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The team collaborated on ways to reduce the water consumption while maintaining HP Inc.’s platform of a leader in sustainability.
Stack Rock Group developed this interdisciplinary team of biologists, native seed expert, engineers, Oregon State University, and HP Inc. From here Stack Rock Group took the lead in designing the overall look of the sustainable landscape by introducing a native grass seed mix to replace the Kentucky Blue Grass, remove the existing shrubs with native perennials and restore the sports fields through an interdisciplinary approach. approached Stack Rock Group, who aided in the Boise campus redesign, to consult on ways to reduce HP Inc.’s overall spending on the landscape. The technology campus also looked to reduce the amount of money that they were spending to maintain their landscape, and with this as their primary goal HP Inc. Rethinking the way their Corvallis campus uses water on the 179.34-acre campus was necessary to maintain their sustainability standards. Currently, the Corvallis, Oregon campus consumes most water of all HP campuses globally. Recently, HP redesigned their Boise, Idaho campus to reduce their water use. Corvallis Campus site had a ‘traditional’ landscape that predominantly featured Kentucky Blue Grass turf that requires an excessive amount of water and maintenance. Project Background and History: The HP Inc. The typical annual precipitation is about 42.76 inches with average temperatures in the 60s.
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The site has a north aspect with exposure to full sun with prevailing winds from the northwest. Corvallis, Oregon campus is located on the northwest end of Corvallis on Circle Boulevard between the Willamette River and neighboring farmland. The campus was built in the mid-1970s on land that was previously a horse farm.
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Within the 179.34 acres are 45.77 acres of traditional turf, 17.31 acres of planters, 5.35 areas of non-maintained lawn, 4.82 acres of ponds and 106.09 acres of hardscape with about 20 acres of mature trees on site. Corvallis, Oregon Campus spans roughly 179 acres. Context: Located to the northwest of downtown Corvallis, HP Inc.