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Ballard warehouse now boutique hotel

By JOURNAL STAFF

Hotel Ballard has opened at 5214 Ballard Ave. N.W., in the heart of historic Ballard.


Crane cuts power to a third of Vietnam

One mistake by a clumsy crane operator caused a 10-hour blackout over about a third of Vietnam, exposing the fragility of the nation's power grid.


McKinstry finds big savings by doing work in the shop, not on the job site

By BENJAMIN MINNICK

Dean Allen says he thinks about half of the labor used in construction is wasted. Making prefab MEP components in a shop can produce dramatic savings.


ST picks route for Tacoma light rail

By JOURNAL STAFF

Sound Transit's Board of Directors Thursday selected the North Downtown Central corridor route, which runs through the city's Stadium District and Martin Luther King Jr. mixed-use area, as its preferred line for the expansion of light rail in Tacoma.


New home sales up 2.3%; prices at record levels

By MARTIN CRUTSINGER

Sales of new homes in April increased the most in the West, up 10.8 percent.


Application filed for $7B Coos Bay gas terminal

Developers proposing a $7 billion plant to export natural gas from the Rockies and Canada to Asia filed a formal application this week with federal regulators.


Late snow delays $8.9M Mount Rainier road rehab

By JOURNAL STAFF

Tucci & Sons started the project last summer and expect to finish in September.


Bad building materials caused factory collapse in Bangladesh

Last month's disaster killed more than 1,100 workers.


New edgebander for Monroe cabinet maker

By JOURNAL STAFF

Canyon Creek Cabinet Co. says the machine has boosted productivity and accuracy.


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Husky Union Building renovation/expansion

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Seattle Children’s opens the 1.5 million Building Hope addition on Sunday.
The eight-story building has a new emergency department, an intensive care level and two cancer care units, including one just for teens and young adults.

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Ultra-efficient mechanical systems offer lots of ways to cut costs

How to create spaces that help children heal

Hospital design started with yarn, cardboard and duct tape

A unique to-do list: move 68-ton tree and play Where’s Waldo with kids





Green Building Blog:
Your patio can also be a power plant
Two Washington firms are introducing a modular solar system that turns patios, carports, e-car charging stations and picnic shelters into power generators, even in remote locations

Nuts and Bolts Blog:
Skanska fills its own bin for charity
The effort resulted in two carloads of toiletries for the James W. Ray Orion Center for Youth.

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May 23, 2013
Up a lazy river in your own floating condo
Terminal planned for Paine Field
Modules placed for Capitol Hill project
Alliance plans West Seattle complex
City DPD launches redesigned website
Hwy. 520 bridge toll going up July 1
Groups seek broad study of coal ports
City reports on energy use for its downtown buildings
Indian welders and pipefitters sue over 'prison-like' conditions during Hurricane Katrina rebuild
Feds to inspect shuttered North Carolina nuclear plant
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Construction Q&A -- Wayne Melnyk
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Superintendent of the year
Construction Award -- Heavy/industrial ( tie )
Brian Salsgiver Safety Professional of the Year
Construction Q&A -- Bob Adams
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Construction manager: Safety
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AGC-Moss Adams Service to the Community Award
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Project Manager of the Year
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May 22, 2013
South Park transfer station wins top award
WSU upset with UW over medical school
Infrastructure here earns a C from ASCE
Makah dump site may join Superfund
Reviewer picked for coal terminal EIS
Amazon's dome idea could create a new city landmark
Help restore historic buildings this summer
High rise proposed at Terry & Virginia
Plans on hold for $400M power plant
McKinstry leads energy retrofit of AFL-CIO's headquarters in D.C.
Eugene eyes micro units for homeless
Safety issues could delay opening of $6.4B Bay Bridge
Housing recovery boosts Home Depot profit 18%
SAF tour Friday: ‘Architecture 101'
AIA event May 29: Design for security
Redmond wins PSRC Vision 2040 award
Danish architect to lecture here Friday
ASLA: lots of calls about new work
Mayoral candidates forum May 28
AIA Seattle honors dinner is June 1
Art Anderson gets Alaskan contract
Gensler joins ULI's Greenprint Center

May 21, 2013
Russian businesses, tycoons foot bill for most of $51B Winter Olympics
Amazon wants 3 domed greenhouses
BIG says redesign would turn Miami's convention center into an urban oasis
Kemper to start $1B expansion of Bellevue Collection next year
UW's new $239M underwater lab: big opportunities and challenges
Alaska wants $50M to assess ANWR oil
Inslee signs $8.7B transpo budget
Schools test safe routes for walkers
Glazer's to have store in Wolff Co. complex
New power plant for Eastern Oregon

May 20, 2013
E. Smith Mercantile
Kemper to expand Bellevue Collection in 2014
Hanford national park bill advances
Port of Bellingham seeks developers
Backers see $60M Grow Community as prototype for going super green
June 8 meeting on Kirkland's future
Former hat factory now industrial chic NYC hotel
Renovation starting soon on Alaska Capitol
Tacoma totem pole may be 'laid to rest'

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