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City Council Workshops · May 18, 2026 · 9:31–9:50 · Watch on CVTV ↗

During a briefing on the PDX Airport Master Plan, port representatives highlighted that the timber used to construct the new terminal's nine-acre roof was sourced entirely from Pacific Northwest forests in Oregon and Washington. Additionally, an update on the city's Climate Action Framework noted that future climate strategies will place a greater emphasis on adapting to climate change and preserving and protecting the local natural environment.

Keywords: open space parks tree canopy timber

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8:30 It is the biggest, over $2 billion. That roof that you see in the slide is about nine acres. What I would say is that that nine acre roof sits on top of 34 Y columns. They're one of the big features when you go in there. And those Y columns were made by Thompson Fabricators right here in Vancouver. They are 55 feet tall, they're 20 feet wide. Each of those bears a load of over 260 tons. So if you're in the building, you gotta take a look. I'll talk a little bit about resilience, but they are also, that steel structure is the key to the seismic resilience of the building as well. But when you look at all the small businesses, I think we've had over 150 small businesses involved in the project. And as Chad described, the amount of local craft workers that have been involved.

9:28 It has been truly a regional effort. The timber that was sourced is all sourced from Pacific Northwest forests in Oregon and in Washington. So really a substantial thing. Our goals going into it were we wanted to build resilience in it. So that has been a key feature of the building. We wanted to make sure we had capacity for growth all the way out to 2035 and beyond. We wanted to make sure that it continued to be a facility that was one of the best performing airports in the country and in the world. And that it was focused on customer service. And so I think if you've been over there, all of those things seem to continue to be key features. Where we're at today, I actually arrived in on a flight on Friday. And these new features are being updated as we speak.

10:26 I was able to exit the terminal. We have been exiting from the center portion of the terminal. We recently moved the exits to where we had always planned them at the north and south end. As of the end of last week, we also introduced new vertical circulation at the north and south end. So you can come in and go directly down to bag claim without having to traverse the ticket lobby. So again, it makes the passenger flow so much better.


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direct keyword 9:31–9:50 open space, parks, tree canopy, timber
g as well. But when you look at all the small businesses, I think we've had over 150 small businesses involved in the project. And as Chad described, the amount of local craft workers that have been involved. It has been truly a regional effort. The timber that was sourced is all sourced from Pacific Northwest forests in Oregon and in Washington. So really a substantial thing. Our goals going into it were we wanted to build resilience in it. So that has been a key feature of the building. We wan

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