http://northwest.construction.com/ The resource for architecture and architects. en The McGraw-Hill Companies 2010 Ranvir_Bhavsar@mcgraw-hill.com 1 Jan 2010 13:00:00 GMT FeedEdit http://northwest.construction.com/northwest_construction_news/2010/0601_PugetSound.asp University of Puget Sound began construction of the Center for Health Sciences at the south end of campus... Thu, 27 May 2010 16:42:47 GMT http://northwest.construction.com/northwest_construction_news/2010/0601_I-90HOV.asp Sound Transit and the WSDOT broke ground on the next stage of adding new HOV lanes in both directions across... Thu, 27 May 2010 16:42:47 GMT http://northwest.construction.com/northwest_construction_news/2010/0601_ORStateUniversity.asp Oregon State University plans fast-track construction of an ecologically sustainable live-learn facility designed to attract more international students to... Thu, 27 May 2010 16:42:46 GMT http://northwest.construction.com/northwest_construction_news/2010/0601_ColumbiaMemorialProj.asp he joint venture of In Line Commercial Construction Inc, Aloha, with Rickenbach Construction, Astoria, have been... Thu, 27 May 2010 16:42:46 GMT http://northwest.construction.com/northwest_construction_news/2010/0527_GulfOil-Spill.asp As the consequences unfold of the Deepwater Horizon oil-rig explosion in the Gulf of Mexico, the flow of information has become as critical as the movement of the oil slick. Thu, 27 May 2010 16:42:45 GMT http://northwest.construction.com/northwest_construction_news/2010/0511_Brightwater.asp Project managers are struggling with how to remove “Rainier,” a tunnel-boring machine that is stuck 330 ft underground since last year. Until the rig is moved, ... Tue, 11 May 2010 13:28:47 GMT http://northwest.construction.com/northwest_construction_news/2010/0511_AlaskanTower.asp With cracks as sharp as the frozen Arctic air, a 1,357-ft steel communications tower in Port Clarence, Alaska, tumbled to the ground on April 28,... Tue, 11 May 2010 13:28:20 GMT http://northwest.construction.com/northwest_construction_news/2010/0427_BCStadium.asp Vancouver, B.C.’s planned $458-million renovation of BC Place, the province’s largest stadium, already has paid dividends. Las Vegas-based Paragon Gaming announced... Tue, 27 Apr 2010 13:39:01 GMT http://northwest.construction.com/northwest_construction_news/2010/0427_SeattleCorridor.asp Washington Dept. of Transportation officials hope to finalize designs this summer for a 2.3-mi section of the $4.65-billion, 12.8-mi state Route 520 corridor... Tue, 27 Apr 2010 13:30:31 GMT http://northwest.construction.com/northwest_construction_news/2010/0427_SeattleTower.asp On April 15, opposing sides in a debate over the fate of a deteriorating, nine-year-old Seattle apartment tower presented their positions regarding the building’s future safety... Tue, 27 Apr 2010 13:19:04 GMT http://northwest.construction.com/northwest_construction_news/2010/0415_SeattleTunnel.asp Crews have filled in about 80% of nine voids leftover from a 2-mile tunneling job through Seattle’s Beacon Hill. Japan’s Obayashi Corp. did not... Thu, 15 Apr 2010 18:39:45 GMT http://northwest.construction.com/northwest_construction_news/2010/0415_RazeAilingTower.asp The contractor for an occupied, 26-story apartment building in Seattle that has corroding post-tensioning cables disagrees with the owner’s assertion that the nine-year-old high-rise will become unsafe. Thu, 15 Apr 2010 18:38:25 GMT http://northwest.construction.com/northwest_construction_news/2010/0401_ARRAProjects.asp WSDOT awarded the last of four Recovery Act projects to pave I-5 in Cowlitz County. Thu, 08 Apr 2010 14:16:43 GMT http://northwest.construction.com/northwest_construction_news/2010/0401_OlympiaBuilding.asp DBM Contractors, Inc., with support from alliance partner Pennine, completed the design/build installation of the ground improvement at the $255-million... Thu, 08 Apr 2010 14:16:43 GMT http://northwest.construction.com/northwest_construction_news/2010/0401_TriMetsLargestStimulusProject.asp The Skanska Oregon office broke ground on the TriMet Merlo Bus Maintenance Facility to support many of TriMet’s Westside bus lines. Thu, 08 Apr 2010 14:15:22 GMT http://northwest.construction.com/northwest_construction_news/2010/0401_MercuryControlSystem.asp The Ash Grove Cement Co. is on schedule with the $20-million voluntary installation of a new activated carbon injection mercury control system at its plant in Durkee, Ore. Thu, 08 Apr 2010 14:15:22 GMT http://northwest.construction.com/northwest_construction_news/2010/0401_IceRoadforSavant.asp CH2M HILL completed a 27.5-mi tundra ice road on the North Slope of Alaska, 11 days ahead of schedule and on budget. Thu, 08 Apr 