Cascada Thermal Springs + Hotel is a hotel in Portland, Oregon, USA. This page records what the property publishes about its building, across the eight pathways this index reviews.
Photography: Cascada Thermal Springs + Hotel's published media
The recordSpecified · read 19 Aug 2026
Current as of
19 Aug 2026
Last reviewed
19 Aug 2026
Coverage
Documented across 8 of 8 pathways.
Strongest evidence
Specified
Sources
Each entry shows its source and the date we read it.
Practical details
Type
Hotel
Operator
SolTerra · architecture by LEVER Architecture
Rooms
100 suites
Stage
Operating
Listing details from OpenStreetMap, read 25 Aug 2026.
A hundred-suite mass timber hotel in Portland's Alberta Arts District, built by SolTerra with LEVER Architecture and opened in 2025.
A closer look at Cascada Thermal Springs + Hotel
A hundred-suite mass timber hotel in Portland's Alberta Arts District, built by SolTerra with LEVER Architecture and opened in 2025. The structure is the story here. Freres mass plywood milled from Oregon forests is left exposed in the rooms, the concrete is low-carbon, the windows are triple-pane, and the sofas are foam-free Portuguese cork. Forbes publishes the mattress recipe down to its four components: steel coils, organic latex, virgin wool, organic cotton. That level of material disclosure matters because the mattress and the walls are the two surfaces a guest spends the most hours against, and most hotels never say what either is made of.
The thermal circuitThree spaces run under one roof. The Conservatory is the social one, daybeds and plants around a vitality…
Three spaces run under one roof. The Conservatory is the social one, daybeds and plants around a vitality pool with red light therapy. The Secret Garden is outdoors, a hot pool, sauna and fire pit. The Sanctuary sits below grade and is kept silent, hot and ambient pools, sauna, steam and a cold plunge, with phones not permitted. A designated silent room is rarer than it should be in this category, and worth naming, though it is a house rule rather than a measured noise level. How the pool water itself is treated is not published anywhere we could find.
The certification questionEveryone says LEED Platinum. The property, Forbes and Girls Who Eat all carry it, and it would make Cascada…
Everyone says LEED Platinum. The property, Forbes and Girls Who Eat all carry it, and it would make Cascada one of very few mass timber hotels at that level anywhere. But the architect's own project page lists the certification as tracking, and we could not verify it against the certifier's directory. So it stays off the scorecard until the registry says otherwise. One published air or water measurement would do more for this record than the plaque: the building is specified to a standard most urban hotels never reach, and almost none of it is measured yet.
What this property publishes, area by area
All eight areas, for every record. Each row opens to what was published, where we read it and when.
Publishing something is not the same as it being good. Every line below was read and placed by a person, not scored by a machine. What each rung means
Named means the property published something you can look up: a brand, a product or a number. Stated means it says so with nothing behind it. Not published means we looked and found nothing, which is a gap in our reading and not an answer about the building.
Air Ecology2 source notesPublished or supplied
The air in a closed room is what you breathe for eight hours. What decides it is the filter grade, the fresh air rate, and whether damp has ever been looked for.
A non-toxic travel publication names the building's air filtration grade as MERV-13, alongside unscented cleaning products. A named filter grade; no air measurement is published.
Published by Girls Who Eat, Non-Toxic Travel Made Simple, read 19 Aug 2026.
healthy living baked into the architecture, with MERV-13 air filtration, rainwater collection for toilets, biophilic design (connecting humans to nature in indoor spaces), and unscented cleaning products
Forbes reports a building-wide ventilation and filtration system. Claimed and plausible; the system is not named or graded in this source.
If you find yourself breathing easier during your stay, you can thank the hotel's state-of-the-art ventilation and filtration system.
What to ask them
What filter grade is fitted to guest room air handling, for example MERV 13 or HEPA H13?
What is the fresh air supply rate per person in a guest room?
Are carbon dioxide, particulate or volatile organic compound levels measured, and are the readings published?
Is there a mould inspection and remediation protocol, and when was it last run?
Are there gas cooktops, fireplaces or other combustion sources inside guest rooms?
Water IntegrityNo evidence recordedNothing found yet
You drink it, cook with it and stand under it. What is in it depends on the source and on what, if anything, filters it, and both are things a property can name.
We found nothing published on this. That is a gap in what we could read, not a finding about the building.
What to ask them
What is the water source, and what treatment is applied before it reaches a guest room?
Is there a published contaminant test panel, and which laboratory ran it?
Is shower and bath water filtered, and to what specification?
How are pools and spas sanitised, and is the chemistry published?
How is drinking water delivered, and is it treated on site?
Light Rhythm1 source notePublished or supplied
Light is what tells a body the time of day. The part a building controls is what its fittings emit and when, which a named product or a colour temperature makes checkable.
Forbes reports circadian lighting panels fitted in the suites. A named lighting provision in the room a guest sleeps in; no colour temperature or lux figure is published.
you'll discover more unique touches like circadian lighting panels and clean mattresses crafted with just steel coils, an organic latex core, virgin wool and organic cotton
What to ask them
Is guest room lighting tunable or circadian, and what specification is published?
