Healthcare for the win: Over the past 24 months, we’ve been heavily focused on integrating all of MacDonald-Miller’s full-service offerings to further support our healthcare partners. It takes individuals collaborating from all departments, constant communication and a common goal to make our healthcare partners’ buildings work better so they can continue to focus on patient…
SMARTCAP Partnership: MacDonald-Miller consistently pioneers how the mechanical industry approaches performance contracting in the private sector, and SMARTCAP leads the way in the real estate investment market. Thus, it was destined that the two organizations connected to form a mutually beneficial relationship. We are at a pivotal time in the mechanical contracting industry, as we…
Mechanical Rebuild Project in Portland: The Trane Intellipak rooftop unit (RTU) mechanical rebuild project at 4004 Kruse Way in Portland is another example of how MacDonald-Miller stands out from the competition. Kevin Kirk, Engineering Manager of Shorenstein Realty Services based in California, contacted Erv Garrison for his expertise and guidance regarding two Trane Intellipack RTUs at 4004…
Seattle Center Boiler Project: Bill Kegley (MacMiller Boiler Service Technician) assisted with the start-up of the Seattle Center boiler plant with the original Autoflame controls almost 20 years ago! These boilers are part of a central heating and cooling plant that provides building heating and cooling throughout the center. There has never been a control…
New Construction Project Highlight: Moxy Hotel MacDonald-Miller is bringing our design-build services to downtown Portland. The Moxy Hotel, featuring 197 guest rooms and retail space, is a new hotel tower in the center of downtown Portland operated by Marriott International. The property includes 12 stories above grade and a single-storybasement that contains a fitness room, bike…
Connected Building Solutions: At MacDonald-Miller, Connected Building Solutions enhances our ability, and that of our customers, to make data-driven decisions when it comes to making buildings work better. Using multiple types of smart devices, we can connect to almost any facility and start directing real-time building performance information to our very own Connected Buildings Center….
Lake Road Medical | Milwaukie, OR Lake Road Medical is an 18,000 SF orthopedic and sports medicine medical office building located in the city of Milwaukie, Oregon. Though the building itself had been recently updated with state-of-the-art technology spread throughout the six medical practices’ clinical spaces, new elevators, and lobby, the HVAC system was running…
2019 – The Journey Unfolds The past few years have set us up nicely for an exciting 2019 – MacDonald-Miller will be immersed in the field on our Washington State Convention Center project and the Rainier Square Tower project. Pre-construction work will be vigorous on the Microsoft Campus Transformation and later this year Children’s Hospital…
A recent article by CIO Magazine features our own CIO, Bradd Busick! Read the full article here. The 3 surprising secrets that drive innovation in the digital era What if creating innovative breakthroughs and developing a much-heralded innovation culture isn’t about creating tiger teams or unleashing unbridled, free-wheeling creativity into every corner of the organization? What…
Women in Construction Week: Today is International Women’s Day, and what a great day to wrap up our Women in Construction week! This week has been dedicated to highlighting the job opportunities and career paths one can create in the construction industry. We have many talented professionals in the industry and across our organization. We’ve…