IN THE NEWS
What's in a Name?
January, 2013 - Press Release
A lot actually. That’s why ours has evolved...read more
Student Art Slideshow
SOLARC once again reached out to the talented students at The Academy of Arts & Academics to provide images that inspired us in the holiday season...Play the Slideshow
Targeting 100! Study Regions
Integrated Design Lab - April 03, 2012 - Article
The development of complex hospital projects requires multi-faceted perspectives and expertise. The goal of Targeting 100!
is to provide information that can be used in the development of real projects...
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SOLARC Named One of 100 Best
Oregon Business - May 31, 2012 - Awards Luncheon
The 100 Best Green list, published in the June 2012 issue of Oregon Business, will highlight workplaces that implement a wide range of green policies along with employees that place a high value on sustainable practices and feel that their employers' commitment to them is exceptional...find out more
SOLARC Sponsors Chef's Night Out
April 10, 2012 - Event
SOLARC recently sponsored FOOD for Lane County’s Chef’s Night Out on April 10th 2012. Fortunately this was a record year...read more
Legacy Salmon Creek Energy Study has National Implications for Hospital Design
Healthcare Design Magazine - November 03, 2011 - Article
An energy study at Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center in Vancouver, Washington, confirms that in many hospitals, heating systems use the most energy. The study also has some surprising results, namely that imaging equipment and hot water account for much less energy use than had been thought...read the article
SOLARC helps make Oregon schools more energy efficient
www.oregon.gov - June 2011 - Article PDF
The Governor’s School Energy Audit Initiative was launched in January 2011 by Governor Kitzhaber in his first month on the job. Once audits are conducted, school districts can identify and prioritize energy efficiency projects...read the article
Vancouver hospital at center of study for energy reduction
DJC Oregon - October 07, 2011 - Article PDF
By Lindsey O'Brien - The Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center in Vancouver, Wash., is at the heart of the latest research aimed at helping hospitals rein in their power consumption...read the article
Oregon APEM holds its 2011 Fall Forum Friday, September 30
www.oregonapem.org - Announcement
"Solutions to Maximize your Boiler and Central Plant Operations" will feature experts in the field from SOLARC, Columbia Hydronics, Aerco, Mechanical Sales and Proctor Sales who will present the latest in boiler and central plant technology to maximize system efficiency...more information
Passive House Northwest Regional Conference to take place in Seattle on September 16
www.phnw.org - Events Calendar
As part of its mission, Passive House Northwest organizes regional and local events aimed at sharing knowledge about Passive House technology, design, construction, and other related topics, as well as helping connect members of the high-performance building community with each other...find out more
Study Will Help UW's Montlake Tower Cut Energy Costs
Seattle Daily Journal of Commerce - June 23, 2011 - Article
By Duncan Griffin - Researchers, including SOLARC Architecture and Engineering, found design refinements that could improve hospital energy performance. UW is the first to apply their strategies...read the article
Seattle Children's Hospital Celebrates Growth With Site Dedication Ceremony
Healthcare Design Magazine - May 09, 2011 - Article
Seattle Children’s hosted a site dedication ceremony to celebrate the first construction phase of the hospital’s expansion plan to move from a 254-bed facility, to a 500 to 600-bed facility by 2030...read the article
TopProjects: Little Deschutes Lodge
DJC Oregon - Article PDF
Little Deschutes Lodge wins third place in the DJC Top Projects Awards for private buildings between $1 and $5 million....read the article
TopProjects: LCC Health and Wellness Center
DJC Oregon - Article PDF
Lane Community College Health & Wellness Building wins the top honors in the DJC Top Projects Awards for public buildings between $5.1 and $15 million....read the article
SOLARC One of 100 Best Green Companies 2011
www.oregonbusiness.com - Article
The 100 Best Green Companies project recognizes companies that approach their daily work with green values...Read more
SOLARC Interviewed for City of Eugene Bold Steps Award
KUGN News Talk 590 - Audio mp3 file
Mayor Piercy interviews SOLARC's Jodi Sommers to learn more about SOLARC's Bold Steps Toward Sustainability...listen in
SOLARC wins Mayor's Bold Steps Award
www.eugene-or.gov - Article
The Bold Steps program honors Eugene businesses that make decisions based on the triple bottom line: taking extra care in how they treat people and the planet, while supporting economic prosperity. The program is a collaborative effort between a number of community volunteers, Cumulus media group and Mayor Kitty Piercy...read the article
One step closer to radical energy reduction in hospitals
