Aug 05, 1997

Shapiro & Associates may do stadium EIS

SEATTLE -- Paul Allen's Football Northwest has chosen Shapiro & Associates Inc. to do the environmental impact statement for the new Seahawks stadium. Now everyone at Shapiro & Associates is hoping and praying the Public Stadium Authority (PSA) won't yank the job out from under them. The seven members of the PSA, a board appointed last month to supervise the stadium operation, might decide to oversee the environmental review themselves. If so, they could choose to hire a different environmental consultant. "The Public Stadium Authority needs to decide which way they're going to go with building the stadium," said Allen's spokeswoman Susan Pierson. "If Football Northwest gets to manage the project, then Shapiro & Associates will do the EIS. ... They're our first choice." Pierson said Football Northwest chose Shapiro & Associates because of the company's "extensive experience." That experience includes the recent completion of the EIS for the Mariners stadium. Shapiro's team of subconsultants includes:

• Community involvement -- Pacific Rim Resources;
• Transportation -- The Transpo Group, Entranco, Heffron Transportation and Transportation Solutions Inc.;
• Geotechnical -- Hart Crowser;
• Landscape architect -- Nakano-Dennis;
• Architects and planners -- Arai/Jackson;
• Public service and utilities -- KPFF Consulting Engineers;
• Economics -- Huckell/Weinman Associates Inc.;
• Permitting -- Rachel Ben-Shmuel.

Other firms chosen by Football Northwest to work on the stadium include: Turner Construction, general contractor/construction manager; Ellerbe Becket, lead architect in association with Loschky Marquardt & Nesholm; and Skilling Ward Magnusson Barkshire Inc., structural engineer. Football Northwest introduced the consultant team to the Pioneer Square and International District communities at a reception last night. Pierson said Football Northwest is hoping to complete the entire EIS process in six to eight months. "We're on a pretty tight schedule if we're going to open by 2002," she said.

Tricipe V Trade Show & Conference

PASCO -- The fifth annual Tricipe Trade Show & Conference is scheduled for Wednesday and Thursday at the Trade, Recreation and Agricultural Center (TRAC) in Pasco, in the backyard of the Hanford Nuclear Reservation. The event will showcase some of the latest products and services in environmentally-related fields, including nuclear and hazardous waste management and cleanup, pollution monitoring, control and remediation, recycling, and workplace health and safety. Speakers at the conference will describe various technologies needed at Hanford to deal with mixed waste, tanks and spent fuels. Norm Olson of Fluor Daniel will speak on the subject, "How to Do Technology Business with Project Hanford Management Company Contractors." Over the past four years, the Tricipe Trade Show has attracted leading firms from around the world in the fields of environmental engineering, waste management, workplace safety, pollution monitoring, control and remediation. To receive more information on Tricipe, call (541) 385-8964 or visit their web site.

'Climate Wise' partnership kicks off

SEATTLE -- The city of Seattle and Seattle City Light are trying to entice industrial facilities within city limits to participate in "Climate Wise," a program that kicks off today and is designed to reduce the city's greenhouse gas emissions. So far, The Boeing Co., Holnam Cement and Preservative Paint Co. have signed up for the Climate Wise program. In exchange, those companies will get free energy and waste assessments, as well as the opportunity to share money-saving ideas with other businesses around the country. The city and Seattle City Light received a $43,000 grant from the International Council for Local Environmental Initiatives to administer the program. Climate Wise is a joint program of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Department of Energy. The city itself is participating by upgrading HVAC systems and switching to more energy-efficient lighting in more than 15 city buildings, said Seattle City Light spokeswoman Sharon Bennett. "We're also planning to replace 8,000 red lights in traffic signals with more efficient technologies," Bennett said. She said the city is expecting to save 3 million kilowatt hours a year by replacing the red lights. "The technology to change out green and yellow lights has not been perfected yet," she added. The contracts to do the electrical work in city buildings are being handled by two energy service companies: Abacus and Noresco. Those companies will subcontract out a certain percentage of the work, Bennett said. Some work already has been completed in the Arctic Building downtown and in the Seattle Center's Mercer Arena. Industrial plant managers who want more information on the Climate Wise program should call (206) 684-3954.

Jones & Stokes announces new leadership

SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- Sacramento, Calif.-based Jones & Stokes Associates has announced several changes in its top leadership. Curtis Spencer, president of Jones & Stokes since 1989, has been named chairman of the board. Spencer plans to retire from the firm in January 1998. Albert I. Herson is the company's new president. A 17-year employee of Jones & Stokes, Herson has been a senior vice president since 1989 and had been managing principal for the past year. His background is in environmental law and planning. "My goals are to grow the firm to make Jones & Stokes Associates the environmental consultants of first choice throughout the Western U.S., and to seek opportunities for new services, technologies and branch offices our clients need," Herson said in a release.

