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Award of Merit Specialty: Seattle Monorail Electrical Room Upgrades

ENR Construction

Installed in 1962 for Seattle’s World Fair, the city’s monorail electrical system at Seattle Center and Westlake Center stations was overdue for an upgrade.

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PHOTOS: Christmas Lights Adorn Seattle Cranes in Contest

Construction Equipment

Linden Comansa, a Washington state-based rental company, held a Christmas lights contest for decorating COMANSA tower cranes on numerous job sites across Seattle and its surrounding area. The winner was a crane from Mortenson Construction, decorated in electric blue lighting around its edges.…

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City-owned buildings to go carbon-free in Los Angeles

BD+C

Los Angeles follows a growing trend of cities, including Seattle, San Francisco, and Pittsburgh, that have committed to new government building stock being all-electric or becoming 100% emissions free. The city already has 26 all-electric buildings totaling 2 million sf in development.

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Washington State Will Require Heat Pumps in All New Construction Beginning 2023

Pro Builder

Under the code changes, heat pumps can be powered by natural gas or electricity, a more sustainable option for homeowners which some council members argue will also lead to higher utility costs and an overwhelmed electric power grid across the state of Washington. Electrical. 4 SBCC meeting. “No 4 SBCC meeting.

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Recognizing Innovation and the Power of Technology

Viewpoint Construction Technology

At our Connect 2015 Users’ Conference (our 19th annual) a few weeks ago, we honored three companies as finalists for our Innovator Awards: Houston, Texas-based Pieper-Houston Electric L.P.; and Seattle, Wash.-based based Unity Electric Contractors and Engineers. Cameron, Texas-based EBCO General Contractors Ltd.;

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For First Time, San Francisco Lands Top Spot In Clean Energy Rankings

Business Facilities

San Francisco took top honors in ACEEE's 2021 City Clean Energy Scorecard, followed by Seattle; Washington, DC; Minneapolis; and Boston and New York. The post For First Time, San Francisco Lands Top Spot In Clean Energy Rankings appeared first on Business Facilities Magazine.

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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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