BASF Chemicals produces admixtures for the construction industry. At their Kent facility, they process/mix raw materials into finished goods. To accommodate the expansion of their facility, the company opted to move next door into an existing building twice the square footage of their previous location. This required preparing the existing building to support an operation…
9th & Lenora is a 45-story, 396-unit residential tower located across from Amazon’s main campus. This project follows on the heels of the recently completed 2030 8th Ave project, part of the initiative to meet the demand for additional housing in the rapidly expanding SLU/Denny Triangle neighborhood. On April 8th, 2017, months of planning,…
We MacMillians have witnessed our fearless leader climbing peaks, racing mountain bikes and fishing rivers for many years. As a company, all of us love these outdoor adventures – such activities have been part of the MacDonald-Miller culture for decades. It’s this link to the outdoors that makes our business relationship with Columbia Sportswear in…
What is the new Snohomish County Public Utility District ESPP? SnoPUD’s Energy Savings Purchasing Program allows building owners to acquire energy efficiency as a service. This is an innovative program that is being piloted for commercial buildings throughout Snohomish County with MacDonald-Miller Facility Solutions as the energy services provider. The program is designed to fully…
Seattle Tune-Up: Mandatory Program for Seattle buildings Seattle’s Building Tune-Ups Ordinance passed in March 2016 as an active step in achieving the carbon-neutrality initiative of Seattle’s Climate Action Plan. The green policy initiative intends to make large commercial buildings more energy efficient & environmentally sustainable. The tune-up requirement aims to find optimization opportunities to reduce…
WINNER of AGC Build Washington Award for over 1 million worker hours Safety is at the core of everything we do. Our ongoing training, education and personal disciplines have created the environment of safety excellence we experience at MacDonald-Miller. As a result of who we are and how we work, MacMiller was awarded the AGC Build Washington Award for over…
Welcome to the largest plumbing project for our special project teams to date! The Darigold production plant in Seattle was in process of assessing a competitor’s scope of work, but due to our competitive pricing and strong relationships, MacDonald-Miller secured the remaining three phases. Scope of work: Replacing the water main piping coming into the…
Collaboration is in our genes Article from our newsletter Perspective V5Q2 – By Paul Bonaci In the field of biotechnology, timing is a critical factor when formulating therapy concepts and laboratory trials. There are many complexities in this industry, so a project in this space is right up our alley, as we indeed enjoy a big…
What ozone safe refrigerant means for building owners Due to its harmful effects on the environment, R-22 is being phased out under the EPA’s Clean Air Act in favor of more environmentally friendly alternatives. And, 2020 is the year designated by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for when no new R-22 will be produced or…
Last week the Energy Trust of Oregon presented Montgomery Park’s owner a rebate check for $823,875 at their 1-megawatt solar plant ribbon cutting. The historic building and their star leadership team, Bill Naito Company, continues to shine. Already at an energy star rating of 94, their end goal is an energy star rating of 100…