The development of this project must comply with Prosper Portland’s Business Equity Program and the Workforce Training and Hiring Program. They are designed to improve outcomes for State of Oregon Certified small businesses and to maximize apprenticeship and job opportunities in the construction trades for those who have been historically underrepresented in the construction industry. Certified Firms are Disadvantaged/Minority/Women/Emerging Small Business and Service-Disabled Veteran (sometimes abbreviated as “D/M/W/ESB/SDV”) firms as certified by the State of Oregon’s Certification Office for Business Inclusion and Diversity. The policies’ overarching goals are to promote economic growth; build small business capacity and expand competition in the marketplace; and connect residents to job training resources and opportunities that allow them to advance to higher-skilled, higher-wage jobs within the construction industry.
The project must also comply with the Green Building Policy and it will pursue Energy Trust of Oregon’s Path to Net Zero. Through the land use process, the City of Portland granted an adjustment to the eco-roof requirement and allowed an alternative strategy using vegetated above ground planters to meet requirements for the stormwater management plan. Unplanted roof areas will be painted white to reduce any heat island effect.