OMSD

Oregon Model for Sustainable Development (OMSD), a key aspect of the UO’s Campus Plan, established requirements that new campus buildings over 10,000 square feet achieve the LEED Gold standard and that UO offset energy from new buildings by energy efficiency upgrades to existing buildings. Updated in 2018, the new policy maintains the LEED Gold expectation and clarifies that building design be 25% more efficient than 2014 Oregon code and that buildings be designed for equity and access. Due in large part to the OMSD, energy consumption (and carbon emissions) from campus buildings have remained largely flat despite a decade of significant growth and development at the university.

LEED

The LEED certification system measures the sustainability of buildings on a range of metrics including indoor environmental quality, materials and resources, energy and atmosphere, water efficiency, sustainable building sites, and overall innovation in design. It recognizes buildings at Certified, Silver, Gold, and Platinum levels. Maintained by the U.S. Green Building Council, LEED remains the industry standard for sustainable buildings in the U.S. Some of the UO’s buildings have exceeded the Gold minimum requirement established by the OMSD and achieved Platinum certification—Erb Memorial Union, Student Recreation Center, and Lewis Integrative Science Building. Two buildings are certified Silver. One precedes the policy and the other is smaller than 10,000 square feet.

Explore the map to learn more about the UO’s LEED certified buildings, including each building’s LEED scorecards and photographs highlighting their sustainability features.

historically underutilized businesses (HUB)

University of Oregon’s Design and Construction office encourages bids and proposals from historically underutilized businesses (HUB), which include businesses that are owned by woman, minorities, disabled veterans or qualify as emerging small businesses. Hiring HUB consultants and contractors supports the vitality and diversification of Oregon’s economy and aligns with the university’s institutional values of equity and inclusion. The graphs below show how much of our total annual Design and Construction contracts have been with HUBs, as well as the percentage of our total spending with these businesses. The toggle button allows you to see HUB spend in absolute or percent of total terms.

Please note that some HUB contractors qualify for multiple HUB sub-categories (example: women-owned and emerging small business). As a result, the sum of the sub-categories exceeds the actual total annual spend.