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    Contractor Magazine: Prefabrication is Trending Up

    COVID or Not, Prefabrication is Trending Up Feature from Contractor Magazine: With advantages such as faster schedules, increased quality and less impact on the construction site and surrounding area, what’s not to like? Prefabrication and modular construction have been trending, and according to the pre-COVID Dodge Data & Analytics SmartMarket Report, “Prefabrication and Modular Construction…

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    Training & Learning Center

    A learning environment for continuous process improvement MacDonald-Miller is in the business of continuous improvement to ensure we eliminate the eight types of waste. By delivering exactly what our customers are willing to pay for, our processes will inherently become streamlined and efficient. This improves the customer experience by reducing warranty and pushed deadlines while…

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    Tower 333

    Tower 333 is a 20-story high-rise tower in the central business district of Bellevue, built in 2008. It boasts a modern glass exterior wall and a half-acre outdoor plaza. The scope of this project includes tenant improvements building wide mechanical system upgrades including Air and Water Balance, Controls, and Plumbing. The HVAC work on this…

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    Samaritan Albany General Hospital

    We were called in to give a quote to replace an existing preheat/precool coil wall that had been non-operational for years. Once released for the project, our engineering team dug deep into the needs of the hospital and their system. Upon further review, there was no need for the wall! Instead, the customer was able to use…

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    2020 Best Contractors to Work For

    Teamwork and training are this contractor’s recipe for success 2020 Best Contractors to Work For Award from Air Conditioning, Heating & Refrigeration News magazine covering residential and commercial contracting: One of the reasons why Gus Simonds likes the mechanical contracting industry so much is that there is no guaranteed recipe for success. As the president of MacDonald-Miller…

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    2020 NAIOP Night of the Stars

    NAIOP’s 2020 Project Awards: Each year, NAIOP’s Night of the Stars identifies outstanding real estate developments and activities in a variety of market types and the individuals who conceived of, took risks, sponsored, supported and made the projects happen. The awards aim to honor all who contributed to the successful commercial real estate market in this annual…

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    T-Mobile Headquarters – Building 2

    Design Build and TI build out of 145,000 SF Office TI (All floors have ceilings Open to Structure) with 2 Floors of Amenity Spaces and Two Skybridges adjoining three buildings. Floors 1 & 2 consist of Amenities with a full commercial kitchen, Pub bar, Starbucks café, multiple Restaurant Kiosk, refurbished Air Stream trailer and outdoor…

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    Block 216

    Standing at 460 ft tall, Block 216 is a milestone 35 floor tower exhibiting 158,000 sf of office space and includes the Pacific Northwest’s first Ritz Carlton with 138 Ritz Carlton branded residences, and 11 floors of five-star hotel space. Amenities span 4 floors and features a Ritz Carlton restaurant on the 20th floor along with a pool and jacuzzi on the 19th floor. It will be Portland’s 4th tallest building.  This is…