Although you might not see “green” buildings by starchitects dominating innovation news stories as much as they did in the 2000s, there exist quieter projects that are worthy of attention for business, community-building, and educational reasons. Ten of them make up the 2012 list of winning “Green Projects” chosen by the American Institute of Architects‘ (AIA) [...]
Portland Community College is in the midst of a massive facelift for its Sylvania campus, which sprawls across 122 acres between Tigard and Lake Oswego. Enrollment at Sylvania has jumped 38 percent since 2008, making every square foot of existing space a commodity. Thanks to a district-wide construction bond, the campus is receiving approximately $52 million to [...]
With more than 20,000 students on its Cascade campus throughout the year, Portland Community College has a strong presence in the Humboldt neighborhood. And its footprint is about to grow even larger. PCC’s board of directors last week awarded a $40 million contract to Hoffman Construction for a major renovation and addition. Construction is set to begin at the end of [...]
A student group at Portland Community College’s Cascade campus in North Portland has launched a bike rental program. The Associated Students of PCC says the new program — that offers bikes (refurbished by the Community Cycling Center) for $15 a term — is an effort to, “increase access to affordable, reliable, and sustainable transportation.” Here’s [...]
