Design Detailings: Oct. 27 seminar on seismic design

Berger/ABAM Engineers, Seattle AIA, University of Washington and Cascadia Region Earthquake Workgroup will offer an interactive seminar and panel discussion covering seismic design challenges in the region.

It will be held on 9 a.m. to noon Oct. 27, at 720 Olive Way, Conference Suite 613.

Speakers will include seismic design experts from Berger/ABAM, and Tim Walsh, Washington State's chief geologist.

Register on AIA's Web site at http://www.aiaseattle.org. For questions or more information, contact Ping Liu, Berger/ABAM, at (206) 357-5600.

Soils expert speaks Oct. 28

Soil mechanics expert Ralph Peck reflects on 60 years of geotechnical engineering at a lecture on Oct. 28.

A geotechnical expert and consultant, he works on foundations, tunnels, dams and dikes. Peck worked on the Trans-Alaska Pipeline, underground transit systems in Chicago, San Francisco, Seattle and Washington D.C., and dams in Turkey and Greece. The lecture will be at the University of Washington's Center for Urban Horticulture, NHS Hall, 3501 N.E. 41st St. at 4:30 p.m. RSVP by Oct. 22, to Shannon & Wilson at rsvp@shanwil.com.

The event is co-sponsored by Shannon & Wilson and the University of Washington's Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering.

Historic Seattle auction ends Nov. 1

Historic Seattle's online auction ends Nov. 1. More than 80 auction items are available through the Web site, http://www.historicseattle.cmarket.com. Proceeds support education, advocacy and preservation programs. For more information, call Becky Davis, Historic Seattle, at (206) 622-5444 ext. 234 or e-mail beckyd@historicseattle.org.

Design Awards Gala on Oct. 28

Seattle Design Center hosts an Oct. 28 black tie event to recognize interior designers. The Northwest Design Awards Gala begins at 6 p.m. at Seattle Design Center, and the center will also announce the winner of its Marjorie Siegel Award.

Awards will go to an architect, interior designer, landscape designer and furniture designer. More than 300 people are expected to attend. Tickets are $75. For more information, contact Seattle Design Center at (206) 762-1200 or (800) 497-7997.

Art of making the short list

Marketing Associates of Spokane present "Making the Cut: The Art of Short-List Presentations" on Oct. 28. at Ramada Airport Inn, 8909 Airport Road in Spokane from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Gary D'Angelo will speak on ways firms can win more projects. D'Angelo is a presentation coach and trainer for architecture and engineering companies.

Cost is $80, or $60 for MAS members. Reserve by Oct. 22 by contacting MAS Vice President Jamie Miller at (509) 927-7747. Or see http://www.maspokane.org.

Notkin adds LEEDs

Notkin, a Seattle-based, mechanical engineering consulting firm, now has three LEED-accredited staff. Richard Glidden, Brian Griffith and David Jones. Glidden worked on the silver-rated High Point Community Center expansion and will provide sustainable design services on Seattle's Van Asselt Community Center.

Otak

Ten Otak staff earned LEED-accredited from the U.S. Green Building Council in August and September: Chad Weiser, Scott Maxwell, Kristin Hoffman, Curtis LaPierre, Gina Franzosa, Nora Daley, Erik Dodge, Michelle Wittenbrink, Kevin Janik, Michael McGlynn, David Berniker and Jennifer Nye.

Otak is an architecture, design and engineering firm with 300 professional and support staff in Oregon, Washington, Arizona, Colorado and Abu Dhabi, UAE. The firm recently opened offices in Baghdad and Erbil, Iraq to hire and train Iraqis for the reconstruction effort.

Skillings-Connolly has new LEEDs

Bob Bergquist, environmental division manager for engineering, environmental and surveying firm Skillings-Connolly, has passed the LEED exam for new construction. Bergquist has 14 years' experience in EIS permitting, construction monitoring and the Endangered Species Act. Skillings-Connolly's offices are in Lacey, Vancouver, Boise, and Missoula, Mont.

Design Detailings: Free design advice this month

Homeowners and condo dwellers can get free design advice from professional interior designers at the Seattle Design Center this month on Wednesdays. To schedule a one-hour consultation, call (206) 762-1200 Ext. 253 or visit http://www.seattledesigncenter.com.

UW lectures Oct. 14 and Nov. 7

Tomorrow a panel discussion, "The New Wave of Structural Engineering in Architecture," will be held at Henry Art Gallery Auditorium at 7 p.m. Panelists are Tom Kundig, David Miller, Jay Taylor and Edward Weinstein. Tickets are $5, free to students.

