Are you ready for a Clean Building? Q&A with Perry England, VP Building Performance at MacDonald-Miller. What does it mean to have a Clean Building? A Clean Building, referring to the state statute RCW 19.27A.200 (aka House Bill 1257), meets the state’s newly established energy performance standard for commercial buildings 50,000 square feet and larger….
Making Spokane buildings safe enough for employees and students Opinion Feature in The Spokesman Review by Gus Simonds, President of MacDonald-Miller: Now that the state is in another lockdown to reduce COVID-19 cases, I’m hearing questions from landlords and commercial building owners who want to take this time to make the indoor air safe for when…
Treat air quality to safeguard buildings against COVID-19 Special to The Times feature in The Seattle Times by Gus Simonds, President of MacDonald-Miller: Enough sweatpants and Zoom meetings already. Employees who have worked from home since March because of COVID-19 want to get back to the office to enjoy the face-to-face camaraderie and collaboration with…
Landlords should be Proactive in Protecting Building Occupants Opinion Feature in Puget Sound Business Journal by Gus Simonds: These Steps will Help Keep Tenants Safe The big question I’m hearing from landlords and commercial building owners these days is when and how can they safely bring employees back into the workplace. Many employees have been…
Specialty Contractor Over 1 million worker hours MacDonald-Miller is very proud to be awarded AGC of Washington‘s Safety Excellence for a Specialty Contractor, Over 1 Million Hours for the 2020 Build Washington Awards. Congratulations to our Safety Team & all the MacMillians taking action every day to keep Safety a key value at MacDonald-Miller! 2020…
MacDonald-Miller featured in Oregon Business Magazine Brand Story: Fourth and Montgomery project represents groundbreaking delivery model. An office, medical and academic facility on an L-shaped block in downtown Portland at Southwest Fourth Avenue and Montgomery Street is more than what it seems. The building and its construction are a unique collaboration between four Portland institutions that…
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…
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…
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…
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…