As a company specializing in development, Gerding Edlen Development focuses on complex, mixed-use projects that create vibrant places for people to live, work and play. In all of our projects we are committed to using proven sustainable business practices and pioneering innovative solutions that reduce a development's impact on the environment and, to go even further, create a healthier planet for future generations.

Over the past ten years, Gerding Edlen Development has implemented various cutting-edge sustainable design strategies, from our first project where ice generation storage machines were used for building cooling, to our recent projects that use solar installations, rainwater harvesting, and on-site wastewater treatment. In addition we have helped grow Oregon's sustainable economy by creating demand for sustainable products across a broad segment of the business community - examples include green roofs, dual-flush toilets, low VOC-emitting finishes, FSC certified flooring, etc.

Gerding Edlen currently has more than 30 projects that are either seeking, or have received, The Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification from the U.S. Green Building Council. One example is the Gerding Theatre, the first historic renovation of a performing arts venue to receive Platinum LEED, the highest certification available. Other examples include the OHSU Center for Health & Healing, which was the first medical facility in the world to receive Platinum LEED, and The Casey, which is on track to be the first high-rise residential building in the nation to receive this honor.

In keeping with our commitment to seek out more innovative solutions to building green, our buildings use high-efficiency systems, glazing to reduce solar heat gain, increased wall insulation, low-flow kitchen and bath fixtures, landscaping that includes native and drought-tolerant species irrigated with stormwater from on-site bioswales and ecoroofs that mitigate stormwater runoff and lessen the urban heat island effect. Within five years we want to be at net-zero energy developments. This means that our buildings will create more energy than they consume and consume more waste than they produce.