Dec 17, 1996

Ledcor

Luther Sligh has joined Ledcor Industries Inc. as an estimator and project engineer. He has 18 years of experience in wood and steel prefabricated structures, structural steel fabrication, quality control, erection and pre-engineered steel buildings.

Addition, promotion at Kennedy/Jenks

FEDERAL WAY -- Kennedy/Jenks Consultants recently announced a new addition and a promotion at its Federal Way office. Mark L. Spaur has joined Kennedy/Jenks as a senior associate engineer in the Industrial Services Group. MaryBeth Gilbrough has been registered as a professional engineer in Washington and promoted to the position of senior staff engineer. Spaur will provide engineering support for industrial and municipal projects, including process engineering, facility design and construction support services. He has more than 13 years experience in the design and operation of industrial process and pollution control equipment, with specific experience in metal finishing, detergent production and inorganic chemical manufacturing. Gilbrough joined the Pacific Northwest office of Kennedy/Jenks in June 1995. Since that time, she has been responsible for design of water transmission and sewer collection systems, as well as computerized water modeling studies. She also has experience in the design of hazardous waste remediation technologies and has worked in the areas of groundwater air-sparging, soil vapor extraction and soil thin-spreading. Kennedy/Jenks Consultants is a full-service environmental consulting firm with 11 offices throughout the western United States. The company was founded in San Francisco in 1919. The firm specializes in water quality, water and wastewater treatment systems, water reclamation, solid and hazardous waste investigation and remediation, industrial process treatment, flood control and storm drainage, utility systems and airport engineering.

Dec 13, 1996

Colliers International

Arvin L. Vander Veen, vice president with Colliers Macaulay Nicolls International, received the SIOR designation awarded by the Society of Industrial and Office Realtors, an international association of professional commercial real estate brokers. To earn the designation Vander Veen had to complete at least seven years creditable experience in industrial real estate, pass a written examination and demonstrate professional ability, competency, ethical conduct and personal integrity.

Seattle Hilton loan, remodel

GMAC Commercial Mortgage Corporation announced that Joseph E. Kimm, Jr., vice president and branch manager of the Seattle office has arranged $22.5 million in permanent financing for the Seattle Hilton. The Seattle Hilton is a 237-room, 17-story first class hotel in downtown Seattle. The hotel is presently undergoing over $2 million of interior design improvements, including completely refurbished rooms and lobby areas. R.C. Hedreen Co. is the borrower for this project.

Dec 11, 1996

KPFF

KPFF Consulting engineers has named three new associates with the Portland office. They are each now authorized to act as principal-in-charge of KPFF projects. David J. Humber, a civil engineer, has been with the firm since 1991. His current projects include a waterfront park utilities project; Riverfront Park Development in Salem, the East Portland Community Center and Fox Block Office Tower. Nathan T. Charlton joined KPFF following his graduation from Portland State University. Over the past six years, he has worked on numerous micro fabrication facilities, long-span steel structures and fast track projects. Blake D. Patsy, who joined KPFF in 1989, has served as structural engineer on design teams for Century High School, Jantzen Beach Mall Renovation, Legacy Health Systems and the Pearl Court apartment complex.

DEA

Linda Stroud has been appointed marketing manager at David Evans & Associates (DEA). Formerly of Callison Architecture, she has more than 15 years of experience in marketing for A/E firms in the Puget Sound area. David Benson has joined DEA as a civil site manager. He has more than 25 years of experience with private consulting firms, government agencies and universities, and was most recently with Sverdrup. His primary focus at DEA will be municipal engineering. Ronald Bockelman has joined the firm as a senior ecologist. Most recently with EA Science and Engineering, has 20 years of experience managing natural resources, conducting environmental assessments and evaluating impacts of proposed actions and existing facilities. On of his present clients is the U.S. Forest Service. Ronald Topazio has joined DEA as environmental engineering manager. His 28 years of experience include water supply, wastewater, solid and hazardous waste management, and air quality projects. He was most recently with R.W. Beck. He will be the client manager for municipal water systems in Washington and Oregon.

