Centers
Center Information |
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| Name: | Oregon Sustainability Center |
| Address: | 16280 SW Upper Boones Ferry Rd |
| City: | Portland |
| State: | OR |
| Zip Code: | 97224 |
| Phone: | 503-968-7160 |
| Fax: | 503-968-6160 |
| URL: | www.earthadvantage.org |
| Email: | mcossey@earthadvantage.or |
Background and Purpose |
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| Project Status: | feasibility assessment |
| Startdate: | 06/10/2011 |
| Mission / Purpose: | affordable stable office or program space, affordable stable office or program space, affordable stable office or program space, affordable stable office or program space, incubator, sustainability and green building practices, programmatic theme(s), i.e. arts environment |
| Themes: | education, environment, nonprofit incubation |
| Description: |
The Oregon Sustainability Center (OSC) is the collaborative vision of a unique public/private partnership between city and state government, higher education, nonprofit organizations and the business community.
At the core of this project is a 200,000+ square foot urban, mixed-use high rise positioned to become the regional hub for Portland and Oregon’s sustainability activities.
The Center will also be the world’s first “Living Building” of its scale. Adhering to the prerequisites of the Cascadia Region Green Building Council’s Living Building Challenge, the Center will produce 100% of its energy on site through self-sustaining energy generation and distribution systems; its design also includes integrated water reuse (for black, grey and storm water management), net-zero energy consumption and no carbon footprint. |
| Location: | urban downtown |