On Nov. 7, architect Santiago Calatrava presents a free lecture at 7 p.m. in Kane Hall. Calatrava worked on the Athens Olympic Sports Complex and a design for the PATH terminal at the World Trade Center site. The event is sponsored by the Walter Chapin Simpson Center for the Humanities and will be followed by a book signing. For more information, visit http://www.henryart.org.

Become a better Googler

Joseph Janes, associate dean for academics at the UW Information School, presents a talk on how to use Google efficiently on Oct. 21 at 5:30 p.m. at Rock Salt Restaurant, 1232 Westlake Ave. N. in Seattle. Janes will speak on how Google works and its business plan.

Reserve a spot by Oct. 18 with Marybeth Torgerson at mbt@entranco.com or (425) 454-5600. Cost is $30 or $25 for Society of Design Administration members. For more information, see http://www.sda-seattle.com.

AIA call for entries

The AIA is calling for entries for this year's Honor Awards. Any type of building, interior architecture, urban planning or renovation project is eligible. Submission fee is $150 per project, and the deadline is Oct. 21. For more information, contact AIA Southwest Washington chapter, 1201 Pacific Ave., Suite C-4, Tacoma, WA 98402. Call (253) 627-4006 or e-mail aia@aiasww.org.

Book launch Oct. 26

A new publication from UW Press, "A Thriving Modernism: The Houses of

Wendell Lovett and Arne Bystrom," presents the careers of two Northwest architects, Grant Hildebrand and T. William Booth. Their work features natural lighting, industrial materials and handcrafted wood. A book launch with reception and talks by the authors takes place Oct. 26 in the Rainier Square Conference Center from 5:30 to 8 p.m. Free. To reserve, contact Seattle Architectural Foundation at (206) 667-9184 or BookLaunch@SeattleArchitectural.org. Or visit http://www.seattlearchitectural.org/EE_Forums.html.

Design Detailings: Rotondi speaks in Tacoma Oct. 13

Guest speaker Michael Rotondi will present "Stillpoints" on Oct. 13 at the Washington State History Museum, 1911 Pacific Ave., Tacoma, from 6 to 8 p.m.

Rotondi, a founder and past director of the Southern California Institute of Architecture, has run an architectural practice in Los Angeles for 30 years. A founding partner of Morphosis and now at ROTO Architects, Rotondi works on educational, institutional, cultural, commercial, residential and religious projects.

The event is hosted by AIA Southwest Washington and IIDA Northern Pacific chapter. For more information, see www.rotoark.com or www.madeinspace.la.

Olson Sundberg wins Chicken Point award

Olson Sundberg Kundig Allen Architects announced that the Chicago Athenaeum: Museum of Architecture and Design gave it a 2004 American Architecture Award for the company's work on Chicken Point Cabin.

Principal architect Tom Kundig led design. The firm won a national design award from the American Institute of Architects earlier this summer. Olson Sundberg Kundig Allen Architects works on houses, museums, resorts, and religious and university buildings.

J-U-B Engineers celebrates 50 years

J-U-B Engineers celebrates its 50th anniversary. It began in Nampa, Idaho, and today has 13 regional offices in Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Utah and Colorado.

J-U-B is a civil engineering firm that works on water and wastewater engineering, transportation planning and design, structural design, land use planning and surveying. It has three subsidiaries: Gateway Mapping, The Langdon Group and Civic Mind Media.

Design Detailings: Frasca is 2004 Honored Citizen

The Architecture Foundation of Oregon will recognize Robert (Bob) Frasca as its 2004 Honored Citizen at the Oregon Convention Center on Oct. 5. A social hour starts at 6 p.m. with dinner at 7 p.m.

Frasca has been partner-in-charge of design for Zimmer Gunsul Frasca Partnership since 1966. In the Northwest his projects include: Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Bellevue regional library, the Oregon Convention Center and Portland International Airport. International projects include U.S. consulates and embassies in Turkey, Bulgaria and South Africa.

Harris wins AIA Medal of Honor

The American Institute of Architects' Northwest and Pacific Region awarded this year's Medal of Honor to James Martin Harris of Tacoma. The award goes to an individual who promotes public understanding of architects and architecture.

Harris helped found the Downtown Area Revitalization Task Force in Tacoma. He has been involved with the AIA since 1957 and has worked on projects in China, Australia, New Zealand, Finland, Egypt and England.

