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Crown Plaza wins sustainability award
Because of the installation of the chiller and a number of other green measures, the Crown Plaza in downtown Portland has received the Green Building Initiative's certification of three Green Globes.
Late Earth Day
A number of GreenWorks employees celebrated Earth Day a week late by volunteering their time and talents to care for the water garden at Da Vinci Middle School in Northeast Portland.
Evergreen Aviation and Space Museum
Hoffman Construction has placed a Boeing 747 atop a steel structure at the Evergreen Aviation and Space Museum in McMinnville. The jumbo jet is the centerpiece of a new water park and educational museum being built on the museum grounds.
Recycled walls
The new home for the Larsen Pediatric Clinic in Northeast Portland will include Faswall walls made by ShelterWorks Ltd. of Philomath. The blocks in the system are made of wood waste ground into chips, mineralized to neutralize the natural sugars that cause rot, and then bonded to cement.
Oregon College of Art & Craft building
The two-story Oregon College of Art & Craft building in Southwest Portland will house a digital studio, a photo studio, darkrooms, classrooms and offices. The general contractor for the project is Robert Gray Partners and the designer is Charles Rose Architects from Massachusetts.
Green roof at Mirabella
One-ton bags of LiteTop, a lightweight, engineered soil for green roofs, are being hoisted to the 25th floor of the Mirabella, a continuing care retirement community in Portland鈥檚 South Waterfront District.
New retail in Bowyer Marketplace
Two retail buildings are being constructed in Brush Prairie, Wash. The brick veneer buildings totaling 12,000 square feet are in the Bowyer Marketplace near Vancouver.
Southwest Washington Medical Center
The Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at the Southwest Washington Medical Center in Vancouver, Wash. is remodeling 1,500 square feet of space and adding 2,000 square feet to create eight new patient rooms, a larger birthing center and more staff support space.
Boring job in Northwest Portland
The $74 million Balch Consolidation Conduit project consists of digging five shafts and boring 8,500 feet of tunnels to connect the combined sewage and storm-water runoff from the Balch Drainage Basin in Northwest Portland to the West Side Big Pipe and then to the Columbia Boulevard Wastewater Treatment Plant.
Affordable apartments upgrade
The Celilo Court Apartments in Northeast Portland is getting new mechanical and electrical upgrades, sheet rock, doors, paint, furnishings, flooring and landscaping.
Columbia Villa house restored after fire
A fire late last summer started inside the Columbia Villa house in North Portland and caused extensive heat and smoke damage to the interior and exterior of the structure.
Concrete repair in Metro parking garage
Crews from the D&R Masonry Restoration are performing seismic work; repairing decks, beams and columns in the structure; and applying a waterproof coating to the concrete while keeping as many parking spaces open as possible. Work should continue through summer.
News
- 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
- Pacific Northwest projects totaling $10.6 million in top bidders | July 31, 2026
- Many Oregon counties struggling to maintain their fairgrounds
Commentary
- Beware of when the debt collector comes calling | Opinion
- Assembly of a future workforce begins with an invitation | Opinion
- Beware of overlooking legal requirements for remote workers | Opinion
- Become a critical thinker and transform a workplace | Opinion
- Managing construction risks with international suppliers | Opinion
- A rally with many engines: the lesson of 2026’s first half | Opinion
- Oregon housing challenges persist despite sound and fury | Opinion
- When does an employee’s bullying become harassment? | Opinion
- Ditch disorganization 鈥� the cost of deferred decisions | Opinion
- Consider 10 common risks for healthcare construction projects | Opinion
- Clarifying the reach of a law regarding prevailing wage | Opinion
- Adjust to legal changes now to ensure compliance later | Opinion
