The Oregon Conservation Center is highlighted in Construction Specifier's piece on High Performance Roofing Strategies, which goes in depth on types of roofing systems, as well as their durability and resilience.
The roof of the Oregon Conservation Center consists of two roofing systems. The first is a cool roof system featuring a PV array that offsets 25 percent of the building’s annual energy usage. The second features an intensive green roof and FSC-certified cedar decking sourced from The Nature Conservancy’s Ellsworth Creek Preserve in Willapa Bay, Washington.