After a heated dispute lasting more than a half-year, building owner Carpenters Tower LLC and its contractor, McCarthy Building Cos. Inc., have resolved all the legal issues related to the distressed, reinforced concrete frame of the 25-story McGuire Apartments in Seattle.
A dormant nuclear power plant near Olympia, Wash., may never generate power, but the Laborers' International Union of North America is putting a lot of energy into adapting the site's abandoned 1,500-ft-long tunnel as a training tool.
Voters across the Northwest will decide several important bond initiatives on November 2nd. These include Washington�s $505-million bond for energy-efficient school retrofits, Oregon�s general obligation bonds and Alaska�s $400-million school bond. Washington Washington voters will decide on Referendum Bill 52, which authorizes $505 million in bonds to finance construction and repair projects increasing energy efficiency in public schools and higher education buildings. To earn the money, competitive grants are weighted heavily on the project’s energy savings. If approved, the state would expand the collection of sales tax on bottled water to help pay for a portion of the bonds and
Construction of a 700-ft-long footbridge�cantilevered out on 20 steel beams and clinging to the side of a canyon in North Vancouver, British Columbia�has been an adrenaline-pumping building project that, when finished, will leave tourists breathless. Visitors to the Capilano Suspension Bridge & Park will be able to view the surrounding Canadian rainforest from a galvanized steel walkway with a 20-in.-wide timber deck, which is suspended 300 ft above the canyon floor and attached to a granite cliff face up to 20 ft away. Photo: Capilano The timber bridge is anchored into the rock face with steel plates. Photo: Capilano The
Corgan Associate’s Dallas office announced three new associates to add to its team of professionals with expertise in aviation and interior design. Dan Hursin, Ginger Gee and Shelly Nichols were promoted to associate. Gee received a bachelor’s degree in interior design from Harding University in Arkansas and received her master’s of architecture from the University of Texas at Arlington. div id="articleExtrasA" div id="articleExtrasB" div id="articleExtras" STG Design in Austin announced the promotion of two team members, PollyAnna Little and Jeff Ervin. Little has been promoted to principal and Ervin to associate principal. Little is a graduate of the University of
P&C Construction Co. has begun construction of a new Children’s Center in Clackamas County that will serve abused children. Anderson Dabrowski Architects, LLC, has designed the $2.5 million project to meet LEED NC gold, including sustainable building materials, mechanical systems that have been optimized for energy conservation and a storm-water management plan. Photo: P&C Construction Co. Future construction professionals break ground on the Clackamas County Children’s Center in Oregon City, Ore. The 10,340-sq-ft building, located in Oregon City, will serve as a child abuse assessment facility and include clinical, meeting and office spaces. Construction is scheduled to be completed by
DBM Contractors Inc. completed the installation of drilled shaft foundations, for the new southbound lanes of I-5 across the Willamette River in Eugene, Ore. Valued at approximately $1.95 million, the project required DBM to install 22 drilled shafts ranging from 60 to 96 in. in diameter and extending to depths up to almost 90 ft over more than 2,000 ft of bridge alignment along I-5. Photo: DBM Contractors Inc. Drilled shaft foundation work was completed on the Willamette River Bridge in Eugene, Ore. by DBM Contractors and general contractor Hamilton Construction. The GC/CM for the project is Hamilton Construction. The
The U.S. General Services Administration kicked-off the modernization of the Federal Center South Complex with the start of construction for the Seattle District Headquarters of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Image: ZGF Architects Seattle District Headquarters, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will occupy the renovated Federal Center South Complex in Seattle. GSA is investing $72 million in Recovery Act funding to develop a LEED gold workplace, including extensive use of natural daylight, conversion of existing hardscape into low impact sustainable green space, use of recycled timbers and other building materials and an energy-efficient HVAC system utilizing under-floor air distribution.
After breaking ground in mid-October 2009, the last structural steel beam for Swedish’s comprehensive ambulatory care center, five-story medical office building and acute-care community hospital on a 12.5-acre parcel in the Issaquah Highlands was signed by construction workers and hospital officials before being lifted into place atop the structure. General contractor Sellen Construction Co. plans to open phase one of the facility by July 2011. Photo: Swedish The construction team gathers to celebrate the raising of the final structural steel beam on the Swedish/Issaquah Campus in Issaquah Highlands, Wash. div id="articleExtrasA" div id="articleExtrasB" div id="articleExtras"
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