Civil work, sustainability lead Seattle construction market
Construction Dive
NOVEMBER 20, 2023
As infrastructure and public works projects bolster the Emerald City, private construction has weakened.
Nation's first 'food forest' planned in Seattle
BD+C
APRIL 12, 2013
Seattle''s Beacon Food Forest project is transforming a seven-acre lot in the city’s Beacon Hill neighborhood into a self-sustaining, edible public park. Architects New Project Portfolios Sustainable Development Designers Cultural Facilities Engineers Designers / Specifiers / Landscape Architects Green Sustainability'
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Seattle's Bullitt Center influencing codes and public policy on sustainability
BD+C
OCTOBER 24, 2014
The Bullitt Center in Seattle, which some say is the world''s "most efficient" office building is not only influencing how other structures are built, it is contributing to revisions of codes and public policy. Codes Codes and Standards'
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How two buildings in Seattle achieved high-strength concrete
GCP Applied Technologies
DECEMBER 17, 2018
How two buildings in Seattle achieved high-strength concrete. This was surely the case for the Two Union Square building, in Seattle, Wash., Pacific First Center , also in Seattle, achieved a similar strength of 14,000 psi, with hyper focus on quality assurance, like its Two Union Square neighbor. michael.delros…. percent. .
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First look: Revised plan for Amazon's Seattle HQ and 'biodome'
BD+C
MAY 24, 2013
NBBJ has released renderings of a revised plan for Amazon ''s new three-block headquarters in Seattle. Architects Sustainable Design and Construction Building Owner Contractors Designers Engineers Facility Managers Office Building' Varied botanical zones will be created, based on diverse climate patterns. Body Image: read more.
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3 affordable housing projects that serve as social catalysts
BD+C
SEPTEMBER 25, 2023
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. They depend on good planning.
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New Seattle building code eliminates fossil fuels for most space and water heating
BD+C
MARCH 2, 2021
Seattle’s new energy code goes into effect in March with notably more sustainable requirements for new construction. The energy building code will eliminate fossil fuels from most space and water heating and increase access to onsite renewables.
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U.S. Cities Tackle Energy Efficiency in 2021
Pro Builder
JANUARY 14, 2022
San Francisco took the top spot for its energy efficient transportation policies and local government operations, which prioritized investments for efficient and sustainable vehicle fleets and infrastructure. Seattle and San Jose, Calif., scored highest here. . For the full list of energy efficient metros …. Energy Efficiency.
Designers Take a More Holistic Approach to Home Wellness Features
Pro Builder
MARCH 23, 2023
In addition, the report revealed increased consumer focus on sustainability, with more ethical materials and energy-efficient home features, Forbes reports. Physical surroundings have a profound effect on one's mental health,” declared Anna Popov, a Seattle-based interior designer. “It
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Washington State Will Require Heat Pumps in All New Construction Beginning 2023
Pro Builder
NOVEMBER 21, 2022
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. 4 SBCC meeting.
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Seattle Mechanical Contractor Grows Its Sustainability Portfolio
ENR Construction
MARCH 21, 2018
Services ranging from design-build to operations and maintenance allow HVAC contractor McKinstry to update buildings through their life cycle.
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RELiON Opens New Technology Center In Washington
Business Facilities
JUNE 7, 2019
The new Technology Center and Lab in Seattle, WA serves as a central hub making room for the company to conduct research and development, product testing, and sustaining engineering. Read: RELiON Opens New Technology Center In Washington at BusinessFacilities.com.
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Buyers Are Plotting Their Return the For-Sale Market, but This Hurdle Could Keep Them at Bay
Pro Builder
FEBRUARY 14, 2023
He is the chief economist for the Seattle-based brokerage Windermere Real Estate, which operates in 10 Western states. Most would prefer to hold on tight to the ultralow rates they locked in during the COVID-19 pandemic instead of having to get a new mortgage with a higher rate.
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U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Seattle Headquarters Receives AIA Green Building Award
Construction Superintendent Magazine
APRIL 29, 2015
General Services Administration’s Federal Center South Building 1202 in Seattle, Washington, as the recipient of the Top Ten Plus award. The Top Ten Plus, now its third year, recognizes one past AIA COTE Top Ten Project Award recipient which has quantifiable metrics that demonstrate the true impact the sustainable design has achieved.
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Provo, San Jose Top Annual Ranking Of Best-Performing Cities
Business Facilities
JANUARY 24, 2019
The Milken Institute's top 10 list of cities that are creating and sustaining jobs also includes San Francisco, Austin, Orlando, Raleigh, and Seattle. Read: Provo, San Jose Top Annual Ranking Of Best-Performing Cities at BusinessFacilities.com.
