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Seattle Academy of Arts and Sciences Middle School completes construction

BD+C

Built on a relatively small site at the intersection of Union Street and 13th Avenue in Capitol Hill, the Seattle Academy of Arts and Sciences Middle School is a new six-story vertically-configured facility that relates in volume to the mixed-use commercial core along the arterial street.

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Is a National General Contractor or Local Commercial Construction Firm Better For Your Project?

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The difference is we weren’t on vacation; we were bidding new restaurant and hotel construction jobs to keep up with the thousands of new residents moving to the area due to the oil boom. Wouldn’t it be easier to hire a local commercial contractor? I’m glad you asked. Do they have “like” experience?

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Report: Construction starts slow in 7 of top 20 US markets

Construction Dive

A Dodge analysis finds that growth in commercial and multifamily starts has declined in the first half of the year compared to last year in key markets including Seattle, San Francisco and New York City.

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Boeing Begins Expansion Of 737 Commercial Delivery Center In Seattle

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

Boeing has kicked off expansion of its 737 Commercial Delivery Center (CDC) at Boeing Field in Seattle. Plans are in place to ensure seamless deliveries to 737 customers during construction, which includes the demolition of one building. Posted by Heidi Schwartz . The CDC expansion is scheduled for completion in mid-2015.

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New Seattle building code eliminates fossil fuels for most space and water heating

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Seattle’s new energy code goes into effect in March with notably more sustainable requirements for new construction. Applying to new commercial buildings and large multi-family buildings, the code also reduces envelope heat loss, air leakage, and interior lighting power allowances.

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How two buildings in Seattle achieved high-strength concrete

GCP Applied Technologies

How two buildings in Seattle achieved high-strength concrete. This was surely the case for the Two Union Square building, in Seattle, Wash., which achieved a compressive strength at 19,000 psi (131 MPa), one of the highest on record when it was constructed in the late 1980s. Commercial buildings. michael.delros….

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Northwest 2020 Interior/Tenant Award of Merit: 503 Westlake Avenue

ENR Construction

A five-story shell in the heart of Seattle’s South Lake Union area provided a canvas for tenant renovations in a Class A commercial space for a residential real estate brokerage firm.

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