Hutteball's new LEED member

Hutteball & Oremus Architecture's Diantha Korzun passed the LEED accreditation exam. Korzun is working on an addition at Monroe High School. Hutteball & Oremus Architecture designs education facilities for school districts throughout western Washington.

WSU, UI get $500K for study

Faculty at Washington State University and University of Idaho are partnering with industry professionals to improve their engineering programs. Both university programs are accredited and they graduate 500 baccalaureate student engineers each year.

The goal is to come up with way to insure students meet the industry's expectations for entry-level engineers, said UI mechanical engineering professor Steve Beyerlein.

The National Science Foundation has granted $500,000 for studies to be done by WSU bioengineering professor Denny Davis, WSU assessment and evaluation professor Michael Trevisan, UI mechanical engineering professor Steven Beyerlein and others from Seattle University and Alabama's Tuskegee University.

Grants will support the project through August 2007. Educators will look at ways to integrate assessment methods with instruction in senior design courses.

Studio Meng Strazzara: 6 in LEED

Studio Meng Strazzara has six staff who passed the U.S. Green Building Council's LEED accreditation exam. They are principal Dennis Erwood, Chris Davidson, Forrest Jones, Mark McIntire, Diane Monroe and Shirley Tomita. Studio Meng Strazzara is a Seattle-based architecture, civil engineering and planning firm.

Historic Seattle auction Friday

Historic Seattle hosts its first online auction Oct. 1 at 9 a.m.

Items for bid include a William Morris Pillow from Scalamandre, a stay at the Sorrento Hotel, and Diamond Club Seats at a Mariners game.

Historic Seattle has been working to preserve architecture for 30 years, and auctionproceeds will support its programs. For more information, call (206) 622-6952 or e-mail historicseattle@cmarket.com; or visit www.historicseattle.org.

Design Detailings: EES joins HDR network

The consulting and engineering firm Economic and Engineering Services is joining HDR. Financial terms of the agreement were not disclosed. EES will conduct business as HDR/EES.

EES specializes in helping public clients finance and manage water system assets. It employs 70 professionals in Bellevue, Olympia, Mount Vernon, Tri-Cities and Portland. HDR is an architectural, engineering and consulting firm. It has 90 locations worldwide, including offices in Seattle, Bellevue, Portland, Boise and Anchorage.

Callison wins Boston project

Callison Architecture was recently commissioned to design retail and mixed-use portions of Waterside Place, a 1.2 million-square-foot retail complex in Boston. Callison will work with Kallman McKinnell & Wood Architects of Boston, who will lead project design. Waterson Place is being developed by Boston-based Drew Co. and Urban Retail Properties. It will be the city's new convention center with 570,000 square feet of retail, a 20-story condo complex and a 21-story hotel.

Seattle-based Callison has designed centers around the country and in the Phillipines, China, Russia and Poland.

Eight new LEEDs at Helix

Eight of Helix's Design Group's staff have earned LEED accreditation: Lee Davenport, Travis Ness, Jeff Blachowski, Cindy McKean, Paul Clark, Will Schick, Rocky Flores and Matthew Kogut. Helix is based in Tacoma and has 23 employees who work on architectural, interior design and graphic design services for the public and private sector.

Olson Sundberg gets LEEDs

Seattle-based Olson Kundig Allen Architects announced principal Rick Sundberg, and architects Olivier Landa and Gladys Ly-Au Young earned U.S. Green Building Council LEED accreditation. The firm recently joined the U.S. Green Building Council.

27 hold LEEDs at GGLO

GGLO has 27 staff members now accredited under LEED. They are architects, designers, landscape architects, interior designers and planners. GGLO works on sustainable housing, retail, tenant improvement, parks and planning projects for public and private sector clients. It recently finished work on Alcyone in the Cascade neighborhood of South Lake Union.

Design Detailings: Phil Jacobson product design exhibit at UW

The University of Washington's Department of Architecture will present an exhibition of product design by Phil Jacobson, a professor of architecture, urban design and planning. "A Realm of Design" is open from Monday to Oct. 29. A reception will be held Sept. 23.

Jacobson is an architect and educator but also designs jewelry, furniture and lighting fixtures. The photographic retrospective looks at designs and architectural projects. Jacobson taught in Tokyo, Copenhagen, Sydney and Stockholm.

