Tenant Improvement trends for commercial office buildings Maximizing marketability with amenities Recent years have seen a rise in vacancy rates of commercial office buildings. While some contractors may find this trend concerning, MacDonald-Miller’s Construction Special Projects team considers this shift an opportunity for new spaces and customers. Transforming conventional building spaces into dynamic, marketable environments…
Sustainability Starts Here At MacDonald-Miller, we support building projects at every stage of their sustainability journey. As a full-service mechanical contractor with a world-class engineering team, we are proud to shape projects that influence and enhance our local communities in Washington, Oregon, and beyond. We design, build, and optimize mechanical systems that lower energy use…
ESCO K-12 Performance Contracting Chief Leschi Schools Chief Leschi Schools recently partnered with MacDonald-Miller to pursue funding sources for the design and installation of an energy-efficient HVAC system. Through this partnership, Chief Leschi Schools successfully obtained a $25,000,000 direct allocation from the Washington State budget to replace existing HVAC infrastructure. These upgrades will result in…
2024 Spring Issue Perspective Newsletter Our Perspective comes from our employees’ and customers’ viewpoints and voices. Here are the stories of MacMillians making buildings work better. Top Stories Performance Contracting: Chief Leschi Schools Clean Buildings Early Adopter: Meydenbauer Center Zeroed in on Carbon Neutrality: Sustainability Starts Here Lessons in Reducing Embodied Carbon: 7200 Woodlawn Plumbing Services: Plumbing talent runs deep…
Bellevue Clean Buildings Tier 1 Early Adopter Phase 2 of our scope of work for the Meydenbauer Center (Bellevue Clean Buildings Tier 1 Early Adopter) will take the remainder of the year and includes the Eight Energy Efficiency Measures. These measures will help the client achieve their target EUI (Energy Usage Intensity) for the Clean…
700 Dexter Yard In 2018, MacDonald-Miller embarked on a journey of collaboration and dedication to excellence, closely working with our project partners SKB Architects and Turner Construction on 700 Dexter Yard. Dexter Yard is an open block campus at the intersection of South Lake Union’s tech row. This is a complete site redevelopment that consisted…
We are pleased to present the first MacDonald-Miller Sustainability Report! MacDonald-Miller’s commitment to sustainability stems from our company mission to make buildings work better. Learn more about our corporate sustainability commitment here: macmiller.com/sustainability
Plumbing Services: Our diverse plumbing team is always ready to tackle any challenge, from minor leaks to major plumbing systems emergencies. MacDonald-Miller provides top-notch plumbing services tailored to your needs: 24/7 Emergency Service Plumbing Leak Repair & Pipe Replacement Drain Cleaning & High-Pressure Hydro-Jetting Service Specialized Drain Cleaning Maintenance Programs Camera Inspection & Underground Pipe…
Lessons in reducing embodied Carbon 7200 Woodlawn The expertise of our CSP field team has expanded to facilitate initiatives aimed at reducing embodied carbon, exemplified by our work at 7200 Woodlawn, a two-story, 120-year-old masonry structure situated in Seattle’s Green Lake neighborhood. Termed a “living laboratory” by owner Don Davies, this project served as an…
Leadership team update: We are excited to share a significant transition in our leadership team! Stephanie Gebhardt, our CFO for the past 25 years, is moving back to her home state of Montana this year. Stephanie’s impact extends far beyond the numbers; her commitment to the people of MacMiller is what we will all remember…