http://www.djc.com/ Headlines from DJC.COM and the Seattle Daily Journal of Commerce 2006 Seattle Daily Journal of Commerce. All rights reserved. http://www.djc.com/news/ae/12007700.html Guy Battle says sites and climates are unique so buildings must be designed to take advantage of local conditions. Thu, 02 Jul 2009 00:00:00 PST KATIE ZEMTSEFF http://www.djc.com/news/ae/12007700.html http://www.djc.com/news/co/12007702.html Plymouth Housing Group wants to renovate the nearly century-old Scargo Hotel at 2709 First Ave. in the Belltown neighborhood of Seattle. Thu, 02 Jul 2009 00:00:00 PST Journal Staff http://www.djc.com/news/co/12007702.html http://www.djc.com/news/co/12007699.html The University of Washington wants to get to know a bunch of new contractors and will get started this month by holding two workshops. Thu, 02 Jul 2009 00:00:00 PST JOURNAL STAFF http://www.djc.com/news/co/12007699.html http://www.djc.com/news/re/12007701.html One of the city's largest real estate brokerages said there was ‘virtually no business' in the second quarter. Thu, 02 Jul 2009 00:00:00 PST J.W. ELPHINSTONE http://www.djc.com/news/re/12007701.html http://www.djc.com/news/co/12007681.html The Legislature's decision to save the Washington State Parks system emptied the fund used for trail maintenance. Thu, 02 Jul 2009 00:00:00 PST SCOTT SANDSBERRY http://www.djc.com/news/co/12007681.html http://www.djc.com/news/re/12007658.html Paragon Real Estate Advisors said the 14-unit Fa Niente apartments on Capitol Hill was recently sold for $1.5 million. Thu, 02 Jul 2009 00:00:00 PST Journal Staff http://www.djc.com/news/re/12007658.html http://www.djc.com/news/en/12007703.html McKinstry of Seattle has bought Vancouver electrical contractor Electrix. Terms of the deal, announced yesterday, were not disclosed. Thu, 02 Jul 2009 00:00:00 PST Journal Staff http://www.djc.com/news/en/12007703.html http://www.djc.com/news/en/12007704.html The city of Seattle hit a new record for recycling in 2008, with half of its residential and commercial waste being recycled or composted rather than going to a landfill. Thu, 02 Jul 2009 00:00:00 PST http://www.djc.com/news/en/12007704.html http://www.djc.com/news/co/12007705.html Plans for new U.S. Border Patrol headquarters in the Olympic Peninsula have been put on hold because of budget issues. Thu, 02 Jul 2009 00:00:00 PST http://www.djc.com/news/co/12007705.html http://www.djc.com/news/en/12007706.html Crews are testing residential yards near W.R. Grace's former insulation factory in Spokane for asbestos fibers that can cause cancer. Thu, 02 Jul 2009 00:00:00 PST http://www.djc.com/news/en/12007706.html http://www.djc.com/news/en/12007707.html The Environmental Protection Agency says the owners of a central Washington property where an illegal pesticide dumpsite was found will clean it up. Thu, 02 Jul 2009 00:00:00 PST http://www.djc.com/news/en/12007707.html http://www.djc.com/news/en/12007708.html A new report finds that drivers in Washington, Oregon and Idaho used 180 million fewer gallons of gasoline between 2007 and 2008, the largest drop since 1980. Thu, 02 Jul 2009 00:00:00 PST http://www.djc.com/news/en/12007708.html http://www.djc.com/news/re/12007709.html A spectacular fire that broke out Tuesday night in a five-story apartment complex under construction in the Highlands neighborhood of Renton sent up a smoke plume visible for miles. Thu, 02 Jul 2009 00:00:00 PST http://www.djc.com/news/re/12007709.html