What colour temperatures are used in the evening, and are fixtures flicker free?
Do sleeping areas have full blackout, and is it specified?
What daylight access does a typical room have?
Is exterior lighting shielded or reduced overnight?
EMF HarmonyNo evidence recordedNothing found yet
Wiring, routers and devices put electromagnetic fields in a room. What a building decides is where they sit relative to the bed, and whether anyone has measured it.
We found nothing published on this. That is a gap in what we could read, not a finding about the building.
What to ask them
Are guest rooms wired for data, or is access wireless only?
Where are wireless access points and smart meters placed relative to the bed?
Have field levels been measured in sleeping areas, and by whom?
Can a guest have wireless disabled in their room on request?
Is any shielded cabling or shielding material specified in the build?
Materials and Textiles4 source notesPublished or supplied
The things you sleep on and touch: the mattress, the sheets, the pillows, and the paints, glues and finishes around them. A named fabric, a fibre content or a certification can be looked up. A structural palette tells you about the building, not about the bed.
The architect of record publishes the structure as hybrid mass timber with low-carbon concrete, exposed Mass Plywood Panels and triple-pane windows. Named structural materials from the studio that specified them.
Published by LEVER Architecture, read 19 Aug 2026.
The use of mass timber and low-carbon concrete are strategies for reducing the building's overall carbon footprint; and other sustainable design elements such as stormwater reuse, triple-pane windows, solar panels, ultra energy-efficient systems, and an efficient building envelope
A non-toxic travel publication names the timber supplier as Freres, mass plywood milled from Oregon forests, with Portuguese cork interiors. A named supplier and a named material.
Published by Girls Who Eat, Non-Toxic Travel Made Simple, read 19 Aug 2026.
using Freres mass plywood milled from Oregon forests and finishing it with Portuguese cork interiors
Forbes publishes the mattress composition, steel coils with an organic latex core, virgin wool and organic cotton, and names foam-free sofas built with Portuguese cork. Named compositions; no emissions test is published.
What are the mattresses made of, and are they treated with flame retardants?
What is the fibre content of the linen, and is it certified, for example to GOTS or OEKO TEX?
Which paints, adhesives and sealants were specified, and are they low emission?
What cleaning and laundry products are used, and is the list published?
Are there named low emission certifications on the flooring or joinery?
Food and Kitchen2 source notesPublished or supplied
What a kitchen cooks with and where it buys are the parts of a stay you take inside you. A named oil, a named supplier or a published share is checkable; “healthy” is not.
Forbes names the coffee program's suppliers, Deadstock coffee beans and True Tea Portland, with alternative milks made fresh on site and prepared foods made from scratch with no seed oils. Named suppliers and a named oil policy.
All the alternative milks are made fresh onsite, while the prepared foods are also made from scratch with no seed oils.
The property publishes its kitchen policy across its dining venues: no seed oils, no single-use plastic, local sourcing where possible. A stated policy; no grower is named and no share of sourcing is published.
We avoid seed oils and single use plastic, and source from local growers and producers whenever possible.
What to ask them
What share of produce is grown on site or sourced locally, and is it verified?
Which cooking oils are used, and is the policy published?
What cookware is used in the kitchen?
Is kitchen and ice water filtered, and to what specification?
Is there a published position on additives, preservatives or allergens?
Biophilic and Healing Design1 source notePublished or supplied
Daylight, planting, outlook and the way a room meets the outside are what make a place feel the way it does. Named design decisions can be checked; atmosphere cannot.
The architect of record documents the biophilic method: exposed Mass Plywood Panels, a green wall spanning two floors, plantings inside and out, and natural light and ventilation, all stated as measures for occupant health. A published method from a named studio.
Published by LEVER Architecture, read 19 Aug 2026.
Biophilic design elements are integrated throughout the building to promote occupant health and well-being including exposed Mass Plywood Panels, a large green wall that spans two floors, a variety of lush greenery and plantings inside and out, and an abundance of natural light and ventilation.
What to ask them
Does every guest room have direct outdoor access or an operable opening?
What is the published design intent behind the natural materials used?
What are the typical ceiling heights and room volumes?
Was the landscape designed with native planting, and is the palette published?
Sound and Sensory Ecology1 source notePublished or supplied
What you can hear at three in the morning decides whether you slept. Insulation, plant and machinery, and what sits next door are what decide it.
The property designates its below-grade thermal space, the Sanctuary, as a silent area, and phones are not permitted there. A stated escape from acoustic load; a house rule rather than an acoustic specification, and no noise level is published.
The Sanctuary. Silent underground. Phones are not permitted in the Sanctuary; they are allowed in the Conservatory and Secret Garden.
What to ask them
What is the measured background noise level in a guest room at night?
What acoustic separation is specified between adjoining keys?
How loud is the guest room air conditioning at its lowest setting?
Is fragrance diffused into guest rooms or public areas, and can it be declined?
Not everything is published, and an empty row is a gap in what we could read rather than a fault in the building. If one of these matters to you, ask the property before you book. Send us something that updates this record
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