New Building of Life Sciences, or How to Establish Relationships

Great projects are executed best when the owner-architect-contractor team develops a high level of trust and collaboration between all parties, and leverages the extensive use of key technologies. In the following is a story. The new academic, laboratory and research body is erected on the abandoned site and is designed as an innovative model for interdisciplinary study of the biological sciences and the implementation of educational programs.

As one of the two projects in the US with total area of 46.5 thousand sq. m – certified according LEED NC v2009 system with the Platinum rating, the building includes a number of innovative design solutions, including transformation of an abandoned industrial site; reducing light pollution; management of rainwater; reducing storm water runoff due to device green roofs; the use of grey water for toilets; heat recovery in the atrium and ventilation through laboratory fume hoods, and so on.

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Great projects start with great partners. Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU), Portland State University (PSU) and Oregon State University (OSU) created a tenancy in common agreement to expand their academic and research programs. Through this alliance, the new OHSU/ PSU/OSU COLLABORATIVE LIFE SCIENCES BUILDING (CLSB) and OHSU SKOURTES TOWER (SKT) were conceived.

The Owners selected the Architect and Contractor teams simultaneously, helping to ensure a highly collaborative project delivery. The technological compatibility of the Architect and Contractor was excellent, with both parties interested in leveraging technology to the fullest extent possible to deliver a large, complicated project in record time.

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