Healthcare Design Magazine - December 01, 2010 - Article
By Duncan Griffin, LEED AP, and Heather Burpee - It's no surprise that fundamental shifts are taking place in the U.S. healthcare system. But some of the more significant changes in the coming years could have little to do with congressional reform. The pursuit of America's first net-zero hospital is one such example of an idea that has the potential to transform the healthcare industry...read the article
Integrating Energy Engineering & Performance Modeling into the Design Process
betterbricks.com - PDF
In order to achieve highly energy efficient buildings, add an energy engineering function, including modeling capability, to the project team...read the report
Spoiling Students with Natural Light & Fresh Air
betterbricks.com - Blog
Students in one Portland, Oregon middle school just earned some serious bragging rights among their peers. The Evans – Harvard High Performance Classroom at the da Vinici Arts Middle School was recently awarded LEED platinum certification – the first K-12 public school building to achieve this level of certification...read the post
Hollywood Theatre-Goers Warm To Upgrades, Renovation
www.oregon.gov - PDF
The Hollywood Theatre renovation is transforming what was once considered the crown jewel of a Northeast Portland neighborhood...read the article
Integrated Design: The Best Path to Highly Efficient Buildings
betterbricks.com - Video
BetterBricks interviews integreated design leaders, including SOLARC's Mike Hatten, to promote integrated design in this new video...watch the video
Mike Hatten Featured in Portland Business Journal
Portland Business Journal - August 13, 2010 - Article
For me, sustainable engineering is transformational--both in its effect on how engineers design as well as what society expects from its engineers...read the article
SOLARC Named 8th Best Green Company in Oregon
www.oregonbusiness.com - June 2010 - Article
The 2010 list of Oregon’s Best Green Companies to Work For is all about diversity and commitment....read the article
Evans-Harvard Music Conservatory – 1st LEED Platinum Classroom in the Country!
Portland Public Schools - June 2010 - www.pps.k12.or.us
The Evans-Harvard High Performance Classroom at da Vinci Arts Middle School represents a landmark achievement in school construction, and not just for Portland Public Schools...read the article
Targeting 100! Envisioning the High Performance Hospital
www.betterbricks.com - May 2010 - PDF
The University of Washington’s Integrated Design Lab, in collaboration with a team of experts in design, engineering, operations and hospital ownership have developed research directed at much higher performing buildings...read the report
Research Study Shows How Hospitals Can Reduce Energy Use
www.betterbricks.com - May 13, 2010 - Article
By Sonya Poland and Therese Lang - Seattle, Wash.— A new study presented at the CleanMed conference in Baltimore this week shows how hospitals, which account for four percent of all energy consumed in the U.S., can achieve a 60 percent reduction in energy utility use by redesigning the way they use energy...read the article
DaVinci Arts Middle School Awarded LEED Platinum
greenworkspc.wordpress.com - May 18, 2010 - Blog Post
Da Vinci Arts Middle School was awarded LEED Platinum this week for the Evans-Harvard High Performance Classroom...read the post
SOLARC’s Peter Reppe on bicycle commuting
KEZI - May 17, 2010 - News Report
By Rick Douglas - EUGENE, Ore. -- All this week, dozens of businesses in Lane County will compete in the annual Business Commute Challenge.The idea is to encourage employees to ride a bike of take a bus to work. The driving miles saved really add up and count toward bragging rights for the year....watch the video
Corvallis Cohousing works with SOLARC to develop a path to Net Zero
wmig.aiaseattle.org - 2010 Project Gallery
The Coho Cohousing project, designed by SERA Architects, Inc. in conjunction with Katie McCamant of the Cohousing Company, is comprised of a 34 unit housing project with a 3,200 square foot Common House, a woodshop, 8 private garages, and a bike barn...read the article
Some Serious Green
The Register-Guard - April 22, 2010 - Article
By Joel Gorthy - Thanks to an innovative, ultra-insulated renovation, these homeowners save energy and live in harmony with nature...read the article
SOLARC wins 2010 BetterBricks Award
www.betterbricks.com - Portland Business Journal - PDF
The seventh annual Oregon / SW Washington BetterBricks Awards honored a total of 12 green building professionals from a variety of fields....more information
State Committee Enters Gray Water Area
djcoregon.com - December 7, 2009 - Article
By Justin Carinci - A process to replace Oregon’s water reuse laws could give a boost to the state’s green-building industry. The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality has named a 15-member committee to write rules for capturing and reusing drain and laundry water outside....read the article
Industry Expert Shares Advice on Energy Savings and Smart Hospital Operation
