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The OSU Construction Industry Forum will be held on May 12 at the CH2M Hill Alumni Center.
Who attends the OSU Construction Industry Forum?
This event is open to architects, engineers and other construction industry partners interested in or involved in construction on campus, as well as those who want to learn in how construction projects happen at Oregon State University.
In addition to your colleagues in the construction industry, you can expect to see OSU project managers, Capital Planning and Development leadership team and other OSU staff involved in construction at this event.
Want to maximize your networking experience? Here's a helpful a tip sheet for Construction Forum guests.
2026 Forum 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 & 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 & 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 via QR code during the opening session and throughout the day.
1:00 - 2:00 P.M. : Tours
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
Questions?
Please contact Libby Ramirez, OSU's university architect and director of capital resources.