MacDonald-Miller brought a revolutionary idea to one of our clients, The Polyclinic. Steve Amann, Project Executive, gave us a firsthand account of how this new system will be a game-changer for the healthcare industry. What is Vacuum Plumbing? Vacuum plumbing is a cost effective modular drainage system well suited for buildings that are to be reconfigured…
Be A Hero With Your Board Successfully Pitching Energy-Saving Systems Source: Oregon Business Magazine When Tim Hendricks, CFM and Marc Fazio first pitched the Bill Naito Company’s (BNC) board of directors on a major energy efficiency upgrade at Montgomery Park, company leaders were skeptical the investment would pay off. It’s a different story today. A…
PRESS RELEASE Local Mechanical Contractor Embraces Technology: MacDonald-Miller Facility Solutions’ New Smart Glasses Prove that a Picture is Worth a Thousand Words SEATTLE, Wash., October 12, 2016 — Local mechanical contractor, MacDonald-Miller Facility Solutions, Inc., is launching their wearable technology platform to enhance customer support in the Pacific Northwest. The MacLens eyewear, an industrial grade…
Montgomery Park aims to celebrate 100 with a perfect 100 by Energy Trust Blog Montgomery Park is the second largest office building in Portland, Oregon, and working toward a first—an ENERGY STAR® building efficiency rating of 100 by its hundredth anniversary in 2020. The 850,540-square-foot building was built as the state-of-the-art warehouse for Montgomery Ward’s…
In honor of National Drive Electric Week, September 10-18, we want to share one of our past articles from our Perspective . Shout-out thanks to Bruce Birdsell, our Fleet Manager, for always keeping us up to speed! Being green, going the extra mile by Bruce Birdsell You may have noticed some different types of vehicles…
Thanks to David Rellinger and this streamlined delivery system, everything that Oleg Regheta, a downtown Seattle Service Technician, needs for the next 2 days’ scheduled appointments is pre-stocked and waiting for him in his meticulously arranged service vehicle — his van is trash free, clean uniforms are neatly hung, and parts are organized. Historically, service…
“The entire staff of the AGC Safety Department would like to formally congratulate you on winning your category of Subcontractor 1 million – 1.5 million worker-hours in the 2016 Build Washington Awards for Safety Excellence. Your safety program is to be commended and your safety statistics back that up.” – AGC OF WASHINGTON MacDonald-Miller received…
Community rallies to bring Hillman City Parklet to life! “A new parklet project in Hillman City, located in Southeast Seattle, has brought businesses, local students, and residents together to build a space for the entire community to enjoy. Hillman City Business Association in partnership with Waste Management Inc., and Turner Construction Company, developed a plan…
What can you learn from Microsoft and MacDonald-Miller? Join Microsoft’s Darrell Smith and MacDonald-Miller’s Perry England for lunch on Tuesday, March 1st, in Portland, Oregon to find out how their energy-smart approach can be replicated by businesses, governments, universities and other building owners to reduce energy usage and save money. Microsoft operates 32 million square…
Our recent critical systems retrofit at VMWare for their data center Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) room had a lot of challenges to overcome. Our scope of work included a turnkey addition of supplemental cooling to their POD 3 UPS, involving the addition of (2) 30-ton rooftop units and significant subcontractor scope including line voltage electrical,…