www.betterbricks.com - Interview - PDF
Mike works as a technical advisor for both BetterBricks’ building operations and its design and construction efforts. This interview focuses on his work with building operations in healthcare facilities....read the interview
Michael Hatten Presents at Greenbuild 2009
Phoenix, AZ - November 11-13, 2009 - Presentation
Mike Hatten joins long time collaborators Kent Duffy and G.Z. Charlie Brown to present.....more information
Nursery Installing Massive Solar Project
The Register-Guard - October 18, 2009 - Article
Briefly Metro Section - Workers at Grace Dinsdale’s 130-acre Blooming Nursery are installing an array of towering solar panels that will stretch nearly the length of the 700-foot driveway....go to Briefly Metro
Charging Ahead
The Register-Guard - October 11, 2009 - Article
By David Steves - Electric vehicle advocates have been laying the groundwork for what they hope will be a breakthrough year for bringing the environmentally friendly vehicles to Oregon...read the article
2009 Solar and Green Building Tour
October 4, 2009 - Presentation
Galen Ohmart and Anna Scott, Energy & Indoor Environmental Quality Analyst at Lane Community College, were at EWEB for the kick off to the Eugene Solar Tour...more information
2009 Emerald Awards Finalists
The Emerald Awards Website - Article
Eugene, Ore.—The Eugene Area Chamber of Commerce has named Palo Alto Software as the recipient of its Business of the Year award. Along with this announcement, the chamber revealed the finalists for its sixth annual Emerald Awards....more information
Letter from Eugene Mayor Kitty Piercy
Congratulations on recent selection as one of Oregon's Best 100 Companies...read the letter
SOLARC Ranked 12th Best Green Company in Oregon
Oregon Business Magazine Website- June 2009 - Article
The 100 Best Green Companies rankings were calculated by Oregon Business research editor Brandon Sawyer and research partner Davis, Hibbitts & Midghall based on...more information
The New Village Green
Metropolitan Home on pointclickhome.com - June 2009 - Article
By Karrie Jacobs -- Take Verde Village, a middle-class, affordable community in Ashland, Oregon, that broke ground early this year. The development is a labor of love...read the article
SOLARC Recognized as Pedestrian and Bike Friendly Business
City of Eugene Website - May 20, 2009 - Article
The Eugene Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee (BPAC) is announcing their first annual Bicycle and Pedestrian Friendly Business Awards Program...more information
Mike Hatten to Present at Lane Community College
Lane Community College - May 15, 2009 - Presentation Flyer
Remaking Campus (and Urban) Buildings: Insight into Sustainable Urban Re-development...
view flyer
Downtown Springfield Hopes to Benefit from Academy Rennovation
KEZI - April 9, 2009 - Web Video
SPRINGFIELD, Ore.-- The Academy of Arts and Academics celebrated the grand opening of their newly rennovated addition...watch the video
Sommers Speaks at Moveon.org Rally
March 28, 2009 - Presentation
EUGENE, OR -- Former Secretary of State Bill Bradbury, Lane County Commissioner Peter Sorenson and SOLARC Architecture and Engineering's Jodi Sommers speak at...more information
Slocum gets LEED Gold
Register Guard - February 11, 2009 - Article
By Tim Christie - The Slocum Center for Orthopedics & Sports Medicine is so green it’s gold. The U.S. Green Building Council has awarded...read the article
Creature Comforts, on the House
Register Guard - January 21, 2009 - Article
By Joel Gorthy - Developers of the WaterShed building merge resource-conserving concepts into a virtually self-sustaining structure...read the article
2008 Summer Solstice Card Created by A3 Students
To celebrate the Summer Solstice, SOLARC held an art contest....view submissions
SEED Award Presentation
ODOE - May 13, 2008 - Award Presentation
SOLARC Architecture and Engineering Inc. to receive one of the first State Energy Efficient Design (SEED) Awards...more information
Springfield Academy of Arts Due for Face Lift
The Register-Guard - April 14, 2008 - Article
By Anne Williams - The Springfield Academy of Arts & Academics — or A3 — is due for a face-lift and expansion that officials hope...read article
GloryBee Foods Still Working on Sustainable Business Park
The Register-Guard - April 13, 2008 - Article
By Sherri Buri McDonald - GloryBee Foods may be an ‘accidental developer,’ but it’s one with a vision. Company outgrows building. Company buys land. Company builds new facility. End of story. Most business expansions follow that simple progression...read article
Green Goes Mainstream
The Register-Guard - April 6, 2008 - Article
By Diane Dietz - Demand for workers schooled in renewable energy is blooming in Lane County - and it's spreading...more information
Energy Efficiency Training in Beijing
Speaking Engagement - March 7-14, 2008
As part of the ongoing effort to address energy and environmental issues particularly in Northeast Asia, China with the Nautilus Institute sponsored a workshop from March 7 through 14, 2008...more information
SOLARC Celebrates Earth Day!
