Using life-cycle assessment tools, we can analyze a building’s impact on the environment throughout its entire life. This holistic approach takes into account not only a building’s construction and operation, but also how materials are sourced and how the building may be reused at the end of its life.

First Tech Federal Credit Union Hillsboro, Oregon

4,192 metric tons of CO2 stored
1,622 metric tons of greenhouse gas avoided
Equivalent to removing 1,229 cars from the road for a year
46 minutes for Oregon forests to regrow the wood used

District Office Portland, Oregon

1,866 metric tons of CO2 stored
722 metric tons of greenhouse gas avoided
Equivalent to removing 547 cars from the road for a year
20 minutes for Oregon forests to regrow the wood used