Oregon State University- Cascades Edward J. Ray Hall

Project Location
Bend, OR

Owner

Architect

Mass Timber Supplier/Fabricator
Timberlab

Engineer

Market
Higher Education, Life Science, Mass Timber

Services
Design Build, General Contracting, Preconstruction, Self-Perform

Region
Pacific Northwest

ÎÞÂë¹ú²ú Office Location
Portland, Oregon

Keywords
Mass Timber, Net Zero, Classroom, Laboratory, Office and Maker Spaces, Site Infrastructure

Awards

American Institute of Architects Oregon Oregon Architecture Awards, Citation Award, Higher Education Category

Daily Journal of Commerce Oregon TopProjects, First Place, Secondary Education Category

ÎÞÂë¹ú²ú provided general contracting services for the construction of a new four-story academic building. Edward J. Ray Hall features seven specialized classrooms, 12 state-of-the-art laboratories, engineering space, a machine shop, maker space for art, and staff offices. The building supports the University’s ever-growing four-year programs focused on science, technology, engineering, art, and mathematics (STEAM). A new outdoor amphitheater was also built. It offers gathering space for students and faculty and serves as a connection from Edward J. Ray Hall to the future Student Success Center.

Edward J. Ray Hall utilizes a mass timber structural system and incorporates a wide variety of Oregon-manufactured wood projects, including glulam beams and columns with cross-laminated-timber floor panels. The selection of mass timber for the building’s structural system reinforces the University’s robust commitment to sustainability by utilizing locally sourced renewable material and adopting the low-carbon footprint associated with its production. Certified net zero, the building’s actual annual delivered energy is less than or equal to the onsite exported energy.