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Seattle’s newest substation doubles as a civic amenity

BD+C

Last month, the first substation built in Seattle in three decades opened between that city’s fast-growing South Lake Union area and Denny Triangle. The Denny Substation officially debuted on July 20.

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3 affordable housing projects that serve as social catalysts

BD+C

Trish Donnally MFPRO+ Blog Higher Education University Buildings Multifamily Housing Affordable Housing Senior Living Design Student Housing Designers Architects Projects Sustainable Development To say the United States is facing an affordable housing crisis is a major understatement. That’s what earns public trust.”

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Natural Gas: To Ban or Not To Ban?

Pro Builder

Arizona, Texas, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Kansas, and Louisiana have all enacted or proposed legislation to block such bans after San Francisco, Seattle, Denver, and New York have all taken action toward phasing out natural gas. Restaurant associations across the nation have raised concerns about going electric. Green Design.

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State of the Construction Industry: April Roundup

Viewpoint Construction Technology

That said, banning certain types of materials could drive contractors’ costs up and limit design and build options. Viewpoint Client Encore Electric Honored as Nation’s Safest Construction Company. Of those 57, one company stood out as its grand award winner — Encore Electric, Inc.

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New Home Building Seattle Area Market Too Fuel Contractor Growth

Contractor Bookkeeping

It is open to builders, trade contractors, design professionals and anyone who supports and sells to members of the construction industry. Seattle Metro Area - Including all of western Washington is being targeted by several major home builders in the past two years including Toll Brothers, Pulte Homes, MDC Holdings and Miami-based Lennar.

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Nature as the city: Why it’s time for a new framework to guide development

BD+C

For much of the past 100 years, designers and planners have worked around automobiles as the main organizing mechanism for cities. For example, at the Gahanna branch location of Columbus Metropolitan Library in Columbus, Ohio, a butterfly garden at the perimeter of the building is being designed.

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Seattle Mechanical Contractor Adds Facilities Management to Its In.

ENR Construction

Seattle Mechanical Contractor Adds Facilities Management to Its In-House Services. Here, team members install a mechanical unit of the roof of a Seattle-area data center. Employees at Seattle-based McKinstry Co. The design-build mechanical contractor sums up its services in its motto, "For the Life of Your Building."

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