University of Oregon breaks ground on one of nation’s largest mass-timber healthcare projects

PORTLAND, Ore — Work has begun on a massive mass timber structure that will be home to the University of Oregon’s Ballmer Institute for Children’s Behavioral Health.

The 54,000-square-foot, $83 million mass timber facility will be located on the university’s northeast Portland campus. As part of the behavioral health center will be the Ballmer Institute and the Prevention Science Institute, a multidisciplinary research center.

Designed by ZGF Architects and built by the construction company, Skanska, the mass timber facility is scheduled to open in late 2028…

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