Southeast Center, Portland Community College
Portland, OR
Business Type
Higher-education learning commons
Size
95,829 square feet
Architect
SRG Partnership
Owner
Portland Community College
Progress Report
Pursuing 35% energy efficiency (student commons)
Pursuing 32% energy efficiency (learning commons)
Certifications
- LEED Gold
Project Categories
Higher Education
Special Features
- Operable windows provide passive night-flush cooling
- Radiant heating and cooling ceiling panels
- Heat-recovery wheel reduces energy and operations costs while providing effective heat exchange
- Demand controlled ventilation controlled by local CO2 sensors in each space and efficiently delivered via overhead air distribution
- Energy-efficient lighting design and daylighting
- Central heating water and chilled-water plant serving multiple buildings including condensing boilers and high-efficiency chiller
- Variable-volume lab exhaust systems reduce energy costs by controlling exhaust fan speed to meet true exhaust demand