Our Rainer Square sites are currently in full swing with all phases of construction taking place on the various projects. On the Shell & Core Tower Project, we are entering the last 10% phase which includes start-up, commissioning, and test and balancing activities of equipment throughout the tower’s 60 floors. On the Residential & Amenities…
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Ventilation during COVID-19
Ventilation is Key to Confidence As we continue our Come Back with Confidence initiative, we want to help customers meet their needs for better ventilation and building air quality during the time of COVID-19. For a Smart Buildings Maintenance Customer, we’re able to monitor their ventilation and make recommendations based on what our team…
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Helping elevate the care
Seattle Children’s Hospital, Forest B (Building Care) Seattle Children’s Hospital is committed to integrated project delivery methodologies which focus on eliminating waste and optimizing results through continuous process improvement. The delivery process has been highly collaborative among all team members which has promoted innovation and delivered maximum value to the client. The scope of the…
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We’re fired up!
Hampton Lumber Mill | Boiler Project MacDonald-Miller brings our capabilities in boiler efficiencies and energy savings to rural Oregon. Hampton Lumber Mill in Willamina, Oregon is a large producer of dimensional lumber for the building industry, producing 500 million board feet per year, with 40% being kiln dried. We met the Hampton lumber folks during…
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Microsoft Feature: Swedish & MMFS
MacDonald-Miller drives sustainable smart-hospital solutions using Microsoft Power BI MacDonald-Miller Facility Solutions is a Seattle-based design-build contractor that makes buildings more sustainable and energy efficient. MacDonald-Miller partnered with Swedish Medical Center to implement Fault Detection and Diagnostics (FDD) at three of its hospital campuses. By using a customized ICONICS platform together with Microsoft Power BI,…
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Cheers to a better chiller
Central Chiller Plant Retrofit Two Union Square was completed in 1981, and with today’s need for efficiency, Washington Holdings requested a plan for a new chiller plant. The main objectives were to design a highly efficient plant with redundancy and the ability to add chilled water plant tonnage in the future. MacDonald-Miller designed a plan…
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Message from our CEO
Getting it done! It’s hard to talk about any business without reflecting on how COVID-19 is changing the way we show up at work and what the long-term economic impact may be for the PNW and our industry. As we march on through the second half of 2020, I am happy to say that MacDonald-Miller…
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Tri-Cities Journal of Business
Contractor assesses buildings so businesses can ‘comeback with confidence’ Full article: Tri-Cities Journal of Business Sooner or later, more Mid-Columbia businesses are going to try to bring their workforce back into their buildings. As a first step toward that goal, MacDonald-Miller Facility Solutions is offering building confidence reports through its Comeback with Confidence program. Pat…
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Quality Assurance Program
Quality is Key: Quality is a key focus in all areas of our business and is synonymous with MacDonald-Miller. It starts with having a solid plan, providing team members with the tools to get the job done right the first time and a positive feedback loop to identify areas for improvement. Roughly 5 years ago,…
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A time for real change is upon us
We must be better. :+: By Maria Boyer, Ruben Cañas & Amanda Spraker As a company, we pride ourselves on being change agents, on challenging the status quo, and on finding the best creative solutions for our customers. We started the year with expectations that 2020 would be ‘the year’, one in which all of…