AIA class explores new technology

AIA Seattle will offer a program titled “Building Technologies Essentials with WSP|Parsons Brinckerhoff” from noon to 1 p.m. June 17 at 1010 Western Ave. in Seattle.

Attendees will get a better understanding of building technology systems and their impact on project teams.

Cost is $10 for members and $40 for non-members, and includes lunch. Register at http://tiny.cc/6a5bay/.

Tour 911 center with the AIA

AIA Seattle will offer a tour of King County's Kent Pullen Regional Communications and Emergency Coordination Center at 3:30 p.m. June 22 at 3511 N.E. Second St. in Renton.

The disaster preparedness and response committee of AIA Seattle organized the tour of the facility, which is designed to remain in operation during disaster recovery. It houses the Sheriff's 911 Center and Office of Emergency Management, including the Emergency Operations Center.

It was completed in 2003, and was designed by Hewitt with Ross Drulis Cusenbery Architecture.

Cost is $5 for members and $15 for non-members. Register at http://tiny.cc/ncszby/.

Makers wins $15M Navy contract

The U.S. Navy awarded Makers Architecture and Urban Design in Seattle a maximum-amount $15 million indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity architecture and engineering contract for up to five years. It covers projects primarily in the Naval Facilities Engineering Command Northwest area, which includes Naval Base Kitsap, Naval Air Station Whidbey Island and Naval Station Everett.

It entails facilities planning, area development plans, land use compatibility and encroachment studies, and asset evaluations. Makers is a women-owned business that provides planning and urban design services.

DEA celebrates 40th anniversary

David Evans and Associates is celebrating its 40th anniversary.

The consulting firm started in Portland, and now has over 1,000 people in eight states and 23 offices. The firm has generated more than $2.5 billion in revenue over 40 years, it said in a press release.

DEA provides design services for transportation, water, land, environmental, energy and marine infrastructure systems.

Washington work has included Tucannon River Wind Farm in Columbia County and Bellevue Towers.

Class looks at biophlic design

AIA Seattle will hold a design class on biophlic heating, cooling and ventilation at 5 p.m. June 15 at 1010 Western Ave. in Seattle.

AEI Engineering will teach the class.

Cost is $10 to $40. Register at http://tiny.cc/3l4fby/.

Pioneer Square tour June 23

Seattle Architecture Foundation is offering a tour at 10 a.m. June 23 called “Pioneer Square: Wilderness to Metropolis.”

The tour begins at Bar Sajor at 323 Occidental Ave. S. Participants will learn about the neighborhood and its rebirths, including its recent evolution as home to a new crop of chefs, entrepreneurs, techies, developers and community groups. Cost is $15. Register at http://tiny.cc/bcnhay/.

What's future hold for Capitol Hill?

AIA Seattle will hold a panel discussion June 22 on Capitol Hill 2020, a movement that seeks to preserve the neighborhood's progressive nature in the face of new development and growth throughout Seattle.

The free event is organized by the AIA's Urban Design Forum. It is from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at 1010 Western Ave.

Speakers are Jill Cronauer of Hunters Capital Real Estate, Chris Persons of Capitol Hill Housing and Jeffrey Pelletier of Board & Vellum.

R.S.V.P. at http://tiny.cc/abanby/.

For more information about Capitol Hill 2020, go to http://tiny.cc/b7cmby/.

Dibble Engineers marks 15 years

Structural engineering firm Dibble Engineers is celebrating 15 years in business with a new website and logo, and plans for a new headquarters in Kirkland.

The firm said it will demolish the one-story building it owns at 1029 Market St. and expects to start construction next spring on a 15,000 square-foot two-story building designed by Freiheit & Ho Architects.

The 30-person Dibble works on commercial, residential, industrial and institutional projects in the U.S.

Founder Robb Dibble was a University of Washington Husky football player under Coach Don James, and followed in his father's footsteps by pursuing a civil engineering degree.

Aluminum windows event on June 15

AIA Seattle will hold a class about aluminum windows at 9 a.m. June 15 at 1010 Western Ave. in Seattle.

Presenter is Glo European Windows.

The class will focus on the traditional aluminum window's challenges, as well as technological advances and new methods of installation.

Cost is $10 for members and $40 for non-members, and includes a light breakfast. Register at http://tiny.cc/154bay/.

IOS new Haworth dealer in Seattle

Interior Office Solutions said it opened a new Seattle Haworth dealership at 705 Fifth Ave. S., Suite 825, as part of its expansion in the Pacific Northwest.

Facilitec, the previous Haworth dealer in Seattle, left the Seattle market in March, IOS said.

Haworth sells workplace furniture, interior architecture and technology items. Its 7,000-square-foot Seattle showroom is being renovated, with a design by IOS.

IOS executive Yuri Petroff is managing principal of the Seattle dealership.

Irvine, California,-based IOS was founded in 2000 and also has offices in Los Angeles and Portland, and over $50 million in revenues.

The firm said it wants to take part in Seattle's “historic boom.”

Two Nelson bank projects featured

A publication by Retail Banking Research featured two branches designed by Nelson's Seattle office, the firm said in press release.

