built on its Corvallis campus, according to Sherman H. Bloomer, dean of the College of Science. The 105,000-square-foot, $49.9 million building has classrooms, a 180-seat auditorium, and 78 laboratories for disciplines from organic chemistry to laser spectroscopy.
TopProject: Port of Newport 鈥� NOAA Marine Operations Center submitted by Andersen Construction
When the Port of Newport agreed in 2009 to have a new marine facility ready for NOAA by summer 2011, the agency signed on to what some called an "impossible project."
TopProject: Chemeketa Community College Health Sciences Complex submitted by Lease Crutcher Lewis
The new health sciences complex at Chemeketa Community College isn鈥檛 just green; it also has impressive cutting-edge technologies to keep it sustainable automatically.
News
- $960,000 office renovation in Portland building permits | Aug. 10, 2026
- Two projects in historic districts in Portland land use review intakes | Aug. 10, 2026
- Multnomah County commits up to $101.6M for Moda Center
- Portland code changes to take effect in November
- Los Colibris project approved for Portland’s OMSI District
- Pacific Northwest projects totaling $9.9 million in top bidders | Aug. 7, 2026
- Oregon opens infrastructure grant program
- Ex-TV host claps back at Detroit officials in blight case
- 31-unit multifamily project in Portland land use review intakes | Aug. 3, 2026
- $2.4 million office renovation in Portland building permits | Aug. 3, 2026
- Transportation commission weighs ODOT budget cuts
- Lam Research planning $1.7 billion investment in Tualatin
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