Tour downtown homes Sept. 26

The Market Foundation of Seattle hosts a tour of downtown homes on Sept. 26 from 1 to 5 p.m. The self-guided walking tour features urban design, art and architecture of downtown apartment and condominium homes. To register, call (206) 774-5262 or visit http://www.pikeplacemarket.org. Cost is $20, tax deductible. Proceeds go to support low-income residents downtown.

Library reception in Magnolia Monday

The Seattle Public Library invites Magnolia area residents to meet architects being considered to design the Magnolia branch library renovation. A reception will be held Monday at the Magnolia branch, 2801 34th Ave. W., from 6 to 7:30 p.m.

The $875,700 renovation could include expanding the 5,900-square-foot building by 1,800 square feet, upgrading technology services, equipment and ventilation, energy-efficient windows and new carpeting. Expansion will be funded through a special fund that is part of the Libraries for All bond measure.

Seventeen firms applied to design the renovation. Short-listed architects will show examples of their work at the reception. For more information call David Kunselman, library project manager, at (206) 386-4096.

Allied Arts hosts streetcar event

Allied Arts will host a discussion on a renewed streetcar system in Seattle. The forum will be held Friday, from 7 to 9:30 p.m. at 1041 Summit Ave. E. Panelists include Jan Drago of Seattle City Council, Jim Mueller of Vulcan, Dwight Pelz of the King County Council and Bert Gregory of Mithun Architects. A question and answer session will follow.

RSVP to (206) 624-0433 or wendyc@alliedarts-seattle.org. Suggested donations are $35 per person, or $20 for members.

Design award entries due

The Northern Pacific chapter of the International Interior Design Association seeks entries for its second annual INawards. Categories include products for interiors as well as commercial or home design projects. There are no restrictions on square footage.

Deadline for entries is Oct. 12. To download a form, visit http://www.iida-NorthernPacific.org. The event will be held Oct. 26 at the Triple Door, 216 Union St. For further information, contact Christine Key at (206) 223-5130 or ckey@nbbj.com.

Olympic gets LEEDs

Larry Cross, Laurie Dennis and Jessica Hickey of Olympic Associates Co. passed the U.S. Green Building Council's LEED accreditation exam.Seattle-based Olympic is an architecture, engineering and project management firm.

Design Detailings: ASLA fall expo and conference Oct. 8

Washington Chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects hosts its fall expo and conference on Oct. 8 from 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. at Bell Harbor International Conference Center. Speakers include Virginia Anderson, director of Seattle Center, and national ASLA manager of state government affairs Julia Lent. For more information, call (206) 443-9484 or e-mail info@wasla.org, or visit www.wasla.org.

Sparling engineers earn PE licenses

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Seattle-based Sparling announced Jeff Hankin and Brett Hanson recently earned professional engineering licenses. Hankin is principal of an electrical design studio and directs design at health care facilities in Gig Harbor, Bend and Redmond, Ore. Hanson is a member of Hankin's studio and is working on St. Francis Hospital in Federal Way.

Sparling is an electrical engineering and technology consulting firm with offices in Seattle and Portland.

Time for a name change?

Natick, Mass.-based research and consulting firm ZweigWhite says mergers and acquisitions are on the rise in the A/E industry, but firms are uncertain as to whether names should be retained. ZweigWhite merger and acquisitions consultant Steve Gido said changing the acquired firm's name risks losing some clients' goodwill, but could also strengthen the combined firm's common identity.

Gido suggests an acquired firm's name could work as a speciality service. If name changing is to be done, it should happen immediately after closing a deal. There should be a transition period allocated of six to 12 months, Gido said.

ZweigWhite hosts "Pathway to Principal," a two-day workshop at Hotel Nikko in San Francisco on Sept. 22 and 23. CEOs will lead a panel discussion on the traits they look for in future leaders. For more information, call (508) 651-1559 or e-mail info@zweigwhite.com.

Elzbieta Zielinska gets LEED

Weber + Thompson, a Seattle-based, full-service architecture, interior design and planning firm, announced Elzbieta Zielinska has passed the LEED, Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design, exam. Zielinska works on sustainable design education through the Green Resource Group.

Weber + Thompson is working on Blakely Hall, a community center pursuing a LEED rating, in Issaquah Highlands for Port Blakely Communities.

BRH president LEED accredited

Bush, Roed & Hitchings announced president and principal civil engineer Ron Goldy, president and principal completed the LEED accreditation examination. Goldy leads mixed-use, retail, housing, office and industrial projects. The company provides civil engineering and land surveying services throughout the Pacific Northwest.

