Northwest Construction Projects Our editors dig deeply into significant Northwest construction projects to highlight key strategies in overcoming challenges//www.pjbjkak.com/rss/230-northwest-construction-projects en-us Mass Timber Aerospace Project Uses Innovative Truss System

A new hangar in British Columbia mirrors the shapes and curves of a plane.

//www.pjbjkak.com/articles/53632 Thu, 17 Feb 2022 12:00:00 -0500//www.pjbjkak.com/articles/53632-mass-timber-aerospace-project-uses-innovative-truss-system 001-aerospace-feature.jpg Aerial view of the KF Aerospace museum/hangar before it topped out in mid-November. It is nearing completion on land between the Kelowna International Airport and Highway 97 in Kelowna, British Columbia.Photo courtesy of Naturally Wood & Agency Media
ENR Northwest Names Region's Best Projects

Each year, through ENR’s Regional Best Projects competition, the magazine highlights some of the area’s most innovative projects.

//www.pjbjkak.com/articles/53102 Tue, 23 Nov 2021 12:30:00 -0500//www.pjbjkak.com/articles/53102-enr-northwest-names-regions-best-projects Mukilteo Ferry Terminal The Mukilteo Ferry Terminal was named ENR Northwest’s Project of the Year.Photo by Benjamin Benschneider Photography
Award of Merit Small Project: Tumwater Falls Hatchery Modernization

Built to help fish traverse the Deschutes River, Tumwater Falls Hatchery welcomes 250,000 annual park visitors and 3.8 million Chinook salmon each year.

//www.pjbjkak.com/articles/53101 Tue, 23 Nov 2021 12:20:00 -0500//www.pjbjkak.com/articles/53101-award-of-merit-small-project-tumwater-falls-hatchery-modernization Tumwater Falls Hatchery Modernization Photo courtesy HDR
Best Small Project & Project of the Year Nominee & Safety Award of Merit: Gideon Street Overcrossing Project

The Gideon Street Overcrossing in Portland, Ore., now links the old and the new with a bicycle and pedestrian bridge over five separate railway tracks, crossing the TriMet light rail and Union Pacific Railroad tracks, and restoring an important connection in the Hosford-Abernethy neighborhood. 

//www.pjbjkak.com/articles/53100 Tue, 23 Nov 2021 12:00:00 -0500//www.pjbjkak.com/articles/53100-best-small-project-and-project-of-the-year-nominee-and-safety-award-of-merit-gideon-street-overcrossing-project Gideon Street Overcrossing Photo courtesy Stacy and Witbeck Inc.
Award of Merit Renovation: T-Mobile Headquarters

As a telecommunications company, T-Mobile US knows the power of strong connections. The team renovating its Bellevue, Wash., headquarters paid special attention to connecting multiple buildings throughout the campus, which spans more than 1 million sq ft of office space.

//www.pjbjkak.com/articles/53099 Tue, 23 Nov 2021 10:10:00 -0500//www.pjbjkak.com/articles/53099-award-of-merit-renovation-t-mobile-headquarters T-Mobile Headquarters Photo by Heywood Chan
Award of Merit Renovation: The Lodge at St. Edward Park

Built in 1931, the historic St. Edward Seminary in Kenmore, Wash., has been reimagined as a hotel and public amenity for visitors to St. Edward State Park.

//www.pjbjkak.com/articles/53098 Tue, 23 Nov 2021 10:00:00 -0500//www.pjbjkak.com/articles/53098-award-of-merit-renovation-the-lodge-at-st-edward-park The Lodge at St. Edward Photo by Rodrigo De Medeiros
Best Renovation & Project of the Year Nominee: Webster Elementary School

Built in 1908, Seattle’s historic Webster Elementary School underwent repeat renovations in the subsequent decades that packed the structure with engineering surprises. 

