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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.


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.


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.


Idaho town bills building owner $96K for fighting apartment fire

The south-central Idaho city of Jerome has sent a $96,000 bill for firefighting costs to the owner of a downtown apartment building destroyed in a blaze.


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.


Worker dies after ammonia exposure

A man who was working for a subcontractor at a Simplot fertilizer plant near Pocatello has died at a Utah hospital after being exposed to ammonia last weekend.


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.


City eyes Pike/Pine code changes

By NAT LEVY

The city may modify some regulations in the Pike/Pine corridor on Capitol Hill in the midst of the housing boom.


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.


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.


Idaho school district may raffle 40 houses to pay off debt

A retired developer would help by renovating the houses.


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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
WSDOT looking at $2.4B in culvert fixes
Groups seek broad study of coal ports
Alliance plans West Seattle complex
Cornish eyes 19-story student housing tower
Terminal planned for Paine Field
Modules placed for Capitol Hill project
Up a lazy river in your own floating condo
City DPD launches redesigned website
Hwy. 520 bridge toll going up July 1
Indian welders and pipefitters sue over 'prison-like' conditions during Hurricane Katrina rebuild
$8M veterans cemetery can't be built on Alaska permafrost
Feds to inspect shuttered North Carolina nuclear plant
Brian Salsgiver Safety Professional of the Year
Construction Q&A -- Bob Adams
Construction Award -- Public building
$10 million-$25 million
Construction manager: Safety
Under 50,000 hours
AGC-Moss Adams Service to the Community Award
Subcontractor: Safety
Under 100,000 hours • most improved subcontractor
Construction Award -- Private building
$10 million-$25 million
Subcontractor: Safety
250,000-500,000 hours / tie
Construction Award -- Public building
Under $10 million
Subcontractor: Safety
Over 500,000 hours
Construction Award -- Public building
$25 million-$50 million
General contractor: Safety
150,000-300,000 hours
Construction Award -- Public building
Over $100 million
General contractor: Safety
Most improved
Construction Award -- Tenant improvement
over $5 million
Project Manager of the Year
Construction Award -- Heavy/industrial ( tie )
GRAND AWARD CONSTRUCTION
-- Highway and transportation
Construction Award -- Technology
GRAND AWARD SAFETY --
General contractor: Safety
300,000-500,000 hours
Construction manager: Safety
Over 50,000 hours
Construction Award -- Private building
Under $10 million
Subcontractor: Safety
100,000-250,000 hours
Construction Q&A -- Wayne Melnyk
Subcontractor: Safety
250,000-500,000 hours / tie
Construction Award -- Private building
$25 million-$50 million
General contractor: Safety
Under 150,000 hours
Construction Award -- Public building
$50 million-$100 million
General contractor: Safety
Over 500,000 hours
Construction Award -- Tenant improvement
Under $5 million
Superintendent of the year
Construction Award -- Heavy/industrial ( tie )

May 22, 2013
South Park transfer station wins top award
Reviewer picked for coal terminal EIS
Amazon's dome idea could create a new city landmark
High rise proposed at Terry & Virginia
Plans on hold for $400M power plant
Help restore historic buildings this summer
Infrastructure here earns a C from ASCE
Makah dump site may join Superfund
Eugene eyes micro units for homeless
McKinstry leads energy retrofit of AFL-CIO's headquarters in D.C.
Safety issues could delay opening of $6.4B Bay Bridge
Housing recovery boosts Home Depot profit 18%

May 21, 2013
Amazon wants 3 domed greenhouses
Russian businesses, tycoons foot bill for most of $51B Winter Olympics
Inslee signs $8.7B transpo budget
Alaska wants $50M to assess ANWR oil
New power plant for Eastern Oregon
Man killed in logging accident

May 20, 2013
Letter to the Editor: Cross-laminated timber needs champion in U.S.
Kemper to expand Bellevue Collection in 2014
E. Smith Mercantile
Work starts on I-5 Shoreline repaving
Backers see $60M Grow Community as prototype for going super green
$5M from Japan helps cleanup here
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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