October 2025 Monthly Meeting

For our October 7, 2025 Portland BEC meeting, we have arranged an opportunity to tour the ongoing construction of the PSU Gateway Center project located at 1914 SW Park Avenue. The Art & Design project also known as Gateway Center is set to redefine the campus landscape and elevate PSU's commitment to sustainability, wellness, and excellence in higher education. One of the project's standout features is its use of 4 stories of mass timber construction as opposed to the conventional use of concrete/steel. The total project is approximately 98,000 SF. This project will be PSU's first building constructed with this sustainable and resilient construction method, championing both environmental responsibility, occupant wellness, and connection to local community. The exterior enclosure that will be visible and discussed during the tour is composed of aluminum and glass curtain wall, fiberglass punched openings, ribbed metal panel and vegetated roofs over a modified bitumen roofing system.

As this is an active construction site, our tour will need to start at 3:30pm after most trades have left the site. The tour will be approximately 1-hour long starting with a brief intro to the project at the Swinerton site office at 1850 SW 6th Ave, then breaking into groups each visiting various locations throughout the building to view/discuss the variety of enclosure systems and detailing. Personal protective equipment (PPE) will be required to be worn during the tour. Street parking is available in the neighborhood. Additionally, the project is a block from the PSU South Station on the MAX Green/Yellow lines for those wishing to take light rail. More information regarding PPE requirements and parking will be distributed in the days before the tour.

Due to space and safety constraints, this tour is limited to 30 attendees. While we recognize that this tour will be in high demand, we would ask that corporate BEC members limit participation to two (2) attendees from your organization. Please follow this link to register for the event.