South Waterfront
OHSU Center for Health and Healing
LOCATION
Portland, OR
YEAR COMPLETED
2006
SQUARE FOOTAGE
412,000
PUBLIC PARTNERS
City of Portland
NONPROFIT PARTNER
Oregon Health & Science University
STATS
Includes physician practices, surgery and imaging; education and research, biomedical engineering and wet and dry labs; a health & wellness center, and ground floor retail space with a pharmacy, optical shop and a café
70-person arial tram that connects to the other OHSU campus building atop the Marquam Hill
First large-scale, on-site micro-turbine plant in Oregon to generate electricity, which meets 30% of electrical demands and nearly all hot water needs
On-site wastewater treatment plant (bioreactor) that treats 100% of the wastewater on site, saving 15,000 gallons of waste per day from entering the City’s sewer system
Sunshades on the side of the building double as solar power generators
20,000-sq. ft. green roof (more than 50% of the total roof area) aids stormwater management, rainwater harvesting and temperature moderation
LEED Platinum, largest in the world at the time of award