Habitat builds 16 homes in Tacoma

Habitat for Humanity recently completed its largest project in Tacoma, 16 houses at 3319 Jane Russell's Way, off 34th & Tyler in Tacoma. All homes are built by volunteers.. Landscaping was done by the Washington Association of Landscape Professionals.

Vacancy on advisory committee

The Washington State Department of Transportation seeks an individual interested in improving walking and bicycling conditions to join the Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee. The committee advises on bicycle and pedestrian transportation facilities and programs .

Terms are for three years. To apply, send cover letter and resume by Sept. 10 to Barbara Briggs, Northwest Region WSDOT, 15700 Dayton Avenue North, P.O. Box 330310, Seattle, WA 98133-9710.

Design Detailings: ASCE photo contest

The American Society of Civil Engineers is seeking entries for a photography contest, "Postcards from the Edge."

Photos of America's overburdened and aging infrastructure, such as traffic congestion or flooding will be shown to national and municipal leaders as part of ASCE's report on the country's infrastructure. Prizes will be awarded.

www.asce.org/reportcard/index.cfm?reaction=postcards. ASCE represents more than 133,000 civil engineers worldwide.

JPC Architects

JPC Architects moved its offices on Monday. The new address is at 601 108th Ave. N.E., Suite 2250, Bellevue, WA 98004. The old address was 355 110th Ave. N.E., Suite 100, Bellevue, WA 98004. Telephone is same: (425) 641-9200.

RoseWater Engineering LEED

RoseWater Engineering announced project manager Mike De Lilla and project engineer Patty Buchanan earned U.S. Green Building Council LEED accreditation.

De Lilla specializes in site civil design for public buildings and residential projects. He worked on the site civil design of Ballard library. Buchanan is working on utilities design and EIS support for the Alaskan Way Viaduct.

Sept. 9 talk: marketing for A/E/C firms

A presentation on marketing and brand identity for A/E/C firms will take place Sept. 9 from 12 to 1:30 p.m. at the Red Lion River Inn, 700 North Division Street in Spokane. Bill LaMarche, principal of Kirkland-based LaMarche Consulting Group, will speak at the Marketing Associates of Spokane's monthly meeting on strategic marketing and brand identity. Cost is $15 for members, $25 non-members. Reserve by Sept. 6. For more information, contact MAS Vice President Jamie Miller at (509) 927-7747 or visit www.maspokane.org.

Design Detailings: Public Art 4Culture

Public Art 4Culture is calling for artists for portable works and a project at Burien Transit Center. Artists are sought for site-specific work, master plans, facility art plans and collaborations.

For more information, call Greg Bell at (206) 296-8674 or visit www.4culture.org/publicart/calls/index.htm. Deadline is Sept. 24.

ASCE seeks input on design revisions

The Structural Engineering Institute of the American Society of Civil Engineers will take public comment this fall on revisions to three design standards: minimum design loads for buildings and other structures (ASCE-7), flood-resistant design and construction (ASCE-24) and calculation methods for structural fire protection (ASCE-29). ASCE-29 is a joint effort between the SEI and the Society of Fire Protection Engineers.

The public comment period is one of the final stages of the consensus standards development process.

To participate in the Web-based balloting, contact Eileen Boeing, ASCE standards coordinator, at eboeing@asce.org. Founded in 1996, the Structural Engineering Institute represents more than 20,000 structural engineers. ASCE, which celebrated its 150th anniversary in 2002, represents more than 133,000 civil engineers worldwide.

AIA Seattle Honor Awards entries due

Washington architects can submit recent work to the AIA Seattle Honor Awards competition. This year's theme is "Reflections," and entries should consider how designs reflect evolving forms of community.

A review of entries and awards presentation is set for Nov. 8 at McCaw Hall, Seattle Center.

The jury is: architect Ming Fung, of Hodgetts + Fung in Los Angeles, Mehrdad Yazdani of Cannon Design in Los Angeles, and Carlos Jimenez of Houston-based Jimenez Studio and a professor of architecture at Rice University School of Architecture. Architectural journalist John Morris Dixon will moderate.

Submittal specifications will be available Sept. 9. Submissions are due Oct. 22. For more information, visit www.aiaseattle.org/news_040601_honorawards04preview.htm.

Corps thanks OAC for saving money

The U.S. Department of Defense recently recognized Olympic Associates Co. for value engineering work with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Alaska District last year.

Olympic's Peter Jobs has worked on more than 1,000 value engineering studies. Jobs has helped develop and manage projects with construction value over $15 billion.

