Full Service Customer relationship comes full circle It all started with Anthony Patton, who worked in Facilities at Swedish, getting a new job as Director of Plant Operations at Timber Ridge at Talus. Anthony had many years of experience with MacMiller through our healthcare team and wanted to bring us into his new situation. Our…
Food Production Facilities Require Special HVAC Consideration Taco ’bout food production! It’s no surprise that food production facilities require special HVAC consideration due to safety and health codes. Even the conditions within it, like elevated temperatures from large ovens, make reliable ventilation a key ingredient for production. Don Poncho in Salem, Oregon, is one such…
Clackamas County Courthouse Sustainability is in our court :+:By Nicole Martin MacDonald-Miller is excited to be part of the Clackamas County Courthouse replacement. The current building, built in 1935, now poses significant safety risks and is functionally obsolete. It is being built through a public-private partnership referred to as P3. The replacement state of-the-art courthouse…
Domestic Hot Water Re-Pipe 12 Tribes Omak Casino Hotel :+: By Jess Wigley We got dealt a difficult hand, but this critical hotel shutdown in Omak, WA was executed both seamlessly and successfully! Our INW Plumbing team, Construction Utility team, Service department, and Service Special Projects team worked together to complete this 4.5 day critical…
Seattle Convention Center’s Summit Building The Summit building at the Seattle Convention Center, the largest single building ever worked on by MacDonald-Miller, is now open. With a contract value over $100 million, and several years of preconstruction work, MacMiller began onsite work at the convention center addition in September 2019, setting the first four of…
The Seattle Times Op-Ed by Maria Boyer, Vice President of Preconstruction Embrace diversity in the construction industry It seems that every industry is talking about the advantages and need for diversity in employee hiring. Having spent the past 30 years in the construction industry, I can assure you that this topic is not only being…
2023 MCADEMY AWARDS Mechanical Contractors Association of Western Washington Congratulations to two of our MacDonald-Miller leaders, who have been recognized as top leaders in our industry. Rory Olson – Outstanding Contributor Award “Rory has served as a senior instructor and taught for many of our programs. He currently serves on the Board of Education and…
Commitment to The Planet MacDonald-Miller Facility Solutions signs The Climate Pledge. As a design-build mechanical contractor, MacDonald-Miller has been an environmental steward for decades, designing mechanical systems that are energy efficient for developers and building owners. Signing The Climate Pledge aligns our external business goals with our internal goals and values. What is the Climate…
Commitment to Sustainability MacDonald-Miller signs the MEP 2040 Challenge in latest environmental sustainability effort. The passion MacDonald-Miller has about mechanical systems has always been part of the company’s holistic approach to serving its customers throughout the Pacific Northwest. Ben Gezon, engineering principal for MacDonald-Miller, said signing the commitment reflects the company’s existing priorities. “We are…
Q&A Marisa Zylkowski, Sustainable Design Manager Building Sustainability – Sharing Energy Did you know buildings have the potential to be a part of the sustainability solution through sharing energy? Instead of being a source of carbon emissions and wasted energy, buildings can achieve carbon neutrality through innovative design. What is a district energy system? A…