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46 Seattle school certified as world's fourth Living Building
BD+C
APRIL 15, 2013
Architects Sustainable Design and Construction Building Owner Contractors Designers Engineers Facility Managers K-12 Schools'
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The great indoors
BD+C
JUNE 19, 2018
The wellness and sustainability movements have helped push biophilia to the front burner. Amazon Spheres, which opened January 18 on the tech giant’s Seattle headquarters campus—encompasses three giant glass domes with an indoor rainforest, a river, and a 4,000-sf vertical garden showcasing 25,000 individual plants and 200 species.
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CEU Article: Designing buildings for real performance
SAB Magazine
DECEMBER 22, 2014
The next great leap in the design of sustainable buildings is measuring and reporting the operational building performance. Traditionally design teams have ensured buildings are built as designed but have had limited involvement in the operation of a building.
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Natural Gas: To Ban or Not To Ban?
Pro Builder
JUNE 2, 2021
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. Sustainability. Sustainability. Read More. . Green Design. Energy Efficiency. Appliances.
How Single-Occupant Households Are Exacerbating a Rental Affordability Crisis
Pro Builder
MAY 23, 2023
Between 2021 and 2022, rents rose 17% in Chicago, 13% in Seattle, and 10% in Washington, D.C., cities throughout 2020 and 2021, resulting in a drastic increase in the number of empty apartments and forcing landlords to slash rents. Insider reports. Those rising rents aren’t because Americans are moving back to major cities.
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How Single-Occupant Households Are Exacerbating a Rental Affordability Crisis
Pro Builder
MAY 23, 2023
Between 2021 and 2022, rents rose 17% in Chicago, 13% in Seattle, and 10% in Washington, DC, Insider reports. cities throughout 2020 and 2021, leading to a drastic increase in the number of empty apartments and forcing landlords to slash rents. Those rising rents aren’t because Americans are moving back to major cities.
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Concrete mix design
GCP Applied Technologies
FEBRUARY 19, 2020
How two buildings in Seattle achieved high-strength concrete. How two buildings in Seattle achieved high-strength concrete. Two Union Square, in Seattle, Wash., Sustainability. Topics include: Concrete mix designs by project. Determining how to use the correct mix design. Making the most of air entrained concrete.
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Concrete mix design
GCP Applied Technologies
FEBRUARY 19, 2020
How two buildings in Seattle achieved high-strength concrete. How two buildings in Seattle achieved high-strength concrete. Two Union Square, in Seattle, Wash., Sustainability. Topics include: Concrete mix designs by project. Determining how to use the correct mix design. Making the most of air entrained concrete.
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Top 10 Environmentally Friendly U.S. Metros
Pro Builder
APRIL 23, 2021
And California is known for its sustainability practices, especially because the state’s climate swings result in severe consequences, such as drought, fires, and electricity costs. Here’s a rundown of the least sustainable cities surveyed for this list. Sustainability. New York City, for example, ranks at 14, says Realtor.com.
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New Study Reveals Cost Effectiveness of Solar Panels
Pro Builder
DECEMBER 1, 2020
Home Innovation Research Labs’ new study looks at the cost effectiveness of solar panels across five markets across the country: Phoenix, Tampa, Boston, Kansas City, and Seattle. Sustainability. The installation of solar photovoltaic panels is appealing, but how does the return on the major investment play out? Read More. .
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After Five Years, Bullitt Center Gets Nod for Rainwater-to-Potable Water System
ENR Construction
OCTOBER 31, 2018
Five and a half years after the opening of Seattle's super-sustainable Bullitt Center speculative office building, the Washington State Dept. of Health has given the Bullitt Foundation the green light to flip the switch on its treatment system that turns rainwater into potable water.
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Dragons and daylight: Maximizing sunlight and climate control with TDDs
Construction Specifier
FEBRUARY 17, 2023
A necessary renovation Nakal and Berani are the wild residents of the Woodland Park Zoo in Seattle, Washington. While adhering to its sustainable mission, Woodland Park Zoo sought out to replace its glass roof with a metal roof and daylighting design that would ensure tons of natural light for its Komodo dragons.
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Watch Crews Rotate Bertha’s Cutterhead
Construction Equipment
NOVEMBER 25, 2015
Seattle Tunnel Partners (STP) completed the first sustained rotation of Bertha’s cutterhead February when the machine broke through the southern wall of the Alaskan Way Viaduct project. . STP said they will rotate the cutterhead in both directions for about one hour at a time. .
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Building Trends: An Old Material Becomes New Again
Viewpoint Construction Technology
MAY 8, 2018
The Bullitt Center in Seattle , for example, is made largely from timber on a concrete base. Kaiser said a building like this is possible today because of increased concern about sustainability. Cross-laminated timber may also prove to be a good seismically-stable alternative to traditional materials because of its light weight.
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Business Facilities
OCTOBER 7, 2016
Seattle and Vancouver, both burgeoning high-tech hubs, are engaged in an intense competition for the expansion dollars now being spent by tech giants like Microsoft who have long called the region home. Alleviating congested traffic between Vancouver and Seattle also is on the to-do list for CIC proponents. Canada border).
