OUS approves sustainability center spend
By Andy Giegerich, Business Journal Staff Writer
Business Journal Staff Writer
The group overseeing Oregon’s universities agreed to pour $500,000 into the design for the proposed Oregon Sustainability Center at Portland State University.
The Oregon University System’s board said Friday that they voted to share a $1 million overall schematic design cost with the Portland Development Commission on the center. The 150,000-square-foot structure, which OUS officials now estimate will cost $69.4 million, is expected to help spur green research within sustainability-related industries.
Portland-based Gerding Edlen Development will perform the design work.
Supporters believe the structure will generate its own electricity through solar power, treat its own wastewater and yield no carbon emissions.
The universities are developing the building with the city of Portland, the Portland Development Commission and several other partners.
The Portland City Council, which last month gave the green light for the design work on the OSC, is scheduled to vote early next year on whether to move the project forward.
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