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Sustainability center gets more funding for design
The Oregon University System on Thursday gave the go-ahead for more funding to move the Oregon Sustainability Center project into the schematic design phase.
Portland to partner with Sustainability Center
Portland City Council has voted to form a partnership with the Oregon University System to move forward schematic design for the Oregon Sustainability Center.
Oregon Sustainability Center could shrink
A funding request for $450,000 from the Oregon State Board of Higher Education will be submitted next month to create new construction diagrams for the Oregon Sustainability Center, which could shrink in size to stay within an $80 million budget.
OSC delegation seeks funding at Capitol
A delegation will travel to Washington D.C. next week to lobby for funding for the Oregon Sustainability Center, which is slated to cost around $90 million.
Tenants play role in green building
As Oregon buildings strive to be the greenest of the green, architects and engineers are looking at how to control the most unknown, and uncontrollable, factor in a building: the tenant.
Sustainability center may have unique top in bid to be net-zero
Leave it to the Oregon Sustainability Center to tip its cap to the sun. The center will rely heavily on solar panels to produce all of its own energy, and […]
Proposed tax credit raises bar for energy efficiency
A 35-percent savings on a building project is a boon for any developer. But qualifying for a federal Building Energy Tax Credit as proposed in a bill by U.S. Rep. David Wu, D-Ore., would not be easy. Developers鈥� buildings would have to be 40 percent more energy efficient than current Department of Energy standards.
BOMA looks at challenges ahead for Oregon Sustainability Center
A Building Owners and Managers Association meeting this week will focus on the Living Building Challenge and how it is impacting the feasibility study for the Oregon Sustainability Center. The […]
City applies for $44.5M in transportation aid
Staffers at the cash-strapped Portland Bureau of Transportation are keeping their fingers crossed that the agency receives $44.5 million in federal grants, which would be used on transportation projects connecting the city鈥檚 downtown higher education facilities.
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
