SB&Associates is seeing a 10 to 20 percent increase over last year’s business volume, at least for the first two quarters of the year, according to President Jay Rood. The firm continues to seek projects outside the “typical” discipline box, he said, including taking the lead on design teams. The firm has added two people, bringing its staff size to 11.

Recent work includes transportation, transit, parks and recreation projects, as well as public schools, higher education campuses, libraries, aquatic facilities, athletic fields, public and military housing, urban forests and streetscapes. The firm continues to develop special expertise in the area of cultural and heritage landscape inventory, restoration and planning.

Projects:

• Park 90-5 for the city of Seattle involves redevelopment of an office park on Airport Way to house key city programs and facilities, designed to meet high environmental certification standards.

• Mount Vernon High School is a campus redevelopment including football stadium, sports fields and a central plaza.

• Fort Lewis Residential Communities Office is a renovation of National Register landscapes at Fort Lewis.

• Highline Community College Central Plaza and campus renovation for the state of Washington and Highline Community College. The project includes redevelopment of campus landscape, pedestrian corridors and environmental art.

• Cultural enhancement plan for Des Moines Memorial Drive for King County and the cities of Burien, Des Moines, Normandy Park and SeaTac. The project is a WWI memorial and 9-mile corridor renovation and enhancement plan.