
Karl Schulz, AIA, LEED AP
Principal
Portland Office
As founding principal and sole owner of inici group, Karl has built a reputation for cultivating lasting relationships with clients who rely on his expertise, creativity, and commitment to deliver projects on time and under budget. Karl has successfully managed over $2 billion in projects and contracts with multiple stakeholders, including some of the Portland metro area’s largest building projects. As a trained architect, Karl works closely with owners, boards, A&E firms, community groups, and general contractors to offer leadership, and anticipate and eliminate problems on projects that could affect schedule or budget. He is known for delivering projects on time and within or under budget, and for managing projects ethically and proactively. Karl has 30 years of project delivery experience, including the development of an exclusive Whole Building Commissioning Program.
- Bachelor of Architecture | Pratt Institute of Technology | Brooklyn, New York
- U.S. Green Building Council, LEED Accredited Professional
- Member, American Institute of Architects (licensed architect in Oregon and Montana)
- Trustee, Pratt Institute Recipient of the Helen Townley Memorial Scholarship, Pratt Institute
- Speaker, numerous professional conferences, including the national conference of the International Facility Managers Association in New Orleans in 2000, The World Conference for the International Facility Managers Association in Paris in 2002, and Ecoroof Portland
- GSA, Portland Public Office, FBI Headquarters | Portland, Oregon
- Port of Portland Headquarters Building and Parking Garage | Portland, Oregon
- Daimler Trucks North America, Project NOVA Headquarters and Parking Garage | Portland, Oregon
- Cedars-Sinai Advanced Health Sciences Pavilion | Los Angeles, California
- Adventist Medical Center Pavilion Expansion & Parking Garage | Portland, Oregon
- Department of Energy Client, Ross Fleet Services Building | Vancouver, Washington
- Clackamas Community College Bond Program | Oregon City, Oregon
- Pacific University Capital Improvements | Forest Grove, Oregon
- Oregon Convention Center Exhibit Hall and Parking Garage Expansion | Portland, Oregon
- Oregon Convention Center Plaza, Entries, and Interior Renovation | Portland, Oregon
- Hyatt Regency Portland at the Oregon Convention Center | Portland, Oregon
- Randall Children’s Hospital at Legacy Emanuel | Portland, Oregon
- Willamette View, Campus Improvements & Expansion | Milwaukie, Oregon
- State of Oregon DAS, Oregon State Capitol Seismic Upgrade (design only) | Salem, Oregon
- Historic Galleria Building, City Target Seismic Upgrade and Renovation | Portland, Oregon
- Tanner Point Class A Office Building | Portland, Oregon
- Prosper Portland/Portland Parks and Recreation, Dawson Park Revitalization | Portland, Oregon
- Scappoose School District, Joyce Miller Owens Annex | Sauvie Island, Oregon
- LACCD Sustainable Building Program | Los Angeles, California
- OHSU – Peter O. Kohler Pavilion and Parking Garage | Portland, Oregon
- OHSU – Peter O. Kohler Pavilion, Radiation and Oncology Department | Portland, Oregon
- OHSU – Casey Eye Institute | Portland, Oregon
- OHSU – South Hospital Expansion – C Wing | Portland, Oregon
- OHSU – VA Skybridge | Portland, Oregon
- OHSU – Physician’s Pavilion | Portland, Oregon
- OHSU – Portland Aerial Tram | Portland, Oregon
- ASB III – OHSU West Campus | Portland, Oregon
- Yamhill and Marion County Jails | Yamhill County, Oregon
- TriMet Moving Together Command and Control Center | Portland, Oregon
- Washington County Justice Complex | Hillsboro, Oregon
- Mercedes Benz Research and Development Facilities | Seattle, Washington
- Hillsboro Parks and Recreation, Jackson Bottom Wetlands Education Center | Hillsboro, Oregon
- Legacy Health, Capital Improvement Program | Portland, Oregon
- Port of Portland, Augmentation Services
- Port of Portland, Parking and Consolidated Rental Car Facility (PACR) and Rental Car Center (RCC) | Portland, Oregon
- Integrated Operations Center (IOC) | Tualatin, Oregon