Article from our Perspective Volume 5, Quarter 4 – Our natural habitat: energy savings. Our design-build project with SNBL, a Japanese owned contract research organization in Everett, Washington, started as a simple coil replacement 5 years ago. And it has significantly evolved – this energy efficiency project is the first participant in SnoPUD’s Energy Savings Purchasing Program…
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All aboard the USS Frank Cable
Our expertise is all aboard article from our Perspective Volume 5, Quarter 4. MacDonald-Miller has been working on sheet metal and controls projects on ships for years, but for the first time we moved into the specialized market of Navy air conditioning and refrigeration work. The first stop was VIGOR Shipyard in Portland, Oregon, to get…
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An extremely healthy track record
Interview with Ruben Cañas, Healthcare Project Director, from our Perspective newsletter Volume 5, Quarter 4 article: An extremely healthy track record. A lot of folks recognize MacDonald-Miller as the healthcare leader in the Seattle area – yet, where else are we doing work? Over the past several years we have positioned ourselves as the healthcare…
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Contractor Magazine: Energy Savings Purchasing Program
Article published by Contractor Magazine: Making buildings work better. Seattle design-build contractor develops a new approach to financing energy-efficiency projects. SEATTLE — MacDonald-Miller Facility Solutions, a design-build contractor headquartered here, and the Snohomish County Public Utility District developed a new, comprehensive approach to overcoming the first-cost hurdles that many commercial building owners must deal with when making needed…
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Sheet Metal Journal Western Washington
We’re honored to be on the cover of Sheet Metal Journal Western Washington’s fall cover! Project Spotlight: University of Washington Embraces Multi-Trade Racks. MacDonald-Miller installed 58 multi-trade racks at the University of Washington, each approximately 6 feet wide by 14 feet in length. The racks accommodated sheet metal, plumbing,fitting, and electrical trades. Making the multi-trade…
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8th & Howell Project Highlight Video
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…