Project Description

Mercy Corps Headquarters in Portland, Oregon Among First to Receive USRC Ratings

The headquarters of a nonprofit devoted to helping disaster victims becomes more resilient itself. This four-story building was built in 1890 and seismically retrofitted in 2007. The building houses a non-profit with the mission of alleviating suffering, poverty and oppression by helping people build secure, productive and just communities.

Project Details

USRC Rating SILVER
Location Portland, OR
Building Owner Mercy Corps
Engineer of Record ABHT Structural Engineers
Architect of Record Hacker Architects
Builder
Facility Type Commercial
Construction Retrofit
Structural System Four Story Masonry Bearing Wall
Contact (Email) Hugh Donnelly, Director of Administration and Facilities Mercy Corps