Catalyst and the recently opened Morris Center were designed
Posted: Thu Jul 10, 2025 3:19 am
Catalyst’s design, by Michael Green Architecture, uses roughly 4000 m3 (141,259 cf) of locally sourced mass timber products as both structural and design elements, enabling Catalyst to achieve near-Passive House levels of thermal performance. Incorporating mass timber into Catalyst also reduced the need for steel and concrete, helping to collectively offset approximately 5000 metric tons of carbon.
“This project is really special for MGA because it brings together a lot of the thought and ambition we have around how we can start to change both the environmental performance and the affordability of buildings,” said Michael Green, principal, Michael Green Architecture. “It is the beginning of what we think will be the transformation of the construction industry, moving away from the more carbon-intensive materials like concrete and steel, and toward mass timber as the best choice when making a carbon-neutral building.”
in tandem to test the innovative new shared energy eco-district model. The main idea of the eco-district is to have buildings that work together to actively manage energy loads and balance onsite energy demand, generation, and rcs data storage in real-time to reduce the impact on the grid. A centralized heating, cooling, and electrical system reliably, sustainably, and affordably serves the energy needs of current and future buildings in the South Landing development. In addition to heat pumps, boilers, and chillers, the Morris Center houses thermal and electrical storage as well as onsite renewable energy generation that can be stored and shared. South Landing and Catalyst aims to show how utilities can partner with property owners to operate their buildings in a manner that better utilizes the existing grid and could lead to a more affordable, clean energy future. EWU is the anchor tenant for Catalyst.
“This project is really special for MGA because it brings together a lot of the thought and ambition we have around how we can start to change both the environmental performance and the affordability of buildings,” said Michael Green, principal, Michael Green Architecture. “It is the beginning of what we think will be the transformation of the construction industry, moving away from the more carbon-intensive materials like concrete and steel, and toward mass timber as the best choice when making a carbon-neutral building.”
in tandem to test the innovative new shared energy eco-district model. The main idea of the eco-district is to have buildings that work together to actively manage energy loads and balance onsite energy demand, generation, and rcs data storage in real-time to reduce the impact on the grid. A centralized heating, cooling, and electrical system reliably, sustainably, and affordably serves the energy needs of current and future buildings in the South Landing development. In addition to heat pumps, boilers, and chillers, the Morris Center houses thermal and electrical storage as well as onsite renewable energy generation that can be stored and shared. South Landing and Catalyst aims to show how utilities can partner with property owners to operate their buildings in a manner that better utilizes the existing grid and could lead to a more affordable, clean energy future. EWU is the anchor tenant for Catalyst.