Q&A Marisa Zylkowski, Sustainable Design Manager Building Sustainability – Sharing Energy Did you know buildings have the potential to be a part of the sustainability solution through sharing energy? Instead of being a source of carbon emissions and wasted energy, buildings can achieve carbon neutrality through innovative design. What is a district energy system? A…
City of Issaquah partners with MacDonald-Miller The City of Issaquah’s new Clean Buildings Incentive Program provides Issaquah building owners with no-cost consultant services to improve energy efficiency. In addition, eligible buildings can apply for state incentive payments to make needed retrofits. As part of the city’s Clean Buildings Incentive Program, Issaquah has partnered with MacDonald-Miller…
We are thrilled to announce a promotion on our leadership team: Matt Humphrey Service Controls & Electrical Operations Manager Matt began his MacMiller career in 2008 as an apprentice on the Eastside Service team. Matt moved to the North Sound, where he was a key partner in growth and leadership. In 2018 Matt was promoted…
Seattle Convention Center Addition Project update from Ryan Hunter, Project Manager: The Convention Center, the largest single building in MacDonald-Miller history, reached an important milestone, the Temporary Certificate of Occupancy (TCO) on January 9, 2023. After several years of preconstruction work, MacMiller began onsite work at the convention center in September of 2019, setting the…
Thank You From Gus Simonds, CEO: We wouldn’t be here today without our customers, so thank you for trusting MacMiller with your buildings. Wishing you a happy holiday season and a happy new year!
Omak School District – ESCO Project Highlight Inland Northwest We are performing work at six facilities: East Omak Elementary, North Omak Elementary, Omak Middle School (the performing arts center is part of this building), Omak High School, and Omak Alternative High School. The district is extremely pleased with our workers and the progress being made….
Bringing the work to a boil Special Services Projects :+ : By Gabriel Hoy & Chris Griffiths Customers with large central plants understand the complexity involved when it’s time to replace aging boilers. Central plants often feed critical operations areas for a building, which means the systems can’t be shut down during the upgrades and…
Washington State Clean Buildings Program Update Meydenbauer Center, our biggest energy project to date is underway! This Bellevue convention center is a 4-story 151,809 SF building, constructed in 1993. It has a 36,000 SF exhibition hall, 12,000 SF of meeting rooms, administration offices, an event kitchen, and a 410-seat performing arts theatre. This project shows…
The Eight | Bellevue, WA DESIGN-BUILD NE 8th Project, also referred to as “The Eight”, stands apart from other high-rise shell and core projects as this building is being constructed by Skanska, for Skanska. This project showcases the trust they have in MacDonald-Miller to execute a project where they are not only the general contractor,…
MacMiller Giving: Blanchet House by Jessica Storm, SSP Expeditor Manager It’s no secret that there is a huge houseless problem in Portland and all over Oregon. As a native Portlander invested in making my city better, I wanted to find a way to contribute to a solution rather than being frustrated and judgmental. Over the…