ABKJ

Ten engineers and three drafters have joined Andersen Bjornstad Kane Jacobs, Inc. (ABKJ). Daniel W. Symonds, structural engineer, is currently working on two prison facilities for the Oregon Department of Corrections and Buendia Square in the Philippines. Douglas D. Huang brings 20 years of structural design experience to the firm and is currently working on the design of the North Triangle Building in Manila, Philippines. Adam Ludwig is currently working on seismic evaluation projects for the Corvallis School District and seismic upgrades for the Portland Public Schools. Scott W. Jacky has joined ABKJ's bridge division and is currently working on the Whittier Access Road project in Alaska and the Smith Parker Bridge for King County. Christopher J. Faul, Peter J. Krebs, Xenia Rofes and Robert R. Cruz have joined ABKJ's structural division of buildings and bridges. All are currently working on international projects.. Miguel (Jun) Audar has joined ABKJ as a CAD drafter. David A. Perry and William S. Burns have also joined ABKJ's drafting department.

Lyon

Marty A. Lyon of Marty A. Lyon, Landscape Architects in Tacoma has been elected 1996-1997 president of the Washington Chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects (WASLA).

Kubota/Kato

Alan Yee has joined Architects Kubota/Kato, Inc. as an apprentice architect and will assist the firm in CAD production. A graduate of the University of California, Berkeley, he will join the design teams for Kimball Elementary School Addition, Steilacoom's Police and Fire Station renovation, and the Seattle Keiro Nursing Home and Intergenerational Childcare Addition.

Hansen

Carrie Adams has joined the staff of Hansen Design Company. A computer production specialist, she is a graduate of Cornish College of the Arts and also studied at Barnstone Studios in Coplay, Pa.

Boyle Wagoner

The Bonney Lake Library Expansion,

The Bonney Lake Library

designed by Boyle Wagoner Architects, is now under construction at 18501 90th Street East. The $811,000 project includes the renovation of an existing 2800-square-foot building and an addition of 3200 square feet of space. It is scheduled for completion next month. The project team also includes Pai Lin Engineers, structural engineers; Hargis Engineers, mechanical and electrical engineer; SvR Inc., civil engineer; and Polly McArthur, interior designer.

Bumgardner

The Bumgardner Architects has completed design for a renovation of and addition to Congregation Beth Shalom synagogue at 6800 35th Avenue NE. Areas of renovation and expansion include worship, social and educational spaces and sitework. A new Beit Midrash will be added to serve as library ad worship space, and extra classrooms as needed. The renovations and addition will help accommodate the increased attendance at Congregation Beth Shalom's educational programs and services. Formed in 1969, Congregation Beth Shalom is an egalitarian synagogue, affiliated with the Conservative movement, and led Rabbi Dov Gartenberg. It is made up of more than 370 families. In addition to the Bumgardner design team, which is lead by Donald Brubeck, consultants for the project include: Chalker, Putnam, Collins & Scott, structural engineer; Sider & Beyers Associates, Inc., mechanical engineer; Travis, Fitzmaurice and Associates, electrical engineering; J. Miller & Associates, lighting designer; Michael R. Yantis Associates, Inc., acoustical designer; Oakrock Landscape Architects, landscape architect; Rosewater Engineering, civil engineer; Robert Bernstein, traffic consultant; and Ackroyd Inc., cost estimator.

Broweleit Peterson

Broweleit Peterson Architects were recently selected as architects for the new worship center for St. Francis Cabrini Catholic Church in Lakewoood. The project includes a 600-seat worship space and a budget of $1 million. The firm is also designing addition for Creator Lutheran in Sumner, a new sanctuary for St. Marks Lutheran in Tacoma ad interior renovations for University Presbyterian in Seattle. Kelogg Middle School in Shoreline and Grace Community Church in Auburn are also on the boards.

Hansen

New projects for Hansen Design Company (HDC) include identity development and marketing materials for CNA Companies and Polaris Venture Partners and a newsletter for The Rainier Club. HDC has assisted Teledesic Corporation with multilingual collateral materials for presentation at the United Nations's recent World Telecommunications Policy Forum in Geneva. Special 3-D graphics were created to illustrate the vision of extending telecommunications infrastructure into developing countries.

FWL

Creator Lutheran Church has announced the completion of its new multi-phase facility at 13250 S.E. Sunnyside Road, Clackamas, Oregon. The project, designed by FWL Architects of Portland, includes a sanctuary for 200 with a cruciform ceiling.