//www.pjbjkak.com/articles/53097 Tue, 23 Nov 2021 09:50:00 -0500//www.pjbjkak.com/articles/53097-best-renovation-and-project-of-the-year-nominee-webster-elementary-school Webster Elementary Photo courtesy of BNBuilders
City of Salem Police Station

With multiple police departments housed in aging and undersized facilities across Salem, Ore., the city needed a new headquarters to bring 29 departments under one roof. 

//www.pjbjkak.com/articles/53095 Mon, 22 Nov 2021 16:44:00 -0500//www.pjbjkak.com/articles/53095-city-of-salem-police-station Salem, Oregon Police Station Photo by Josh Partee
Hidden Creek Community Center

As the first mass timber structure in the city of Hillsboro, Ore., the Hidden Creek Community Center reflects its wooded surroundings.

//www.pjbjkak.com/articles/53094 Mon, 22 Nov 2021 16:35:00 -0500//www.pjbjkak.com/articles/53094-hidden-creek-community-center Hidden Creek Community Center Photo by Mike Brewington
Best Government/Public Buidlign & Project of the Year Nominee: Willamette National Cemetery – Gravesite Expansion & Cemetery Improvements

Situated on a hilltop with panoramic views of four iconic Northwest mountains, Willamette National Cemetery’s natural landscape both helped and hindered its phased expansion. The design-build project for the Dept. of Veteran Affairs (VA) expanded and improved the cemetery after a 38.2-acre land acquisition.

//www.pjbjkak.com/articles/53093 Mon, 22 Nov 2021 16:20:00 -0500//www.pjbjkak.com/articles/53093-best-government-public-buidlign-and-project-of-the-year-nominee-willamette-national-cemetery-gravesite-expansion-and-cemetery-improvements Williamette National Cemetery Photo courtesy of Kiewit
Award of Merit Water/Environment; I-5 and SR 548 California Creek Fish Passage Project

Time was on the side of the team building the California Creek Fish Passage Project, designed to replace the stream crossings beneath four separate roadways to better support the area’s fish and wildlife.  

//www.pjbjkak.com/articles/53092 Mon, 22 Nov 2021 16:00:00 -0500//www.pjbjkak.com/articles/53092-award-of-merit-water-environment-i-5-and-sr-548-california-creek-fish-passage-project California Creek Photo courtesy Kiewit Infrastructure West Co.
Award of Merit Specialty: Seattle Monorail Electrical Room Upgrades

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.

//www.pjbjkak.com/articles/53091 Mon, 22 Nov 2021 15:50:00 -0500//www.pjbjkak.com/articles/53091-award-of-merit-specialty-seattle-monorail-electrical-room-upgrades Seattle Monorail Control Center Photo courtesy C3M Power Systems
Excellence in Safety Award: The Emerald

Located on a quarter block on 2nd and Stewart in downtown Seattle, the Emerald is a 41-story condominium tower with 263 residential units, five levels of below-grade parking and retail space on the ground level. The 381,571-sq-ft tower features such amenities as a fitness center, yoga studio, dog washing room and outdoor terrace. The 39th floor will be home to an outdoor space for residents.

//www.pjbjkak.com/articles/53090 Mon, 22 Nov 2021 15:44:00 -0500//www.pjbjkak.com/articles/53090-excellence-in-safety-award-the-emerald The Emerald Photo courtesy Andersen Construction
Award of Merit Office/Retail & Excellence in Sustainability: Watershed

Seattle’s Watershed Building is designed to live up to its name, with sustainable features that complement and protect the environment.

//www.pjbjkak.com/articles/53088 Mon, 22 Nov 2021 14:50:00 -0500//www.pjbjkak.com/articles/53088-award-of-merit-office-retail-and-excellence-in-sustainability-watershed Watershed Photo by Built Work Photography LLC
Best Office Retail & Project of the Year Finalist: Copper River - Phase 1

The Copper River office project for Alaska Airlines is transforming a 7-acre site opposite the airline’s headquarters into a light and airy campus with an intricate, sustainable landscape.

