Northwest Tower, a 13-story pubic housing high-rise managed by Home Forward in Portland, Oregon, is one of the sites where researchers placed temperature sensors to monitor the intensity of indoor summer heat. Two people died of overheating at the high-rise during the 2021 heat dome.CAPA Strategies
As temperatures climbed in Portland on Friday, Shane and Rania Kaptur walked with their chihuahua mix Marley outside the Northwest Tower, a 13-story public housing complex in Northwest Portland.
During the 2021 heat dome, two people died at the tower, which is owned and operated by Home Forward, but the Kapturs, who live together at the tower, said they felt prepared for the heat that’s expected to top 100 degrees over the weekend.
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