PROJECT INFO

• Building Type: Higher education residential and mixed use building with apartments, retail, office and classroom spaces.
• Architect: SERA Architects
• Owner: American Campus Communities for Portland State University
• Size: 375,000 square feet
• Cost: $68 million

Special Features

• Variable refrigerant flow system with the ability to share energy between heating and cooling zones
• Low flow plumbing fixtures
• 982 student beds
• Building pressurization life safety systems

SUSTAINABLE DESIGN ELEMENTS

Pursuing:

LEED Gold

Energy efficiency 30% better than code

Potable water efficiency 30% better than code

PAE ROLE

Mechanical Engineering

Electrical Engineering

Energy Modeling

Comfort Study