OSC is a first-of-a-kind synthesis of unparalleled environmental performance with an integrated sustainability agenda, serving both as a technological model and as a hub for sustainable practices, policy, education, research and entrepreneurship.

Located on the edge of the Portland State University campus in downtown Portland, OSC will bring together academic, government, nonprofit and business sectors to advance the region’s innovation in sustainability.  It will be a replicable model for meeting the challenges of the 21st century economy by creating new industries and spawning new green jobs.

As one of the highest performing commercial buildings in the world, OSC will achieve triple net-zero performance in energy and water use and carbon emissions.  It is designed to meet the world’s most stringent green building criteria, the Cascadia Region Green Building Council’s Living Building Challenge™.

 

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The Oregon Sustainability Center is a collaborative effort of the Oregon University System in partnership with the City of Portland, the Portland Development Commission, Portland Sustainability Institute, and a group of leading environmental organizations led by the Oregon Environmental Council and Earth Advantage Institute.