2010 14:13:11 GMT http://northwest.construction.com/northwest_construction_news/2010/0301_MillCreekER.asp A building permit application is under review by Snohomish County for Swedish Health Services’ ambulatory care and freestanding emergency room in Mill Creek, Wash. Fri, 05 Mar 2010 20:30:25 GMT http://northwest.construction.com/northwest_construction_news/2010/0301_RobertFrost.asp Frost Elementary School, a new K-6 school in Kirkland, Wash. for the Lake Washington School District, has been completed. Fri, 05 Mar 2010 20:30:21 GMT http://northwest.construction.com/northwest_construction_news/2010/0222_EnergyReport.asp The Northwest Power and Conservation Council’s latest energy plan calls for 85% of new energy needs over the next 20 years to be met through efficiency. Area utilities aren’t so sure of its feasibility. Mon, 22 Feb 2010 18:41:16 GMT http://northwest.construction.com/northwest_construction_news/2010/0222_TIGERGrant.asp The North Spokane Corridor project will receive $35 million under the Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) grant program. Mon, 22 Feb 2010 14:26:58 GMT http://northwest.construction.com/northwest_construction_news/2010/0204_FacebookBreaksGround.asp Facebook broke ground on a new $188 million data center in Prineville. The 147,000-sq-ft facility is expected to create more than 200 jobs during its 12-month construction phase,... Thu, 04 Feb 2010 20:31:56 GMT http://northwest.construction.com/northwest_construction_news/2010/0204_ColumbiaRiverCrossing.asp The Oregon and Washington departments of transportation have drafted recommendations to scale back plans for a replacement Columbia River Crossing bridge... Thu, 04 Feb 2010 19:10:29 GMT http://northwest.construction.com/northwest_construction_news/2009/1201_EWBWorksonWaterProject.asp Portland - Indigenous Education Foundation of Tanzania (IEFT), a non-profit grassroots organization that provides quality,... Mon, 11 Jan 2010 16:00:42 GMT http://northwest.construction.com/northwest_construction_news/2009/1201_MeetClimateChallenge.asp Portland - McKinstry Co., Portland, and the The Oregon University System (OUS), formed a consortium of the seven public universities in Oregon,... Mon, 11 Jan 2010 16:00:42 GMT http://northwest.construction.com/northwest_construction_news/2009/1201_TIGER-Grants.asp Portland - The port and city of Portland are partnering on a request for $35.49 million in federal grant funds for the Terminal 4 Multimodal Green Port Project. Mon, 11 Jan 2010 16:00:41 GMT http://northwest.construction.com/northwest_construction_news/2009/1201_PrisontoEarnGold.asp Coyote Ridge Corrections Center in Connell, Wash., has received LEED Gold certification from the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC). Mon, 11 Jan 2010 15:57:30 GMT http://northwest.construction.com/northwest_construction_news/2009/1201_ProvidenceHealthServices.asp The newly renovated corporate office of Providence Health & Services has been awarded LEED Gold Certification from the U.S. Green Building Council under... Mon, 11 Jan 2010 15:57:29 GMT http://northwest.construction.com/northwest_construction_news/2009/1201_EnergyEfficientDistrict.asp Northshore School District is the top Energy Star school district in the state with 11 schools receiving the Energy Star Award in 2008. Mon, 11 Jan 2010 15:57:26 GMT http://northwest.construction.com/northwest_construction_news/2009/1216_CraneInspectionsLagBehind.asp The construction industry in Washington state is not ready to meet a new rule that will require some 10,000 cranes there to be inspected and certified by a licensed inspector by Jan. 1. Mon, 11 Jan 2010 15:53:28 GMT http://northwest.construction.com/northwest_construction_news/2009/1201_JoshuaGreenBuilding.asp Seattle – General contractor Lease Crutcher Lewis has completed restoration of the 112,000 sq ft historic Joshua Green Building, in downtown Seattle. Mon, 11 Jan 2010 15:53:26 GMT http://northwest.construction.com/northwest_construction_news/2009/1201_DischargePermitFees.asp Olympia – The Washington Department of Ecology (Ecology) has adopted fee increases that will affect holders of stormwater and... Mon, 11 Jan 2010 15:53:26 GMT http://northwest.construction.com/northwest_construction_news/2009/1201_DutchHarborColdStorage.asp Dutch Harbor, Alaska — Industrial Resources, Inc., has completed construction of Kloosterboer’s 80,000 sq ft cold storage facility in Dutch Harbor, Alaska. Mon, 11 Jan 2010 15:53:26 GMT http://northwest.construction.com/northwest_construction_news/2009/1201_NewHotelLakewoodArea.asp Lakewood - A new 83-unit Candlewood Suites, which broke ground recently, is slated for completion in September 2010. Mon, 11 Jan 2010 15:53:25 GMT