Leatherman, headquarters in Portland, Oregon, operates its 90,000 square feet high-tech manufacturing space round the clock. Their existing control system was failing and replacement system options did not address energy efficiency. MacDonald-Miller engineered a wireless Advanced Rooftop Control (ARC) solution that met the client’s cost and efficiency needs. The web enabled ARC solution varied supply…
The Red Wind Casino, a longtime customer of MacDonald-Miller, had their grand opening of their newly expanded non-smoking casino in spring 2015. The original casino, which first opened in 2005, partnered with MacMiller to design, build and install the mechanical HVAC and plumbing systems. With project management on site after completion of the new construction…
This Energy Trust of Oregon project was originally envisioned by Mike Smith of Energy 350, an outfit contracted by the industrial arm of the Energy Trust to ensure utility clients have easy access to quality energy consulting. Mike introduced the concept of Catalyst rooftop optimization to FLIR, which led to the discovery of additional efficiency…
Our partnership with Columbia Sportswear began with a dynamic interplay between our Service Department, Building Performance Group (BPG) and Service Special Projects (SSP) teams, which made serving this client a seamless, enjoyable undertaking. MacDonald-Miller launched the adventure in 2015 with a service agreement, and immediately recognized that Columbia Sportswear had other needs. We called in…
Stratus 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, coordination, and shop…
When Plymouth Housing Group needed critical plumbing, HVAC and lighting for their properties, they turned to MacDonald-Miller to complete their energy conservation measures. Projects scope includes: Lighting fixture retrofits with long life fluorescents and LED lamps, lighting fixture replacements with LED fixtures that incorporate motion and daylight sensing controls to adjust lighting levels based on activity…
Google Phase 2 is a 2-story 180,000 SF office facility adjacent to Google’s existing Kirkland campus. There are two full levels of parking beneath the building containing 720 parking spots. As is common with many Google facilities there are a plethora of amenities including a rooftop deck, gym, sports fields, full service cafeteria, and sky…
The North Lot project is located in Seattle’s historic Pioneer Square and consists of a 23-story North Hotel Tower and a 19-story South Office Tower connected by an 8-story arcade/atrium that includes two sky bridges to connect both towers. The project includes a convention center, health/fitness facility with a swimming pool, multiple restaurant/retail spaces, one full…
Our scope of work for this cutting edge broadcasting station located at Home Plate Center included design, MEP detailed coordination, plumbing/sheet metal/fitting/electrical installation, controls building management infrastructure, Test and Balance, and service. Faced with a narrow 45-day window to go from napkin-sketched conceptual design to fully coordinated permit drawings for all consultant trades, the capabilities…
Recently, MacMiller helped Seattle Central College with a campus-wide retrofit totaling over 4 million dollars in ESCO contracts with Ameresco. Projects with MacMiller included a complete upgrade of over 300 steam and chilled water valves, converting the pneumatic controls system to the Honeywell Tridium platform, and building a customized ICONICS dashboard with fault detection diagnostics….