Seattle-based Olympic has done studies for the Corps for more than three decades and helped develop a design charrette used by many of its districts. The company says that as a result, the Alaska district has saved more than $65 million in the last four years. Olympic works with U.S. military, education, transportation, wastewater and manufacturing clients.

Reid Middleton gets LEED

Julian Dodge, a senior civil engineer at Reid Middleton in Everett, was recently named a LEED accredited professional. Dodge is working on project management and project engineering for public and private sector clients. Reid Middleton's clients include cities, counties and agencies. The company has offices in Anchorage and Portland.

Design Detailings: Seattle Architectural Foundation tours

The Seattle Architectural Foundation has announced its August and September schedule for architectural walking tours. On Saturday, there will be a tour of Art + Architecture, in which participants can learn about Seattle's "1 percent for art" program. On the same day there will be a tour of mansions on Capitol Hill, in the Harvard and Belmont historic district.

A historic theatre tour and an art deco tour will both be held on Aug. 28 in Seattle. On Sept. 4 the foundation hosts a tour of local skyscrapers and on Sept. 25, it leads an archiectural tour of the International District. For times and information, visit www.seattlearchitectural.org.

Viaduct debate today at Town Hall

A debate on options for the Alaskan Way Viaduct called "A Highway-Free Waterfront: Why Not?" will be held Aug. 18 at 7:30 p.m. at Town Hall in Seattle. Advocates will argue for removing the viaduct and dispersing traffic to other corridors, as well as for alternative transit.

Speakers include urban planning specialist for Vancouver, B.C., Gordon Price and Clark Williams-Derry of Northwest Environmental Watch. Paige Miller, commisioner for the Port of Seattle, will also speak. Public affairs consultant Glenn Pascall will moderate. The forum is sponsored by the Transportation Choices Coalition, Northwest Environmental Watch and the Town Hall Center for Civic Life. Tickets are $5. For more information, visit http://www.townhallseattle.org.

Mazzetti & Associates buys CBG

San Francisco-based engineering company Mazzetti & Associates has acquired CBG, a Portland-based consulting and engineering firm. CBG's Bob Gulick, Tom Pride, Rodger Bekooy and Luc Normandin will continue to lead the office.

Mazzetti has health care, university and laboratory clients around the country. CBG works on mechanical and electrical design for Northwest hospitals, laboratories and higher education facilities. CBG is working on designs for a $70 million acute care project at Rouge Valley Medical Center and a $150 million patient care facility for Oregon Health & Science University.

Briggs honored for sustainable design

Josie Briggs, founder of Seattle sustainable interior architecture and design firm Studio Celadon, was named one of the nation's top 25 environmental champions by Interiors & Sources Magazine in last month's issue.

Briggs was selected for her efforts to bring sustainable design to Seattle's architecture and design community. She co-founded GreenWorld, an annual symposium on green design now run by the Northern Pacific chapter of the International Interior Design Association.

Design Detailings: Sweden, Denmark sustainability tour

International Sustainable Solutions will host its second sustainability study tour of Sweden and Denmark from Sept. 25 to Oct. 1. Trips have been coordinated with local government to make them relevant to Northwest cities.

Participants from the first tour have had met with city officials to share observations on sustainable design in Scandinavia. A forum for developers will be held this fall, organized by the Seattle's Department of Planning and Development, and the Office of Sustainability and the Environment.

Representatives from the city of Seattle as well as developers, architects and engineers have signed up. Among the firms represented are Bode & Barrow, Mithun, Morrison Hershfield Corp., NBBJ, Milliken Development, Vulcan, Collins Woerman, SvR Design and Callison Architects. For more information, contact Patricia Chase at Patricia@i-sustain.com.

Allied Arts Garden Party

The Allied Arts Garden Party will be held Aug. 15 from 2 to 5 p.m. at the home of Robin Matisse in Ballard. The group works on enhancing culture and arts in Seattle. There will be hors d'oeuvres and wine at the fundraiser.

Allied Arts has worked on projects at Pike Place Market and Pioneer Square. It is working to replace the Alaskan Way Viaduct with civic space.

Boxwood staff all in the LEED

Boxwood's 11 professional staff have all passed the U.S. Green Building Council's LEED exam. The Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design exam covers sustainable principles on site planning, water efficiency, energy conservation and materials selection.

Last year Boxwood completed the first LEED-registered full production winery in the country. It designed a $17.4 million training facility for the city of Seattle that is now under construction. The project will seek a silver-level LEED certification.