Sep 23, 1997

Conference on wetlands regulations

SEATTLE -- "Washington Wetlands," a two-day conference examining recent changes to federal, state and local wetland regulations, is scheduled for Oct. 16 and 17 at Cavanaugh's Inn on Fifth Avenue in downtown Seattle. The conference is designed for lawyers, consultants, engineers, real estate developers and government officials. The program is being co-chaired by Brent Carson of Buck & Gordon and Alison Moss of Bogle & Gates. "Wetlands continue to have a dramatic effect on land use and development," Carson said. "It is critical to understand the importance placed on wetlands by the enforcement and regulatory community." Speakers at the conference will include: Jerry W. Alb of the Washington State Department of Transportation; Marc Boule of Shapiro & Associates Inc.; Anthony Jay Bredberg and Richard C. Herriman of Bredberg & Associates Inc.; Laura C. Casey of the King County Department of Development and Environmental Services; Gary K. Jones of Emerald Downs; Ronald D. Kranz of David Evans & Associates; T.J. Stetz of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers; and Richard L. Clark of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. The conference is being sponsored by Law Seminars International. To register or receive more information, call (206) 621-1938 or (800) 854-8009, or send e-mail to: hkate@lawseminars.com.

Pentec announces new staff additions

EDMONDS -- Pentec Environmental Inc., an Edmonds environmental consulting firm that focuses on port and waterfront development and natural resources management, has announced the following staff additions: o Joanne Krepela has joined Pentec as a project coordinator. She will provide project management assistance, including scheduling, cost control and document support. Krepela has more than five years experience coordinating marine- and sediment-related projects in excess of $1 million. She has served as project coordinator for the U.S. Navy's Everett Homeport project, and she handled Puget Sound Dredged Disposal Analysis dump site monitoring for the state Department of Natural Resources. o Darrel Weiss is Pentec's new lead word processor. He will work closely with the firm's project coordinators and produce reports, marketing materials, style guides and templates.

Redmond, Corps to restore Bear Creek

REDMOND -- The city of Redmond and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will have an open house Oct. 7 to explain their proposed environmental restoration plan for the lower 3,000 feet of Bear Creek. The section of Bear Creek was deepened and armored by the Corps and King County in the 1960s as part of a flood control project for the Sammamish Basin. The proposed restoration project would attempt to improve habitat for salmon and wildlife without affecting the area's flood-control capability. The project will reduce stream velocities by recreating channel meanders and pools and providing large woody debris and natural vegetation along the channel. Scheduled for the summer of 1998, project construction would cost approximately $1.7 million to $2 million. The open house will take place from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 7 at the Clyse Mansion in Marymoor Park in Redmond. Representatives from the city and the Corps will be available to answer questions. For more information, call Linda Smith at the Corps at (206) 764-6721.

Sep 19, 1997

Kitsap MLS joins Northwest MLS

Most of the brokers in Computer Multiple Listing Service (CMLS) in Silverdale have voted to join the Kirkland-based Northwest Multiple Listing Service (NWMLS), a regional association serving King, Pierce, Snohomish and Grays Harbor counties. The merger should be completed by Oct. 1. Kathleen Kershaw, executive director of CMLS, will remain in Silverdale as area services manager for NWMLS. Randy Smith, designated broker at Coldwell Banker Park Shore in Port Orchard, will be Kitsap County's representative on the NWMLS board of directors.

Sep 17, 1997

HDR Engineering

Anthony P. Venturato has joined HDR Engineering, Inc. as vice president and national transit project director in the company's Bellevue office. He will be responsible for developing HDR's rail transport business lines. Venturato has held executive positions at Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART), Tri-Met in Portland; Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority and Bay Area Rapid Transit. He has been a consultant on the English Channel Tunnel Project and the Central Puget Sound Regional Transit Authority.

Parametrix

Engineer David Gebert has joined the staff of Parametrix, Inc. as Bremerton office manager designate. Gebert spent 26 years with the U.S. Navy Civil Engineer Corps, most recently as commanding officer of the Engineering Field Activity Northwest (EFANW) in Poulsbo. He will be responsible for client development in the West Sound region, expanding Department of Defense interests and managing operations in the Bremerton office. Darrell Smith has joined the Bremerton office of Parametrix as a project engineer for transportation and storm water projects, including the Viking Avenue Improvement project in Poulsbo, where he has been writing grant applications and designing storm water facilities. The project will be funded by the Urban Arterial Trust Account and the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act.

HLM

Charles A. Westerholm has been promoted to associate principal of HLM in Portland. Westerholm has been with HLM for nine years, and specializes in healthcare planning. His portfolio includes numerous projects at the University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics, Iowa City, Iowa; Baystate Medical Center, Springfield, Mass.; the Ambulatory Care Center and Critical Care Addition at the University of Missouri Hospital and Clinics, Columbia, Mo.; and University of Pennsylvania Medical Center, Philadelphia, Penn., among others. Currently, Westerholm is at work on a master plan for St. John Medical Center in Longview.

Perteet

Richard Andrews has joined Perteet Engineering, Inc. as construction manager. He is currently overseeing the construction management teams for projects for the cities of Mukilteo, Woodinville and Snoqualmie, and for the Public Works Department of Island County. He was previously a contract employee for the City of Marysville, and served as Snohomish County's construction manager for 19 years.

Berger/ABAM

Engineer Christopher Youngs has transferred to Berger/ABAM Engineers, Inc. from the company's affiliate office, Louis Berger & Associates, Inc. He will work on large, international transportation facilities design projects. Adam Brockus has joined the firm as a structural engineer specializing in transportation-related projects. He most recently served as design engineer for the New York State Department of Transportation.

Hutteball & Oremus

Architect Robert Armstrong has joined Hutteball & Oremus Architecture, Inc. with 18 years experience in commercial, educational, retail, health care and defense projects. He is currently working on Maltby Intermediate School for the Monroe School District.

Landau

Rebekah Brooks, Wade Gilbert and Deborah Ladd have been promoted to senior project engineers with Landau Associates, Inc. Mark Ahlstrom, a civil and environmental engineer and graduate of Brigham Young University and Phil Burgmeier, a civil engineer and graduate of Syracuse University, have both joined the firm as staff engineers.

ABKJ

Carol L. Buckingham and Moqueet A. Syed of Andersen Bjornstad Kane Jacobs (ABKJ) have recently passed the Professional Engineers exam.

TVA

Thompson Vaivoda & Associates (TVA) of Portland has added three to the staff. Susan Hargrave, who has 14 years of experience in a variety of project types, is now project architect for the ACT III Theatre design team. