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Bolstering the Boiler
New life for a 58-year-old York Shipley The Lakeside Condos date back to the 1962 Seattle World’s Fair. The original boiler, a York Shipley fire tube, was slated for demolition and replacement after 58 years of service. After reviewing the options to remove the old boiler and install new condensing gas boilers, MacDonald-Miller suggested that…
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Sno-King Ice Arena
Special Project Highlight: MacDonald-Miller’s relationship with Sno-King started with our service department when we became their maintenance provider. After the initial maintenance, we identified that their older equipment was creating significant cost in terms of emergency repairs and soft ice. The chiller team discussed the system’s deficiencies and the idea of replacing it with something…
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It starts with STEM
Partnership in Support of STEM: This fall, West Sound STEM Network acknowledged the efforts of MacDonald-Miller at their Career Connect Washington Summit. Our organization was proud to be recognized for outstanding partnership and contributions to developing career pathways for youth and young adults in the region. As a leader in partnering with educators, we provide…
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Block 216 has broken ground
An impressive building block Construction for the mammoth tower known as Block 216 has broken ground in downtown Portland. The project’s general contractor, Howard S. Wright, has begun excavation of the hole for the garage with mechanical and plumbing work soon to follow. Last October, it was announced that MacDonald-Miller had won the Design-Build for…
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Newsletter
Fall 2019
Design-Build: Block 216 has broken ground! Special Projects: Sno-King Kirkland Ice Arena Building Performance: Lockwood Elementary School Boiler Project: Lakeside Condos Culture: West Sound STEM Network partnership
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Microsoft Thermal Energy Center
The Microsoft Thermal Energy Center is designed for a 10,500-ton chilled water plant with heat recovery and geothermal energy exchange to support the new East Campus Modernization, which consists of 17 new buildings (approx. 3,000,000 square feet) on a 72-acre site. This project features 875 geowells drilled 550 ft underground and uses the earth’s constant…
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President’s Message
We love our work, and it shows. This last August we were proud to be recognized by Puget Sound Business Journal as the third Best Company to Work For in the extra-large company category. With over 200 applicants, our #3 position puts us in the top six percent of all companies big or small. This…
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2019 NAIOP Night of the Stars
NAIOP’s 2019 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…
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Smart Energy Analytics Campaign Award
Smart Energy Project Award Swedish Medical Center, Seattle, WA. Recognized for New Installation of FDD, Healthcare. In partnership with MacDonald-Miller Facility Solutions, Swedish Medical Center implemented FDD at three hospital campuses, expanding from their first campus of about 1 million sq ft to 2.8 million sq ft in approximately one year. Using a customized ICONICS…
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Oregon Business: MacDonald-Miller Feature
MacDonald-Miller featured in Oregon Business Magazine Brand Story: How a data-driven mechanical contractor is driving tomorrow’s design-build sector. According to public perception, designers design, builders build and engineers engineer. Plumbers handle plumbing, electricians work with electricity and so on. As one of the Pacific Northwest’s leading design-build mechanical contractors, MacDonald-Miller Facility Solutions (MacMiller) does it…