Panels Prove To Be Head of Class at Community College
As one of the most sustainable and environmentally friendly cities in the United States, Portland currently hosts the most LEED-certified buildings per capita in the nation. Portland Community College (PCC), the largest institution of higher learning in Oregon,is no exception.
As a new construction project, the PCC Southeast Center was to provide exterior insulation outside of framing, as required by code, while still fulfilling the architect's design idea. Having the insulation exterior of the building structure, Kingspan KarrierPanel provided the best thermal envelope and reduced thermal bridging, allowing the building to be fully passive.