The projects, Numerica Credit Union in Yakima and Vancity in Vancouver, B.C., were in the Bank Branching III publication.

Retail Banking Research is an international research and consulting firm that recognizes the top financial branch projects, Nelson said.

Nelson is a global design, architecture, engineering, space planning and space management firm. It acquired Seattle-based EHS Design in 2015.

Class focuses on windows, doors

AIA Seattle will offer a class on fenestration substrates and surface finishes at noon June 15 at 1010 Western Ave. in Seattle.

The class will be taught by Marvin Windows, with information on the American Architectural Manufacturers Association standards and test procedures for fenestration products.

Cost is $10 for members and $40 for non-members. Register at http://tiny.cc/ekcfby/.

Queen Anne tour June 18 by SAF

Seattle Architecture Foundation is offering a tour of Queen Anne titled “The Evolution of an Urban Neighborhood” at 10 a.m. June 18.

The two-hour tour includes landmark houses, renovated buildings, viewpoints and hidden estates.

Cost is $15, at http://tiny.cc/77mjay/.

Meet at West Queen Anne Elementary School, which is now condos, at 1401 Fifth Ave. W.

Coffman acquires S.S. Dannaway

Coffman Engineers said it acquired the Honolulu-based fire protection engineering and building code consulting firm S.S. Dannaway Associates. It did not disclose the terms.

S.S. Dannaway was established in 1985 and works in the Pacific Region. Its 14 staff members are now Coffman employees. Founder Samuel S. Dannaway will become vice president of fire protection technology and a principal advisor at Coffman. S.S. Dannaway partners Robert T. Bigtas and Jay T. Higashi will be principals and lead the Coffman Pacific region fire protection group.

Coffman is a multidiscipline engineering firm with over 360 employees in Seattle, Spokane, Bozeman, Los Angeles, Oakland, Anchorage, Honolulu and Hagatna, Guam. The merger will help it bolster its fire protection services.

SMPS forum on ‘nextgen' leaders

SMPS Seattle will hold a forum titled “Future Planning: “How to Grow and Retain the Next Generation of Firm Leaders” at 4 p.m. June 9 at MG2 at 1101 Second Ave. in Seattle.

The quarterly fellows forum will focus on what firms are doing to grow new leaders and rainmakers, and how to identify “up ‘n comers.”

Guest speaker is Kay Kornovich, managing director of Perkins + Will Seattle. The other panelists are SMPS fellows Bill Strong of Bill Strong Consulting, Carla Thompson of NAC Architecture, Karleen Belmont of Pace Engineers, Ted Sive of Ted Sive Consulting and Victoria Cooper of Cooper Architects as panelists.

Tickets are $30 for members, $40 for member firms and $45 for non-members. Register at http://tiny.cc/6zagby/.

Vacancies on city landmarks board

There are four openings on Seattle's Landmarks Preservation Board for a historian, structural engineer, and people with real estate and finance experience.

The board makes recommendations to the City Council for landmark designation, and reviews all proposed physical alterations to designated features of landmark properties.

Applicants must be Seattle residents. Send a letter of interest and resume by June 10 to Erin.Doherty@seattle.gov or to Erin Doherty, Landmark Preservation Board Coordinator, Seattle Department of Neighborhoods, P.O. Box 94649, Seattle, WA 98124-4649. Doherty is at (206) 684-0380.

Framework moves into new digs

Framework said it moved across the hall to Suite D in the Piston & Ring Building at 1429 12th Ave. in Seattle.

Jenny Kempson, the firm's design director, is moving to New York City soon but will work on select projects with Framework as a design consultant.

The Seattle-based architecture and urban design firm focuses on cultural placemaking. Its work includes Mercer Island Center for the Arts and streetscape planning for South Jackson Street in Seattle.

Redmond project viewer online

Redmond has launched an interactive project viewer that will help answer the question “What's being built in your neighborhood?”

The viewer at http://www.redmond.gov/projectviewer displays information about capital projects, permits and land use actions in the city. You can filter the information by neighborhood, type of project and phase.

The information is linked to the city's permitting software, so it is current.

Class focuses on passive design

AIA Seattle will offer a class on “Passive Design: Principles & Applications with PAE” at 9 a.m. June 16 at 1010 Western Ave. in Seattle.

Participants will learn about cooling, heating, ventilation and lighting strategies in passive design; Net Zero and Net Zero Ready; and passive design tools.

Cost is $10 for members and $40 for non-members, and includes breakfast snacks. Register at http://tiny.cc/r73bay/.

The class is part of the Corporate Allied Partner Collaboration Series.

UO department wins AIA award

The American Institute of Architects and the Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture recognized the University of Oregon's department of architecture for the quality of its design education in housing.

Professors Michael Fifield, Peter Keyes and Rob Thallon, who spearhead the UO Housing Specialization Program, received the Housing Design Education Award.

Two core courses cover common housing issues. Community design examines smart growth and alternatives to sprawl. Minimal design looks at how small-scale living can improve energy efficiency, sustainability, affordability and construction.