Jacobs Associates has announced the promotion of Peter Raleigh to associate. Raleigh, who has more than 17 years of experience in tunnel engineering and with tunnel boring machines, joined the firm in 2006. He is currently working on the Light Rail University Link and North Link projects and is project manager and lead inspector on the Ballard Siphon Replacement Project, for which Jacobs Associates is providing construction management services. Portland-based Yost Grube Hall Architecture (YGH) announced that two employees have earned additional accreditations. Rachael Pasternak, LEED AP, IIDA, has recently obtained her National Council for Interior Design Qualification (NCIDQ) certificate.

Related Links: Aging Workers a Concern For Oregon OSHA Connect Oregon Applications Due in November Portland - Portland is one of 16 U.S. cities to receive a grant through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act for Solar America Cities Special Projects. A total of $10 million was awarded to the 16 cities to address specific barriers to solar adoption in urban settings and support innovative approaches that can be widely replicated. Portland will receive $400,000 over the next two years to increase the number of residents in Portland that use solar energy to power their homes. The two year grant

Seattle - Construction at a Hope VI housing project in Seattle is continuing because of money supplied through an ARRA stimulus grant. Image courtesy of the Seattle Housing Authority Tamarack Housing is creating 350 jobs in a low-income area of Seattle. Construction of Tamarack Place, an 83-unit low income housing building started up again in September, 2009, because of a $13.5 million in stimulus funds from the Department of Housing and Urban Development, given to the Seattle Housing Authority. Over $7 million will fund construction of Tamarack Place, a low income apartment complex; $6.5 million will fund infrastructure on the

Related Links: NSCC to Break Ground On Employment Center Nationwide Laser Scanning Contract Awarded to ESM Issaquah - A new medical campus will be constructed on the 12.5-acre parcel in Issaquah, Wash. Plans call for a comprehensive ambulatory care center, five-story medical office building and acute-care community hospital. Site preparation work began in mid-August and foundation excavation is slated to start in late January 2010, with the ambulatory care center and medical office building targeted to open in summer 2011, and the first phase of the hospital following at the end of first quarter 2012. The site and surrounding area

Related Links: DOE Grant Assists UW move to Hybrid, Electric Vehicles Mortenson Builds Green Job Trailer for LEED Points The 2201 Westlake development in South Lake Union now represents Seattle’s first mixed-use and high-rise residential project to earn LEED Gold certification. Developed by Vulcan Real Estate, 2201 Westlake was designed and constructed from the ground up using sustainable development practices. Designed by Callison, the 450,000 sq ft mixed-use project includes 300,000 sq ft of high-performance, Class A office space, 135 luxury condominiums known as Enso, 25,000 sq ft of street-level retail amenities, underground parking and open green space. The project

Related Links: Connect Oregon Applications Due in November Portland Receives Solar Stimulus Funds Salem - Aging Population An aging population, new and unknown hazards, and growing multicultural differences were some ofthe major themes and challenges identified at the “Workplace Health & Safety: Looking Forward to 2020” symposium, held in Portland recently. John Howard, the newly appointed director of National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), was the keynote speaker at the event. He talked about how employers will need to connect with and train the country’s growing immigrant population, many of whom are young students today, legally born in

Related Links: Aging Workers a Concern For Oregon OSHA Portland Receives Solar Stimulus Funds Salem – Applications are available for the third round of ConnectOregon, a transportation program that provides funds for rail, public transit, air and marine/ports projects. ConnectOregon III was passed by the 2009 Legislature and signed by Governor Kulongoski as part of House Bill 2001, the Jobs and Transportation Act of 2009. Electronic applications and complete instructions are posted on the ConnectOregon Web page. Like the first and second versions, ConnectOregon III is a lottery bond-based initiative providing $100 million to improve Oregon’s transportation system through multimodal

Related Links: 2201 Westlake Receives LEED Gold Rating Mortenson Builds Green Job Trailer for LEED Points The UW has received a $283,400 grant from the U.S. Department of Energy via the Clean Cities Coalition to help it purchase hybrid vehicles and construct an electric charging station to support its electric fleet. The University plans to replace five diesel stepvans with five hybrid models to be used in Mailing Services distribution operations and replace one diesel para-transit bus with one hybrid para-transit bus to be used to transport those with disabilities in the UW Shuttles program. The University expects to save

Related Links: DOE Grant Assists UW move to Hybrid, Electric Vehicles 2201 Westlake Receives LEED Gold Rating Mortenson Construction, Seattle, has given a “green” makeover to a jobsite trailer by using recycled and reused materials and energy efficient lighting, heating and cooling components. By making small changes to a used trailer, energy savings is expected to exceed 30 percent. “We have always focused on building green projects, it seems fitting we work green as well,” said Melissa Teichman, an assistant project manager with Mortenson who planned the trailer retrofit. “There are many energy-efficient and eco-friendly products available; bringing them all

Related Links: Nationwide Laser Scanning Contract Awarded to ESM Swedish To Build Hospital Campus On Eastside Seattle - The new Center for Employment and Education at North Seattle Community College (NSCC) is designed to set a new standard in efficiency and service. It will be housed in a new building on campus and will serve the unemployed through five different community colleges, including North Seattle, Edmonds, Shoreline, Lake Washington Technical, and Seattle Central. Area employers will also be on site and participating. Many executives and staff at the Department of Social and Health Services, Employment Security, WorkSource, the Workforce Development