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383-unit LEED Silver student housing with retail and classrooms

Portland State University needed affordable student housing near campus to be thought of as a full-service urban university. Unfortunately, rising property costs made it difficult to build near its campus in downtown Portland. By working with the City of Portland and PSU, the firm was able to purchase the land, arrange the financing and coordinate the design and construction of this unique development. From the architect and contractor, to the mechanical and electrical engineers, to the students themselves, the project team pursued a design process to make Broadway Housing a model for mixed-use, sustainable urban design.

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Portland State University Broadway Student Housing

Location: Portland, OR
Type: Educational
Certification: LEED Silver
Square Footage: 210,000
Project Completion: 2004

- Collaboration with Portland State University and the City of Portland
- 10-story building with 383 student housing units
- 15,000 sq. ft. ground floor retail, 20,000 sq. ft. classroom space on the second floor, with conference rooms, 24-hour computer lab and departmental offices
- 20,000 sq. ft. ecoroof, the largest in Portland, is monitored by students as part of their coursework
- Building offers common areas on alternate floors to promote community interaction

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Energy
52.9 million kWh
(4,829 homes)
Air
7,787 metric tons CO2
(1,585 cars)
Water
33.3 million gal
(1.6 million showers)