//www.pjbjkak.com/articles/53087 Mon, 22 Nov 2021 13:57:00 -0500//www.pjbjkak.com/articles/53087-best-office-retail-and-project-of-the-year-finalist-copper-river-phase-1 Alaska Airlines Copper River Photo by Benjamin Benschneider
Best Highway Bridge & Project of the Year Nominee: Glenn Highway Phase 1 & 2 当reconstruc < p >ting a three-mile segment of Glenn Highway in Eagle Creek, Alaska, engineers had to consider two types of travelers: human drivers and spawning fish.

//www.pjbjkak.com/articles/53086 Mon, 22 Nov 2021 13:40:00 -0500//www.pjbjkak.com/articles/53086-best-highway-bridge-and-project-of-the-year-nominee-glenn-highway-phase-1-and-2 Glenn Highway Photo courtesy Kiewit Infrastructure West Co.
Award of Merit Airport/Transit: Sound Transit – Operations and Maintenance Facility East

Despite design changes and a worldwide pandemic, work on Sound Transit’s operations and maintenance facility remained on track.

//www.pjbjkak.com/articles/53085 Mon, 22 Nov 2021 13:10:00 -0500//www.pjbjkak.com/articles/53085-award-of-merit-airport-transit-sound-transit-operations-and-maintenance-facility-east Sound Transit Photo by Mikki Piper
Northwest Project of the Year: Mukilteo Ferry Terminal

The first new terminal in 40 years for the Washington State Dept. of Transportation-operated Washington State Ferries, the country’s largest ferry system, came with tricky site conditions and cultural significance that impacted both design and construction for a $187-million project split into multiple contracts to ensure on-time delivery. 

//www.pjbjkak.com/articles/53084 Mon, 22 Nov 2021 13:00:00 -0500//www.pjbjkak.com/articles/53084-northwest-project-of-the-year-mukilteo-ferry-terminal Mukilteo The open concept great hall showcases floor to ceiling windows for optimal views of the coastline and Possession Sound.Photo by Benjamin Benschneider Photography, courtesy of IMCO General Construction
The Grand’s Building Blocks Make a Bold Statement

When famed architect Frank Gehry agreed to design The Grand, a $1-billion, mixed-use complex in downtown Los Angeles, the construction team expected something unconventional.

//www.pjbjkak.com/articles/53083 Mon, 22 Nov 2021 11:00:00 -0500//www.pjbjkak.com/articles/53083-the-grands-building-blocks-make-a-bold-statement The Grand The Grand’s building block design is Frank Gehry’s response to his 2003 Walt Disney Concert Hall across the street.Rendering courtesy of Related-Core
Seattle's Climate Pledge Arena Substantially Complete Two Weeks Early postn@enr.com (Nadine M. Post)

After successfully completing the mind-boggling top-down expansion of the 932,000-sq-ft facility, with its 45-million-lb landmark roof shored safely overhead, the Mortenson-led building team overcame myriad supply chain disruptions caused by COVID-19. 

//www.pjbjkak.com/articles/52744 Mon, 18 Oct 2021 12:46:00 -0400//www.pjbjkak.com/articles/52744-seattles-climate-pledge-arena-substantially-complete-two-weeks-early
City Scoop: Portland, Oregon

Dodge offers data on 2021 construction starts for billings in the Portland area.

