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THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA MORRIS ARBORETUM PROJECT 77

this project, where the architectural team is from Texas and the client in Pennsylvania,
it’s very important to build trust and a mutually supportive working relationship before
everyone returns to their respective workplaces.

PLATINUM PROJECT PROFILE

The Casey, Portland, Oregon
Developed by Gerding Edlen, designed by GBD Architects with Interface
Engineering and built by Hoffman Construction, the Casey, a 16-story residential
building in Portland, Oregon’s Pearl District includes 61 residential units, 4200 square
feet of ground-floor retail and underground parking. The project cost was $58 million.
The condominiums were designed to be 50 percent more energy efficient than code.
The project’s high performance and green features include: roof-mounted photo-
voltaics, a green roof, onsite stormwater treatment, ventilation energy recovery units,
operable windows, high-performance glazing and water-conserving fixtures.*

Photography by Michael Mathers.

*Gerding Edlen [online], http://www.gerdingedlen.com/project.php?id=22, accessed April 2008. “The Casey,
Probably the Greenest Condos in US,” Jetson Green, December 5, 2007 [online], http://www.jetsongreen.com/
2007/12/the-casey-proba.html, accessed April 2008.