2021 Top Women in HVAC The ACHR NEWS wanted to highlight and honor some of those individuals, so we have created the Top Women in HVAC list. All of these women have made a mark on the HVAC industry and continue to do so. While they serve in different areas of the industry, each is…
To all our MacMiller employees, Thank You For An Incredible Year!
This is way more fab :+ : By Steve Barker, Rylan MacCay & Jon Hay To support the continued growth of our Portland business, we agreed to lease an additional 7,500 SF of warehouse space in our current business park. MacDonald-Miller is investing in space and equipment in Portland which will include an overflow locale…
2021 Top 40 Under 40 HVACR Professionals Feature from ACHR NEWS: Rory Olson, Vice President of Service: Rory Olson started his HVAC career with contractor MacDonald-Miller soon after receiving his degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Idaho. He started as a new construction project manager working on large construction projects in the Seattle…
Crown Cork & Seal » Olympia, WA Special Projects is crushing it with their new customer Crown Cork & Seal, a can manufacturing plant in Olympia, WA. The plant originally opened for business in 1959 making beer cans for the Olympia Brewing Company. The plant has only incurred two significant upgrades in the 62 years…
2021 Perspecive Q&A with CEO, Gus Simonds Q » Considering the unprecedented global changes in the past year, what could the future of construction look like? A » While there will never be a substitute for hands on craftsmanship to build a building, the pandemic accelerated many of the innovations in construction that were already…
Heads up, we need some space! :+: By Michael Weber To support ongoing large and complex projects, MacDonald-Miller has been pushing to shift much of our work into our fabrication shop to maximize schedule flexibility, safety, and cost savings for our general contractor and developer partners. We have seen success on past projects utilizing this…
MacDonald-Miller Facility Solutions and Centrix Energy Partners New partnership benefits public water districts, governments, schools, and nonprofit organizations. Local contractor MacDonald-Miller Facility Solutions has partnered with Centrix Energy Partners LLC to leverage Centrix’ national network of energy services companies that design, develop, finance, and implement customized energy efficiency and connectivity upgrades for clients throughout the…
Washington State Convention Center Addition :+ : By Jon Osman Working through COVID-19 COVID-19 created many hurdles over the course of 2020 and 2021, but MacDonald-Miller was well equipped to face these challenges head-on as work continued at the Washington State Convention Center (WSCC). Our MacMiller safety team put in place well thought-out strategies that…
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion :+: By Cameron Hankins & Joshi Graf This past year, the MacDonald-Miller Inclusion Council has been hard at work developing and implementing strategies to meet our established initiatives to build on our existing culture, expand our practices and engagement efforts to foster a diverse talent base, and broaden our community engagement….