PEMA luncheon on ISO 14000

SEATTLE -- John Kinsella, vice president of SCS Engineers, will speak on ISO 14000 at this week's Professional Environmental Marketing Association luncheon. Kinsella has more than 16 years experience in environmental management. During the past two years, he has worked extensively in ISO 14000 implementation, providing training and consultation to more than 45 companies. ISO 14000 is a series of standards and guidelines to help businesses manage their environmental activities. The core of ISO 14000 is ISO 14001, the environmental management system standard. The luncheon is scheduled for 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesday at the Latitude 47 restaurant on West Lake Union in Seattle. Cost is $20 for PEMA members and $30 for non-members. To register, call (206) 455-3680.

Aug 04, 1997

Intermec

Intermec of Everett has chosen the name UNOVAC Inc. for its new public company compromising the industrial technologies businesses of Western Atlas Inc. UNOVA, which will start from a business base of approximately $1.5 billion, will concentrate on information and manufacturing technology systems and services. It's activities will comprise the automated data collection (ADC)/mobile computing operations of Intermec, Norand and UBI, which recently combined into one entity. On the manufacturing side, UNOVA is represented by such well-known names as Lamb, Landis, Gardner, Landis Lund (UK), and Honsberg Lamb (Germany). Intermec, a Western Atlas company, designs, manufactures and markets a complete line of data collection hardware, software, services and label supplies for the manufacturing, distribution and government markets.

Aug 01, 1997

Horton Lantz Marocco

Horton Lantz Marocco, a Seattle-based advertising and creative services agency, was chosen by AEI Music to create a new identity package including logo design, trade advertising, sales support materials, collateral, CD-Rom, and website development.

Jul 30, 1997

Thompson Vaivoda & Associates

Thompson Vaivoda & Associates, a Portland-based architecture firm, announced the addition of Joann Hermance, Yeda Arscott, Bryan Higgins, and Eric Li. Hermance will be the project manager for the Nike World Campus expansion; Arscott will work on the ACT III Cinemas; Higgins will work on an office/retail project in Vancouver and the athletic center for Nike, Inc.; and Li will work on the Fox Tower project.

Wood/Harbinger

Wood/Harbinger, Inc., a Bellevue-based engineering consulting firm, announced the addition of Nader Dabestani to its Board of Directors. Currently, Dabestani is vice president of the Special Projects Division. As a Board member, he will direct the business objectives of the company and develop strategies for long-term client relationships.

DLR -- John Graham & Associates

DLR -- John Graham & Associates of Seattle, an architecture firm, announced the additions of Mike Mackie as staff architect and Pierre LaRochelle as structural engineer.

Earth Tech

Earth Tech, a California-based international provider of total water management, engineering and construction, transportation and environmental services and remediation to government and industry, announced the award of three new contracts. The U.S. Army Engineering and Support Center in Huntsville, Ala., for $250 million; the city of San Diego regional reclaimed water program for $4 million; and the Blair Township, Mich., new water system construction for $6.8 million. Earth Tech an office in Bellevue.

Hutteball & Oremus

Hutteball & Oremus of Kirkland, an architectural firm specializing in educational facilities for Puget Sound school districts, announced the addition of Stephen Murakami and Tong Wang as architects. Murakami graduated from the University of Washington with a Bachelor of Arts in Architecture and Urban Planning. Wang holds a Master of Architecture degree from the University of Oklahoma and a Bachelor of Engineering degree with a major in Architectural Design from the University of Zhejiang, China.

Ridolfi Engineers

Ridolfi Engineers & Associates, a Seattle-based WBE civil engineering and environmental consulting firm, announced the addition of Fred Benz as senior mechanical engineer. Benz has over 15 years experience in the environmental industry, focusing on design and management of environmental remediation.

Squier Associates

Squier Associates Inc. of Lake Oswego, Ore., an environmental consulting firm, announced the addition of Barry Myers, a senior geotechnical engineer. Myers will manage projects and business developments for dam design and safety evaluations, instrumentation systems design, rock mechanics and geotechnical investigation for transportation, and water resources projects.

BOORA Architects

BOORA Architects of Portland announced the addition of Christopher Roberts and Ping Yip. Roberts will serve as design assistant on the Ashland School Theatre Mountain Avenue Complex and the Portland State University's elementary school housing project; and Yip will act as job captain for the Portland Public School Districts improvement projects at Marysville and Richmond elementary schools.

Walker Macy

Walker Macy, a Portland-based architectural firm, announced the promotions of Larry Riley to controller and Kristy Schmidt to marketing coordinator; and the addition of Rick Wagner as landscape designer.