//www.pjbjkak.com/articles/52579 Mon, 04 Oct 2021 12:00:00 -0400//www.pjbjkak.com/articles/52579-city-scoop-portland-oregon NWCityScoopPortlandOregon.JPG
Mass Timber Roof Tops Portland Airport Core The airport’s $2-billion makeover tops off with a locally sourced, 18-million-lb mass timber roof. //www.pjbjkak.com/articles/52077 星期一,2021年7月12日16:49:00 -0400//www.pjbjkak.com/articles/52077-mass-timber-roof-tops-portland-airport-core Portland airport The Portland International Airport’s redevelopment calls for a curved timber roof made from 3.3 million board feet of Douglas fir.Photo courtesy the Port of Portland Addition Pulls Daylight Into Convention Center The $1.2-billion contract to build a separate addition to Seattle’s Washington State Convention Center has required crews to work under an active downtown street, build components while hanging over sidewalks and the freeway, create fresh approaches to bringing natural light into the building and employ a billboarding construction method to keep everything on schedule. //www.pjbjkak.com/articles/51803 Wed, 26 May 2021 11:20:00 -0400//www.pjbjkak.com/articles/51803-addition-pulls-daylight-into-convention-center Best Landscape/Urban Development: Spokane Riverfront Park U.S. Pavilion The U.S. Pavilion in Riverfront Park in Spokane, Wash.—with its 150-ft-tall angled mast supporting a 50-ft-dia steel ring—was iconic. //www.pjbjkak.com/articles/51383 Wed, 10 Mar 2021 15:00:00 -0500//www.pjbjkak.com/articles/51383-best-landscapeurban-development-spokane-riverfront-park-us-pavilion Spokane Riverfront Park U.S. Pavilion Spokane Riverfront Park U.S. Pavilion Photo by Kelly Beck Spokane Riverfront Park U.S. Pavilion Luminaires light the structure. Photo by Miles Bergsma Spokane Riverfront Park U.S. Pavilion Garco Construction workers place a platform for the elevated walkway. Photo courtesy Garco Construction Project of the Year, Best Renovation/Restoration: The Seattle Space Needle Century Project

City's iconic 520-ft-high attraction, opened for a world's fair in 1962, gets a sweeping $100-million renovation and modernization for the next generation

//www.pjbjkak.com/articles/51378 Wed, 10 Mar 2021 14:28:00 -0500//www.pjbjkak.com/articles/51378-project-of-the-year-best-renovationrestoration-the-seattle-space-needle-century-project Seattle’s Space Needle Seattle’s Space Needle gets a major upgrade from its 1960s roots with the installation of 176 tons of glass for 360° views. The team peeled back layers of additions to reveal the original design’s ingenuity and intent: take-your-breath-away views for a one-of-a-kind experience. PHOTO BY ROD MAR Seattle’s Space Needle Seattle’s Space Needle gets a major upgrade from its 1960s roots with the installation of 176 tons of glass for 360° views. The team peeled back layers of additions to reveal the original design’s ingenuity and intent: take-your-breath-away views for a one-of-a-kind experience. PHOTO: SPACE NEEDLE CORP. Seattle’s Space Needle Seattle’s Space Needle gets a major upgrade from its 1960s roots with the installation of 176 tons of glass for 360° views. The team peeled back layers of additions to reveal the original design’s ingenuity and intent: take-your-breath-away views for a one-of-a-kind experience. PHOTO BY ROD MAR Seattle’s Space Needle Seattle’s Space Needle gets a major upgrade from its 1960s roots with the installation of 176 tons of glass for 360° views. The team peeled back layers of additions to reveal the original design’s ingenuity and intent: take-your-breath-away views for a one-of-a-kind experience. PHOTO BY ROD MAR The Loupe The Loupe, the world’s only rotating glass floor, exposes the inner workings. PHOTO BY WADE MORRIS QuikDeck platform The suspended QuikDeck platform weighs in at 87 tons. PHOTO COURTESY SPACE NEEDLE CORP. QuikDeck platform The suspended QuikDeck platform weighs in at 87 tons. PHOTO COURTESY SPACE NEEDLE CORP. Space Needle 太空针塔是建立能够承受重大wind and move 1 in. for every 10 mph of winds. PHOTO BY HUFTON + CROW PHOTOGRAPHY
'Ribbon of Light' Begins to Unfurl in Los Angeles choa@enr.com (Aileen Cho) < p > city’最大的基础设施项目connects downtown with East Los Angeles.

