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Tigard Triangle, Portland State University. Center For Public Interest Design, Sergio Palleroni, Sarah Dunn, Molly Esteve
Tigard Triangle, Portland State University. Center For Public Interest Design, Sergio Palleroni, Sarah Dunn, Molly Esteve
Center for Public Interest Design Projects
The City of Tigard is in Washington County, Ore., and is part of the Portland Metro area. Within Tigard an isolated portion of the city is surrounded by three main roadways to create the Tigard Triangle (see highlighted location to the left). While an analysis of urban walkability scored Main Street in Downtown Tigard as 66/100, the Triangle area only received half that score (City of Tigard, n.d.-c). This is due to the limited number of sidewalks, low residential density, and relationships of buildings to the streets. Demographic data in this report compares the Triangle to Tigard as a whole …
Psu Green Building Internship Final Report, 2019: Karl Miller Center Post-Occupancy Study, Everett Stilley, Junyoung Lee
Psu Green Building Internship Final Report, 2019: Karl Miller Center Post-Occupancy Study, Everett Stilley, Junyoung Lee
Campus Sustainability Office Publications, Reports and Presentations
This study examined the effectiveness of the passive cooling strategies in the Karl Miller Center (KMC) at Portland State University. Due to the warm temperatures reached in Portland during the summer months and the absence of a mechanical cooling system on the Pavilion side of the KMC, classrooms can exceed thermal comfort preferences on a number of occasions. Previous studies have recommended taking certain classrooms “offline” after 12pm in the summer, where they are only available for morning classes. This study aimed to update the classroom prioritization as well as analyze the employed cooling strategies and begin a long term …
Stars Annual Report, 2019, Campus Sustainability Office
Stars Annual Report, 2019, Campus Sustainability Office
Campus Sustainability Office Publications, Reports and Presentations
The Campus Sustainability Office (CSO) compiles information from departments across campus annually to complete the STARS Report. The score is based on the number of points received across five categories: Academics, Engagement, Operations, and Planning & Administration, and Innovation & Leadership. PSU has maintained a Gold rating since the institution began reporting in 2011 and is within the top 40 of over 400 reporting institutions. This summary includes improvement opportunities to assist our efforts to eventually become a STARS Platinum institution. For more information on improvement opportunities please contact Amanda Wolf at wolf@pdx.edu
Utility Summary Fiscal Year 2019, Campus Sustainability Office
Utility Summary Fiscal Year 2019, Campus Sustainability Office
Campus Sustainability Office Publications, Reports and Presentations
Summary of energy usage listed by building.
Campus Sustainability Office Annual Report, 2018-2019, Campus Sustainability Office
Campus Sustainability Office Annual Report, 2018-2019, Campus Sustainability Office
Campus Sustainability Office Publications, Reports and Presentations
The Campus Sustainability Office 2018-2019 annual report.
Psu Green Building Internship Final Presentation, 2019: Kmc Post-Occupancy Study, Junyoung Lee, Everett Stilley
Psu Green Building Internship Final Presentation, 2019: Kmc Post-Occupancy Study, Junyoung Lee, Everett Stilley
Campus Sustainability Office Publications, Reports and Presentations
Survey students taking classes in Pavilion classrooms during summer 2019 term. Analyze data to update classroom scheduling recommendations.