We’ve talked a lot about the 8th & Howell project, but now let us show you some of the MacMiller Capabilities in action: The skid for this project was engineered, designed, coordinated, fabricated, welded, assembled, and installed by MacMiller. The total weight of all fabrication and equipment was over 350,000 lbs, set in 2 just…
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The Impact of HVAC Controls on King County Library System
Interview with Greg Smith of KCLS Shared by Seattle Business Magazine What happens when you have 48 buildings to manage, all with their own specific challenges and all under constraints of a single budget? King County Library System (KCLS) knew there had to be a better way of managing their buildings. So how were they…
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THE MACLENS ADVANTAGE
MacLens HVAC Service Tech Tool Giving Customers Real-Time Visibility MacDonald-Miller is the first mechanical contractor in the PNW to offer the only integrated field service solution, which captures real-time photos & videos to our customer’s call summary reports – so they see exactly what they need in order to make informed decisions. MacDonald-Miller service technicians…
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Hawk Tower Project Overlooking CenturyLink Field
STADIUM PLACE This two tower high-rise development located in Seattle’s historic Pioneer Square consists of a 23-story hotel tower and a 19-story office tower connected by an 8-story arcade/atrium with two sky bridges to connect both towers. Both phases of this high-profile project nearing completion. Phase I includes a hotel tower with a street level…
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MacMiller’s Filter Shop
Many people don’t stop to truly consider what keeps the air in buildings fresh, clean and free of dust. They may be surprised to discover just how big a role air filters play behind the scenes. Filters are an unseen, yet very significant part of building performance – so important, in fact, that the technicians…
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8th & Howell: A complex project
The city of Seattle is known for its innovation and creativity, and MacDonald-Miller has been part of this forward-thinking mindset for decades. We’ve leveraged our technical expertise to become a major player in the ever-changing landscape of the Emerald City. A current initiative that reflects our level of ingenuity is the construction of the 8th…
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Tons of teamwork: Lincoln Square Expansion Central Plant
This past January, the Lincoln Square Expansion Project brought the chilled water central plant online, which serves the entirety of the campus including a 31-story office tower, 41-story residential tower and 3-story retail podium. The central plant consists of (4) 750-ton centrifugal water chillers that are interconnected with the 3,000-ton cooling tower located at the…
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Our machines are telling us something
Augury has created a tool that will radically change the future of equipment maintenance. The tool is compact and can be used by our service technicians during their normal maintenance visits. The Auguscope captures machine vibrations and translates them into machine speak to be analyzed. Once analyzed, a report is generated that conveys the health…
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In the mix with BASF
BASF Chemicals produces admixtures for the construction industry. At their Kent facility, they process/mix raw materials into finished goods. To accommodate the expansion of their facility, the company opted to move next door into an existing building twice the square footage of their previous location. This required preparing the existing building to support an operation…
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9th & Lenora: Adding expertise to the expansion
9th & Lenora 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,…