ETC Bulletin - March 14, 2008 - Article
Commuter Solutions would like to recognize SOLARC Architecture and Engineering, Inc., for their Earth Day activities and for their dedication to sustainability throughout the year...LTD Bulletin
The Big Picture: Regional Sports Center in Springfield, Oregon
Recreation Management - January 2008 - Article
By Kelli Anderson - The obvious word that hits you is "big" when you think about the soon-to-be-completed 120,000-square-foot Regional Sports Center in Springfield, Ore...read the article
New Horizons: A View From the Ridge
Correctional News - February 20, 2008 - Article
The design of Oregon’s Deer Ridge Correctional Institution embraces the challenges, pressures and opportunities presented by shifting landscapes and new horizons in correctional programming, inmate populations and environmental sustainability...more information
Mount Angel Abbey Gains National Attention from AIA
Betterbricks.com - August 17, 2007 - Press Release
Portland, Ore. - Members of the AIA from around the country will be touring the new high performance classroom that only a few short years ago, was just an idea. The tour of the new energy-efficient building is a part of the "Spiritual Space and the Spirit of Place," a national conference being held in August...more information
Mount Angel Integrated Design Roundtable Discussion
Betterbricks.com - May 2007
The following article is drawn from a roundtable discussion that occurred in August 2007 about integrated design, among principal project team members responsible...more information
Powerful Business
Powerful Business - May 24, 2007 - Presentation
It does’t take a capital investment to improve building energy performance. Facilities managers on the trail of energy savings are finding high returns...event pamphlet pdf
Lillis Business Complex
GreenSource - June, 2006 - Article
By Nadav Malin - The Lillis Business complex was first conceived as a small addition to the University of Oregon's Lundquist College of Business to relieve some space constraints and provide new classrooms.....more information
Zero-Energy House Defies Northwest Climate
Solar Today - Jan/Feb 2006 - Article
Imagine living at the Oregon coast and producing the equivalent of all the energy you need for a year from just the sun and stable soil temperature...open article pdf
Envisioning a Sustainable Resource Base
Relocalize.Net - May 22, 2006 - Panel Discussion
The next Cascadia Commonwealth Institute Monthly Forum will draw together Eugene's best informed and most visionary energy planning and policy experts to share their insights on how we can....more information
Meeting the 2030 Challenge with Integrated Design
Betterbricks - May 2007 - Article
In response to global climate change, key leaders of the building design industry have established a goal of "zero net energy" buildings by the year 2030.....more information
Prison Warehouse Earns a LEED Silver Certification
IFMA - November 11-17, 2005 - Article
Through a series of building design and engineering efficiency strategies, the Washington State Penitentiary Replacment Warehouse, designed by DLR Group, has just been named a LEED Silver certified project....more information
LCC Faculty to Teach Energy Management Workshop in Beirut
www.lanecc.edu - March 29, 2004 - News Release
EUGENE - Two energy management instructors at Lane Community College will teach energy efficiency and renewable energy technology to faculty from the American University of Beirut, the Jordan University of Science and Technology, the Palestine Polytechnic University, and Birzeit University, at a workshop in Beirut, Lebanon, April 26-30....see press release
ACEEE Summer Study on Energy Efficiency in Buildings
ECEE.Org - August 30, 2004 - Publication
Ventilative Cooling: Can Businesses Live Without Mechancial Cooling?....read article
Lillis Business Complex Case Study
Betterbricks.com - Case Study
The University of Oregon’s Lundquist College of Business needed to replace an aging building that connected three existing smaller buildings. The building’s site, along an axis between the historic entrance to the college and the main library, gives it a high profile...read case study
Mercy Medical Center Case Study
Betterbricks.com - Case Study
Teamwork, cost-conscious, long-term planning and implementation, and smart use of staff make the Mercy Medical Center in Roseburg a model for hospitals participating in the BetterBricks’ new High Performance Hospital Partnership...read case study