ENERGY STAR Labeled Building Profile

OHSU Center for Health and Healing
3303 SW Bond Avenue
Portland, OR 97239
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Built in 2006, the Oregon Health and Science University (OHSU) Center for Health and Healing is a 16-story green building housing physician practices, education and research activities, retail operations, and a health and wellness center with a gym, four-lane lap pool, therapy pool, weight training area, and day spa. Not only did the OHSU Center for Health and Healing earn the ENERGY STAR for superior energy performance, it also obtained Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Platinum certification for its additional green designs, making it the largest LEED Platinum building in the United States at the time of certification.  

The building's design includes such green measures as:

• 61 percent more energy-efficient design than Oregon Energy Code requirements.
• 60-kW solar photovoltaics integrated with the south-facing window overhangs for sun shades.
• 300-kW output from five microturbines.
• A Central Utility Plant (CUP) that provides electricity, chilled water, and thermal energy.
• Radiant heating/cooling with thermal energy storage.
• Egress stairwell towers with daylighting and natural ventilation.
• Displacement ventilation systems in exam rooms.
• Fanwall technology for main air handlers and life safety smoke control systems.
• On-site rainwater and groundwater re-use systems.
• On-site wastewater treatment, with treated effluent used for toilet flushing, mechanical cooling, and irrigation.

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Please note: Narrative information in this profile has been provided by RIMCO, LLC c/o CB Richard Ellis or a representative of this facility. Other building information was verified and submitted to EPA at the time of application. Building energy performance, operating characteristics, and ownership/management may be subject to change over time.

Building Owner:*
RIMCO, LLC c/o CB Richard Ellis

Property Manager:*
RIMCO, LLC c/o CB Richard Ellis

Year(s) Labeled (Rating):
2012 (75)
2011 (75)
2010 (76)
2009 (76)
2008 (76)

Facility Type: Medical Office

Total Floorspace: 408219 sf

Year Constructed: 2006

Contract Type: Multiple Vendor Contracts

Technologies Used:

Stage 1-Recommissioning

    + System Balancing
    + Use of PC and Monitor Power Management Software

Stage 2-Lighting

    + Compact Fluorescents
    + Daylighting
    + Dimming Ballasts
    + Electronic Ballasts
    + LED Exit Signs
    + Occupancy Sensors
    + Perimeter Daylight Controls
    + Planned Lighting Maintenance Program
    + Reflectors
    + T8 or T5 Lamps

Stage 3-Load Reductions

    + Cool Roof Installation
    + Heat Recovery System
    + High Performance Windows
    + Pipe Insulation
    + Solar Applications
    + Upgrade Roof Insulation
    + Upgrade Wall Insulation
    + Window Shading

Stage 4-Fan Systems

    + Fan Rightsizing
    + Improved Fan Controls
    + Premium Efficiency Motors

Stage 5-Heating and Cooling Plant

    + Economizer Cooling
    + High Efficiency Boilers
    + High Efficiency Chillers
    + Radiant Heating
    + Variable Frequency Drives for Fans, Pumps, and/or Cooling Towers

Other Technologies/Strategies

    + Co-Generation
    + Submetering
    + Water Saving Toilets

For More Info:
Troy Potter
Senior Chief Operating Engineer
Portland, OR 97239
(503) 418-9964
pottert@ohsu.edu