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Oct 13, 2011

Oregon university projects face delays because of legislative action

More than a dozen Oregon University System capital construction projects 鈥� from the Oregon Sustainability Center to Oregon State University's new student union 鈥� are being held up because of a lack of bonding approval.

Oct 12, 2011

Linfield College building renovated with green features

Linfield College last week celebrated the grand opening of the renovated T.J. Day Hall, which has been transformed from a vacant, circa-1936 library into a state-of-the art, green academic building.

Oct 11, 2011

After construction layoffs, some turn to welding

Workers in construction trades, facing unemployment, are turning to welding training programs like the one at Portland Community College. It has a long waiting list and alumni who have successfully found work after finishing.

Oct 10, 2011

Crews to break ground Thursday on shared university building

JE Dunn Construction will break ground Thursday on a 500,000-square-foot project that is moving from design to construction.

Sep 29, 2011

Grant to boost OSU’s energy-efficiency assessment program

The Energy Efficiency Center at Oregon State University has conducted energy assessments of industrial sites for 25 years and will soon double its efforts thanks to a five-year, $1.5 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy.

Sep 1, 2011

University of Oregon raises bar for green building

University officials have adopted the Oregon Model for Sustainable Development, which is an amendment to the UO land-use plan that has governed development on the campus since 1914. The amendment calls for not only more stringent green practices for new buildings, but also for new development to help pay for energy-efficient retrofits at the university鈥檚 existing buildings.

Aug 23, 2011

Lewis & Clark chosen as Sierra Club’s ‘coolest’ Oregon school

Portland's liberal arts conclave Lewis & Clark was the highest ranking school in Oregon on the list 鈥� at No. 37. Kind of surprising, I'd say, for a state that is supposedly synonymous with recycling, organics, light rail and hemp.

Aug 18, 2011

Largest solar project in Oregon breaks ground

The Oregon University System today broke ground on a huge solar project, slated to be the state鈥檚 largest.

Aug 17, 2011

Western Oregon University hall certified LEED platinum

Western Oregon University announced last week that Ackerman Hall, its newest residence facility, achieved a platinum Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design rating, the highest designation issued by the U.S. Green Building Council.

Jul 28, 2011

OSU recognized for high use of renewable energy

Oregon State University is the largest buyer of green power in Corvallis and recently earned recognition from the Environmental Protection Agency as the second-largest purchaser of any university in the United States.

Jul 26, 2011

Lane Community College reopens investigation of its ‘sick building’

Experts are investigating Lane Community College's Building 4 because of unexplained illnesses plaguing its full-time employees.

Jul 11, 2011

Citizen group wins land-use battle against University of Oregon

The Oregon Board of Higher Education on Friday overruled plans to construct the $17-million facility in the research park, which sits on a piece of university-owned Eugene riverfront property. Instead, the board unanimously voted in favor of plans that will locate ORI building on a site off the riverfront, in between two existing buildings.



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