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Seattle’s Large Buildings Reporting Energy Use
87% of Seattle’s Large Buildings Now Tracking & Reporting Energy Use to City Data will help City and owners cut energy waste and reduce costs SEATTLE – The vast majority of large building owners and managers in Seattle are now tracking and reporting building energy performance to the City under Seattle’s Energy Benchmarking and Reporting […]
Help MacMiller Win the Honeywell Momentum Mania Contest
MacDonald-Miller has made it to the FINAL ROUND for the Honeywell Momentum Mania Contest for our work at the Washington Athletic Club and Seattle Central Community College. Help us win both the “Education” and “Other” categories by clicking on the links below. Voting ends March 1st, and is limited to one vote per category per […]
Help MacMiller Advance to the Finals in the Honeywell Momentum Mania Contest
MacDonald-Miller has made it to the Final Four in the Honeywell Momentum Mania Contest for our work at the Washington Athletic Club and Seattle Central Community College. Help us advance to the finals by clicking on the links below and voting! For the Washington Athletic Club: https://momentum.honeywell.com/momentum-mania/other/washington-athletic-club/ Make sure to scroll to the bottom of […]
WA Ranked One of Top Ten States for LEED in 2012 by the USGBC
January 23,2012 By JACOB KRISS, Media Associate, U.S. Green Building Council (USBGC) The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) released its annual list of the top 10 states for new LEED certifications in 2012, highlighting those regions that are transforming buildings and communities across the country. The per-capita list is based on 2010 U.S. Census data and […]
AIA Medical Design Forum Sponsored by MacDonald-Miller
Check out this MacDonald-Miller Sponsored Event: AIA Seattle Presents Medical Design Forum and Project Tour In collaboration with the Architecture in Health Panel (AHP) February 7, 9-5pm | February 8, 8-4pm Mountaineers Program Center 12 CEHs / 12 HSWs Our ever-popular Medical Design Forum will cover a broad array of healthcare related topics ranging from […]
MacDonald-Miller Sponsoring AIA Professional Series
Check out the AIA + 2030 Professional Series sponsored by MacDonald-Miller: It’s 2013! Prepare for the New Energy Future AIA Seattle presents its fifth year of AIA + 2030 Professional Series™ February 8 – November 8 Seattle—The Pacific Northwest is a leader in fighting climate change on a variety of fronts and our design and […]
Are you maximizing your real estate tax benefits?
December 13, 2012 Now is the time to maximize energy incentives and recent IRS changes to the tangible property regulations. By JASON THOMPSON Moss Adams LLP Many building owners already understand the significant benefits associated with performing a cost segregation study, but they may not be aware of the other benefits available to them. Before […]
Remodeling cuts energy use 50%
December 11, 2012 Remodeling cuts energy use 50% at NWKC’s 700 Broadway building By JOURNAL STAFF Photo courtesy of Northwest Kidney Centers[enlarge] Northwest Kidney Centers has opened Haviland Pavilion, a kidney resource center in a refurbished building at 700 Broadway in Seattle. The $8 million project includes an expanded pharmacy, an updated 15-station dialysis clinic, […]
Don’t overlook tax breaks for green building systems
December 6, 2012 By CHUCK DUNCAN Special to the Journal If you own commercial buildings or design public use structures that were put into service on or after Jan. 1, 2006, and you built them using energy efficient systems there is a very good chance the government is holding on to a pile of your […]
Program to recycle mercury lightbulbs
November 27, 2012 OLYMPIA (AP) — Washington consumers soon will be able to recycle compact fluorescent bulbs and other lights that containing mercury at no cost. A state law passed in 2010 called for a program to collect, transport and recycle residential lights containing mercury starting Jan. 1. That law will also make it illegal […]