Welcome to the 2026 OSU Construction Industry Forum
Below you will find some helpful links and resources to refer to throughout your day.
Agenda
8:00 - 8:45 A.M. : Registration and breakfast
8:45 - 9:35 A.M. : Opening session
- Introductions: Libby Ramirez, University Architect / Executive Director of Capital Planning & Resources
- Welcome: Carla Ho'a, Vice President for Finance and Administration & Chief Financial Officer
- Infrastructure Working Group: Tuba Ozkan-Haller, Dean of the College of Earth, Ocean & Atmospheric Sciences
- Capital Forecast Update: John Gremmels, Director of Capital Planning
9:45 - 11:55 A.M. : Breakout sessions
20 minutes per session with five minutes for questions. Each session will run twice.
9:45 - 10:10 A.M.
- Upcoming Work at OSU Cascades – Willamette Room
- Working in the OSU Historic District – Trysting Tree Room
- New to OSU? What You Need to Know – Elle/Burlingham Room
10:20 - 10:45 A.M.
- Upcoming Work with College of Agricultural Sciences, College of Engineering, University Housing and Dining - Willamette Room
- Universal Design/EOA/ADA – Trysting Tree Room
- What to Know about RFPs - Elle/Burlingham Room
10:55 – 11:20 A.M.
- Upcoming Work at OSU Cascades – Willamette Room
- Working in the OSU Historic District – Trysting Tree Room
- New to OSU? What You Need to Know – Elle/Burlingham Room
11:30 AM – 11:55 A.M.
- Upcoming Work with College of Agricultural Sciences, College of Engineering, University Housing and Dining - Willamette Room
- Universal Design/EOA/ADA – Trysting Tree Room
- What to Know about RFPs - Elle/Burlingham Room
11:55 A.M. - Lunch and Q & A session
Attendees may submit questions during the opening session and throughout the day.
1:00 - 2:00 P.M. : Tours
Tours are limited to 30 participants each, with the exception of the virtual Jen-Hsun Huang and Lori Mils Huang Collaborative Innovative Complex Tour, which will be held in the Willamette Room at the Alumni Center (the room seats 100).
If you did not sign up for a tour in advance, please check with the registration desk to see if a tour slot is available.
Virtual Tour! Jen-Hsun Huang & Lori Mills Huang Collaborative Innovation Complex
A new tour format for us this year! The Jen-Hsun Huang and Lori Mills Huang Collaborative Innovation Complex is on track for completion at the end of this year. It’s not quite ready for on-site tour groups yet, but we wanted to offer forum attendees a preview of our most buzzworthy new building on campus. This tour will be available via video in the Willamette Room at the Alumni Center. A project manager will be in the room to add context and answer questions.
- Tour guide: Dustin Sievers, Assistant Director of Capital Project Delivery
Sustainable Solutions - Kelley District Utility Plant and Green Features Tour
The Kelley District Utility Plant is OSU’s first district energy system to provide both hydronic heating and cooling to multiple buildings. Kelley was also OSU’s first LEED Gold building, with many innovative “green” features. The Kelley Plant includes substantial heat recovery to harvest heat from the Huang Collaborative Innovation Complex supercomputer and will inform OSU’s future efforts to decarbonize our heating and cooling systems.
- Tour guides: Brandon Trelstad, Sustainability Officer & Ryan Wilson, Capital Renewal Project Manager
Future OSU Tour
This is your chance to dream big with us. What will OSU’s Corvallis campus look like in the decades to come? Join our University Architect and Director of Capital Planning for a stroll around campus and a chat about the future and what we’re hoping to build next.
- Tour guides: Libby Ramirez, University Architect / Exec. Director of Capital Planning & Resources and John Gremmels, Director of Capital Planning
Please check the back of your name tag for a colored dot which will indicate which tour you registered for.
- Blue - Future Campus Tour
- Orange - Virtual Huang Collabortive Innovation Complex Tour
- Red - Kelley District Utility Plant Tour
Huang Collaborative Innovation Complex Tour
- This is a virtual tour. Meet in the Willamette Room at 1:00 p.m. Your tour guide will be in the room to provide context and answer questions.
- Tour guide: Dustin Sievers, Assistant Director of Capital Project Delivery
Sustainable Solutions - Kelley District Utility Plant Tour
- Meet at Kelley Engineering Center, south entrance, at 1:15 p.m.
- Walk: 11 mins/0.5 mile (map)
- Bus: the OSU Beaver Bus is a free service and buses run approximately every 15 minutes. (Bus schedule)
- From the Alumni Center, walk a few steps south on SW 26th St. to the Beaver Bus stop at the LaSells Stewart Center.
- Ride the Northeast Route bus to the Milam Hall stop at SW 26th/Campus Way.
- Walk half a block east to Kelley Engineering Center, south entrance.
- NOTE: parking is extremely limited in this area of campus. We recommend that you plan to walk or take the Beaver Bus.
- Tour guides: Brandon Trelstad, Sustainability Officer & Ryan Wilson, Capital Renewal Project Manager
Future OSU Tour
- Meet in the CH2M HIll Alumni Center lobby at 1:00 p.m.
- Tour guides: Libby Ramirez, University Architect & Exec. Director of Capital Planning & John Gremmels, Director of Capital Planning
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