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 »
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
South Waterfront & OHSU Ecoroof Tour
Posted in bes, construction, design, ecoroofs, extensive, general, hospital, housing, outreach, portland, projects, retrofit, tours on March 9, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
As part of Ecoroof Month, the members of Green Above Ground, along with the Bureau of Environmental Services, gave a tour of some of the area green roofs. Starting in South Waterfront, the group assembled at the Ardea, which gave a wide view of a range of local projects – encompassing extensive, semi-intensive and intensive [...]
HRC Green Roof Visual
Posted in design, ecoroofs, extensive, hospital, portland, projects, retrofit, visualization on December 28, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Updated visual of the proposed green roof atop the Hatfield Research Center Dock at OHSU. Read more about the project here. Also check out some coverage for the Green Above Ground work at OHSU (here, and here) - (links via the Leftbank Project website – home of project architect Gary Hartill of ORANGEWALLstudios )
Green Above Ground in Construction News Update
Posted in bes, design, ecoroofs, extensive, incentives, marketing, outreach, press on November 18, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
The latest issue of the Construction News Update from the Associated General Contractors – Oregon Columbia Chapter, features a nice article on the BES Ecoroof Design-Build Contract awarded to the collaborative Green Above Ground. Download a PDF of the announcement here, found on page 27 of the Nov-Dec. issue to find out more information. Also, download [...]
OHSU CDRC Plantings
Posted in construction, ecoroofs, extensive, hospital, portland, projects, retrofit on November 15, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Some pics of the newly installed OHSU CDRC project, after installation of sedum cuttings transforming a bleak rooftop of pavers into the beginnings of a lush and functional vegetated roof. A few odds and ends to complete, but for the most part ready for upcoming winter rain. A few pics of the initial install of [...]
More OHSU roofs to sprout in coming weeks
Posted in design, ecoroofs, extensive, general, hospital, portland, projects, retrofit on November 10, 2010 | 1 Comment »
As the OHSU CDRC project wraps up, a pair of other projects are currently underway, ready to start installation in a few weeks. These smaller roofs occupy the main building aggregation of the OHSU campus, including the Mark O. Hatfield Research Center and the C-Wing of main hospital building. Both are located on the fourth [...]
Construction Update: OHSU CDRC
Posted in construction, ecoroofs, extensive, hospital, portland, retrofit on November 3, 2010 | 5 Comments »
Some progress on Green Above Ground installation at the OHSU CDRC Ecoroof project. In the past couple of weeks, the insulation, drain board, and irrigation has gone in for many of the areas. The irrigation connected from ground level, brought up to the roof, then routed and cut into the insulation under the surface with [...]
