Terri Meyer Boake B.E.S. B.Arch. M.Arch.
Associate Professor School of Architecture University of Waterloo

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Lillis Building

SRG Partnership

University of Oregon
Eugene, Oregon

Project Information:

The Lillis Business Complex, University of Oregon
Construction cost: $28.5 million
General contractor: Lease Crutcher Lewis, Portland, Ore.

The new 145,000 square-foot building at the heart of the Lillis Business Complex will make the most of natural advantages by harnessing prevailing breezes for cooling and the sun for heat, light and electricity. The structure will be fifty percent more energy-efficient than state code requires.

The building's energy conservation measures will include carefully positioned rooms that can be used almost year-round without electric lighting; external shades and light shelves to regulate temperature; "smart" lighting that adjusts to daylight levels; and sensors that turn off lights and other non-essential items in unoccupied rooms.

An extensive ventilation system and extra thermal mass in the building's concrete structure will enable it to retain more heat on cold days and stay cool naturally through most hot days. Several photovoltaic panels will generate a projected 35 kilowatts of clean solar energy.

The building also will save water through low-flow fixtures and an "eco-roof," which will use rain to grow beneficial vegetation rather than allow it to run off.

Builders will utilize "green" components such as materials salvaged from the previous building, certified hardwoods and other sustainable resources.

For more information please visit: http://lcb.uoregon.edu/ribboncutting/sustain.html

For additional publication of images concerning the details of the finished steel construction, please visit:
http://www.cisc-icca.ca/lillis.html


Shading devices/exterior light shelves on south facade.
Similar windows and louvre sysystems are used on the north facade, but minus the solar control devices.

South facade.
 South facade central portion at entry. The new building forms the termination to an existing planning axis on campus.
Closer view of south facade showing integrated PV into glazing.
 View of solar collection on upper roof.

PV integrated into front facade.
Detail view of PV squares.
Looking up the south facade in the early morning sun.
 Detail view of south facade PV at roof level.
Main entrance atruim at south side, view towards roof.
 View of steel support structure at south facade.
View from interior towards south facade with integrated PV.
View from upper floor down into entrance atrium.
View up into circular atrium at north side of building.
 View from top floor looking down into north circular stair atrium.
View at upper level showing daylighting provided by clerestories.
 View of upper level of south atrium.
Interior view of light shelf at south side offices. Note venetian blinds in fully retracted position and operable window, open.
 View up into skylights over south atrium with integrated PV.

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last updated August 27, 2005