TERRA.fluxus was asked by OHSU to provide a visualization for a potential project on their campus. Casey Eye Institute offers the potential for a visual ‘sustainable roof’ that includes a number of features. The site is visible from many locations on campus, as well as viewable from the aerial tram – where it is viewed [...]
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Visualizing OHSU’s Casey Eye Institute
Posted in design, ecoroofs, extensive, habitat, hospital, landscape, outreach, portland, projects, retrofit, visualization on December 20, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Design*Sponge Ecoroofs
Posted in construction, design, ecoroofs, general, landscape, portland, press, projects on November 12, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
A post from popular blog Design*Sponge offered some interesting images of a familiar green roof or two. Some of the work TERRA.fluxus collaborated on with the non-profit iteration of Ecoroofs Everywhere between 2002-2005. Another, seen below, is the Elgert/Sweeney Residence from 2008, the green roof designed by Jason King and installed by E2 in their [...]
Green Roofs from Above
Posted in construction, design, ecoroofs, education, hospital, portland, projects, retrofit on October 30, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
The observant traveler at OHSU can spot the new green roof projects from the upper floor skyways and waiting rooms… providing the ability to see these projects without any sort of public access. Took a trip up today to see how things were doing, and managed to spy both roofs… here’s some pics of the [...]
Metro H2W Green Roof
Posted in construction, design, ecoroofs, education, habitat, marketing, outreach, portland, projects, public, retrofit, visualization on October 2, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
I previously mentioned the design, along with ORANGEWALLstudios for the Metro Household Hazardous Waste (H2W) Green Roof project, which is slated to start construction in September (Snyder was awarded the bid). We recently project includes re-roofing of this structure, along with over 2,500 square feet of green roof on multiple roof levels (see more on [...]
A Pair of Press-Worthy Projects
Posted in ecoroofs, education, general, hospital, irrigation, landscape, marketing, outreach, portland, press, projects on August 5, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
A couple of recent references of project work in media and as part of educational materials, including someof the work from Green Above Ground members. Enjoy these little snapshots of projects. HEALING ROOFTOPS First, my friend and colleague Elizabeth Hart, who is a Sustainable Technologies Specialist at Tremco Roofing penned an article in Healthcare Development [...]
OHSU Green Roofs
Posted in construction, ecoroofs, extensive, hospital, landscape, plants, portland, projects, retrofit on July 7, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
A pair of bookends to the main hospital building at Oregon Health+Science University (OHSU) – the HRC and C-Wing projects (see previous posts here and here) have now been installed and growing for a couple of months. Working with Snyder Roofing of Oregon and Teufel Landscape, the first of these design-build projects to go in [...]
BPA Green Roof – Ribbon Cutting
Posted in construction, ecoroofs, intensive, marketing, outreach, portland, projects, roof terrace on June 29, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
A gray morning today for the ribbon cutting atop the Bonneville Power Administration 905 Building Green Roof, with some special guests, including BPA Executive Vice President of Internal Business Services Kim Leathley and Regional Administrator of GSA Northwest/Arctic Region George Northcroft, who did the official ribbon-cutting with selected guests. The project is nearly complete with [...]
Capaces Green Roof – Sedum Propagation
Posted in construction, ecoroofs, education, extensive, landscape, outreach, plants, pro-bono, projects on June 6, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
As part of the assistance for the CAPACES Leadership Institute Green Roof in Woodburn, we have been developing a strategy for volunteers to propagate sedum cuttings for the roof, using on-site area and a small number of plants as seed stock. TERRA.fluxus prepared a diagram showing the recommended species, along with a visual showing the [...]
BPA Green Roof – Construction Updates
Posted in construction, design, ecoroofs, habitat, intensive, portland, projects, public, retrofit, roof terrace on May 24, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Some updated photos of the Bonneville Power Administration Building Green Roof, currently in the last stages of construction. Progress has been swift on Levels 5, 6, and 7, with pavers, edging, growing media, and plantings coming in, to be quickly followed by irrigation and completion of the large fourth floor roof. See below for some [...]
Metro H2W Green Roof Design
Posted in design, ecoroofs, extensive, landscape, portland, projects, public, retrofit on May 10, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
TERRA.fluxus is wrapping up design and construction documents for the green roof at the Metro Household Hazardous Waste Facility in northwest Portland. The project is located on the Central facility site and processes a range of chemicals, paints, and other items that are diverted from drains and landfills. The location is also in the industrial [...]
