Gerding Edlen has chosen Skanska USA as the general contractor for the Oregon Sustainability Center.
Gerding Edlen chose Skanska USA as the general contractor for the Oregon Sustainability Center.
The super-ambitous project is meant to develop Portland as a green building Mecca. Skansa is based in Sweden with North American headquarters in Atlanta.
Skanska will tap a team from its Beaverton office to construct the highly sustainable project, which is slated to achieve the Living Building Challenge.
The contractor was chosen based on its understanding of the challenge and its experience with Integrated Project Delivery, according to Jill Sherman, vice president of acquisitions and development for Gerding Edlen. Integrated Project Delivery is a project delivery method that requires cooperation between owner, contractor and design team throughout the development of a project.
Skanska is currently working on a Living Building in Seattle and has built many Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Gold projects, according to Dan Johnson, vice president with Skanska’s Beaverton office.
Read more at the Daily Journal of Commerce.
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