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mass timber projects in the state, Green opened an office in Portland.
The OSU Forest Science Complex and the Tall- Wood Design Institute have already played a big role — testing panels for Framework, the 12-story development in Portland, and conducting fire and structural testing with D.R. Johnson.
In 2016, the Institute co-sponsored a CLT design contest with Oregon BEST, and it awarded $155,000 to Mayor Lundberg’s project in Glen- wood. The funding would provide the research, performance testing and code documentation for the garage to move forward.
Bringing Back Rural Jobs
The forest industry that once ruled most of rural Oregon has suffered tremendously. Mill closures due to modernization, cutbacks and regulatory burdens left many people without jobs and without their livelihoods.
This resulted in two problems — low graduation rates and a low number of skilled workers. The 2012 executive order was designed to address that rural stress, and now, Springfield has been blessed with the right people and the right resources to make a difference — to change lives.
Mayor Lundberg sees the parking garage as the first step in revitalizing the community and setting up the infrastructure necessary to develop skilled, passionate workers. In addition to building the garage, she has started a movement. By teaming
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Above: Framework in Portland will be the tallest wood building in the United States. The development will be a mixed-use build- ing with retail, office and housing space.
as a leader and a hub for expertise in wood products.
Remember the architect and mass timber visionary who inspired Mayor Lundberg — Michael Green? OSU hired his Vancouver, B.C.-based firm, MGA, to be the lead architect on the Forest Science Complex. Because of an increased demand for
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