Busting a key economic myth, Interface Engineering of Portland, Oregon (has) engineered a top-level green building on a conventional budget, opening the way for other large scale projects to achieve high performance at standard cost. The firm also released an illustrated guide sharing the secrets and principles behind the project, formally known as The Center for Health and Healing at the River Campus of Oregon Health & Science University.

• 61% more energy efficiency than required by Oregon code and LEED standards.
• 56% reduction in potable water use vs. a similar conventional building.
• 100% on-site sewage treatment with rainwater and wastewater being harvested for toilets and landscaping, saving 15,000 gallons a day from reaching the city’s overburdened combined sewer system and cutting the owner’s future water and sewer bills.