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Urban Refugees Embrace New Bucolic Lifestyles
Pro Builder
JANUARY 19, 2021
Many who fled the city have embraced their new lifestyles, finding a deeper connection to the surrounding nature, and questioning whether a life back in New York City can be sustained. Recently divorced Louis Hoffer, 57, has taken on the roles of plumber, gardener and carpenter since relocating from Seattle.
Seattle Mechanical Contractor Adds Facilities Management to Its In.
ENR Construction
JULY 22, 2012
Sustainability. 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. Search our site: Infrastructure. Transportation. Environment. Power & Industrial.
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How the Pandemic Will Shape the Future of Off-Site Residential Construction
Pro Builder
MAY 12, 2021
This legacy approach to building, along with a growing labor shortage and extended approval processes, has led to a sustained housing shortage. Even with increasing sustainability practices, the construction industry generates an enormous amount of waste in scrap and oversupplied or expendable materials. To reduce waste. Innovation.
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Editor’s Picks: Sweet Spots For High Tech
Business Facilities
JUNE 12, 2019
The leading high tech hubs have developed a startup ecosystem that nurtures entrepreneurs and plants the seeds for sustainable growth from innovators who bring scaleable products to life. Read: Editor’s Picks: Sweet Spots For High Tech at BusinessFacilities.com.
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Construction Superintendent Magazine
NOVEMBER 27, 2012
SEATTLE, Wash. -- The Seattle District of the U.S. General Services Administration's Design Excellence program to promote sustainability, help communities and advance a clean energy economy. The $72-million project, funded by 2009 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funding, is part of the U.S.
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Building Construction Illustrated, 5th Edition – An exclusive e-book for construction professionals
Construction Cost Estimating
MARCH 20, 2017
Ching, the well-known Professor Emeritus of Architecture at the University of Washington in Seattle, has written an exclusive book alias Building Construction Illustrated, 5th Edition. Francis D. This construction book is available in paperback and ebook.
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40 'World's greenest' office building seeks tenants in Seattle
BD+C
MARCH 12, 2013
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Our Top 10 Construction Blogs from 2022
Autodesk Construction Cloud
DECEMBER 12, 2022
The 3 Rs of Sustainability Applied to Construction. Do you know the three Rs of sustainability in construction — and how they may affect your business? After reading, you’ll be able to take steps toward better sustainability yourself. . There’s Nothing Funny About Construction Site Miscommunication…Except for These Cartoons.
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BD+C
APRIL 4, 2024
Sustainable mixed-use districts: Crafting urban communities 0 qpurcell Thu, 04/04/2024 - 11:44 Mixed-Use As a part of the revitalization of a Seattle neighborhood, Graphite Design Group designed a sustainable mixed-use community that exemplifies resource conversation, transportation synergies, and long-term flexibility.
City Momentum Index Identifies The World’s 20 Most Dynamic Cities
Buisness Facilities Contributed Content
JANUARY 23, 2014
Technology-rich cities that took early advantage of technology trends and provide fertile environments for innovation: San Francisco (1), Austin (7), San Jose (9), Boston (17) and Seattle (18). Hong Kong. Los Angeles. Smaller, innovation-friendly cit ies that gained rapid momentum to achieve global position: Austin (7).
PNC Tops Off Its New Global Headquarters In Pittsburgh
Buisness Facilities Contributed Content
JUNE 26, 2014
” As part of its commitment to support the local community, PNC expects 2,500 people to be hired during construction of The Tower at PNC Plaza. -based engineering firm; and Paladino & Company, a Seattle-based green building consultant, among others. Mid Atlantic Blog-July-2014 LEED Pittsburgh PNC Sustainability'
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Top questions to ask when designing a green roof
GCP Applied Technologies
MARCH 16, 2018
Roof utilization is a big driver for many employers who are looking to create recreational space for their staff or visitors, while others are creating green roofs for sustainability reasons. Some cities like Boston, Portland, and Seattle are requiring developers to mitigate their building’s impact on the region’s storm water system.
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zulily, Inc. Selects Nevada For New Fulfillment Center
Buisness Facilities Contributed Content
MAY 23, 2014
Headquartered in Seattle, WA, zulily is a retailer focused on moms. The goal with all companies is to establish a healthy business climate for sustained growth, and zulily represents a company who was able to do just that,” said Mike Kazmierski, CEO of EDAWN. Posted by Heidi Schwartz. zulily, inc.
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Combining Mass Timber with Modularity
Pro Builder
MARCH 6, 2023
Forterra , a Seattle-based land-conservation nonprofit, wants to help change that. CLT has been touted as an environmentally sustainable construction material that rivals the load-bearing capacity of concrete and steel. While CLT has been used in Europe for decades, U.S.
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