//www.pjbjkak.com/articles/51101 Tue, 26 Jan 2021 11:46:00 -0500//www.pjbjkak.com/articles/51101-ribbon-of-light-begins-to-unfurl-in-los-angeles New Sixth Street Viaduct The new structure in downtown Los Angeles, shown here in a rendering, will project a “ribbon of light” intended to be a beacon for the city. RENDERING COURTESY OF LA BUREAU OF ENGINEERING New Sixth Street Viaduct Massive arches will both reflect and move on from the iconic former Sixth Street viaduct. PHOTO COURTESY OF GARY LEONARD New Sixth Street Viaduct Massive arches will both reflect and move on from the iconic former Sixth Street viaduct. PHOTO COURTESY OF GARY LEONARD New Sixth Street Viaduct The new bridge will provide a multimodal connection between downtown Los Angeles and East Los Angeles. PHOTO COURTESY OF GARY LEONARD Los Angeles River Challenges included crossing over railroads, a freeway and the Los Angeles River. PHOTO BY ERICA BERARDI Los Angeles River Challenges included crossing over railroads, a freeway and the Los Angeles River. PHOTO BY ERICA BERARDI Los Angeles River The city of Los Angeles hopes to develop public spaces in the shadow of the new structure. RENDERING COURTESY OF LA BUREAU OF ENGINEERING
ENR Northwest's 2020 Project of the Year: I-90/Snowshed to Keechelus Dam Phase 1C

An early design twist substituted twin avalanche bridges for the originally planned snowshed

//www.pjbjkak.com/articles/50734 Tue, 17 Nov 2020 14:28:00 -0500//www.pjbjkak.com/articles/50734-enr-northwests-2020-project-of-the-year-i-90snowshed-to-keechelus-dam-phase-1c I-90/Snowshed to Keechelus Dam Phase 1C project 项目的设计保存华盛顿州运输局超过37美元illion and used a safer construction method. PHOTOS COURTESY WASHINGTON STATE DEPT. OF TRANSPORTATION I-90/Snowshed to Keechelus Dam Phase 1C project Atkinson’s cost reduction incentive proposal replaced the originally contracted snowshed with twin 1,200-ft-long avalanche bridges. I-90/Snowshed to Keechelus Dam Phase 1C project Elevating the bridges and raising three lanes of roadway eliminated the need for a snowshed. I-90/Snowshed to Keechelus Dam Phase 1C project The elevated bridges would virtually eliminate road closures and remove millions in operating costs.
Northwest 2020 K-12 Best Project: Lincoln High School Modernization

Lincoln High School is both the oldest and newest operating high school in the Seattle Public Schools.

//www.pjbjkak.com/articles/50753 Tue, 17 Nov 2020 14:00:37 -0500//www.pjbjkak.com/articles/50753-northwest-2020-k-12-best-project-lincoln-high-school-modernization Lincoln High School Modernization Lincoln High School Modernization PHOTOS BY BENJAMIN BENSCHNEIDER Lincoln High School Modernization Lincoln High School Modernization Lincoln High School Modernization Lincoln High School Modernization Lincoln High School Modernization Lincoln High School Modernization
Northwest 2020 Interior/Tenant Award of Merit: 503 Westlake Avenue

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. 

//www.pjbjkak.com/articles/50752 Tue, 17 Nov 2020 13:51:00 -0500//www.pjbjkak.com/articles/50752-northwest-2020-interiortenant-award-of-merit-503-westlake-avenue 503 Westlake Avenue 503 Westlake Avenue PHOTOS: FRANCIS ZERA PHOTOGRAPHY 503 Westlake Avenue 503 Westlake Avenue
Northwest 2020 Higher Education Award of Merit: Bellevue College Student Success Center, submitted by Howard S. Wright

The heart of Bellevue College—the 71,000-sq-ft, three-story Student Success Center—received a $28-million upgrade.

//www.pjbjkak.com/articles/50751 Tue, 17 Nov 2020 13:43:41 -0500//www.pjbjkak.com/articles/50751-northwest-2020-higher-education-award-of-merit-bellevue-college-student-success-center-submitted-by-howard-s-wright Bellevue College Student Success Center Bellevue College Student Success Center PHOTOS BY FRANCIS ZERA Bellevue College Student Success Center Bellevue College Student Success Center