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Give recommendations to city council on maintenance, like no toxic materials used for cleaning. Build ergonomic spaces for custodians. Shouldn’t have to lift over head to recycle, for example. Need well-designed custodial closets that don’t require staff to turn on all the lights to get to their equipment. Maintenance staff needs training support to adapt to greener maintenance practices. Materials that are local, non-toxic, and easily maintained are sustainable. Use things that are easily replaced, and also sourced locally. Does the use of the material help the local economy? Does it increase local pollution? Don’t over-process so one can’t recognize it as local. Be concerned about off-gassing of materials Don’t use carpeting. Use of wood on public buildings has come back to bite us because it loses out when the maintenance is needed. Sometimes the less durable materials (wood) are more sustainable in terms of the total energy embodied, even if replaced three times. Materials once treated with chemicals, can’t deconstruct for reuse. Hult Center is a good example of wood use. Wood is a local product with good potential. Concrete is not very flexible and hard to remodel later as needs of city change. Anticipate seismic code changes. Concrete is local, gives fire resistance, thermal, etc.; can be used in ways that can be flexible. May have a future economy that needs reusable pieces of buildings that are detached and used again. Concrete as outdoor paving units. City keeps misusing paving materials. Concrete can be very good for this. Broadway redo is a black eye of design and materials mismatch Make the outside fit Oregon (not like the courthouse!) Need to utilize materials that reflect uniqueness of the Northwest. Natural history museum show the long beams indigenous people used in building Encourage a sense of welcoming. Wood and glass. Do you have an artist involved? You can end up with “plop” art rather than integrated art. Make the skin flexible so the structure is able to change. Design needs to support reuse and recycling. Waste, recycle, compost aspects need to be designed in and not cut out later. Recycling areas need to be standardized and easily recognizable. Have on-site composting. Have storage space for reusables, like office equipment. Don’t design exposed staging areas for dumpsters.