CORVALLIS, Ore.–Oregon State Credit Union’s new 62,000-square-foot operations center here has achieved LEED Silver certification. The project was managed by design/build firm Momentum, and the operations center will help to support the next phase of growth for the $1.1-billion credit union, the company reported.
LEED Silver represents an exceptionally high level of achievement and performance, Momentum said, and the certification process demanded that the credit union make an early commitment to following sustainable design guidelines.
“Throughout the process, we maintained an overall focus on improving member service, workplace effectiveness, and a commitment to the city of Corvallis and neighboring communities,” said Oregon State Credit Union President and Chief Executive Officer Rick Hein, “We directed our design and delivery team to develop an operations center which met the needs of a diverse and talented workforce for decades to come, all the while respecting that it also represented an investment in member service.”
“Sustainable design, and LEED® certification in particular, was an essential element of the project by the credit union’s leadership team, from both a functional and a performance perspective, with sensitivity given to initial development costs and overall life cycle performance,” added Bob Saunders, EVP and Partner with Momentum.
Momentum reported it also provided a comprehensive workplace survey in conjunction with their workplace strategy partner, the Leesman Index, the world’s largest independent database of workplace effectiveness data. The results of the survey helped to support the development of the credit union’s overall workplace strategy and design.
“The credit union recognizes the fact that the primary purpose of their operations center is to support the work of their organization,” said Saunders. “Combining the proven benefits of sustainable design with evidence based workplace research, clearly contributed to the success of this high-performance facility.”