Edith Green-Wendell Wyatt Federal Building

Portland, OR

This 18-story federal building in downtown Portland was renovated as part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. The 510,000 square foot LEED Platinum certified facility is one of the most energy efficient office buildings in the country, housing 16 federal agencies and 1,200 federal employees. Base building acoustical issues included mechanical equipment noise, lobby acoustics, speech privacy in various tenant spaces, and environmental noise intrusion.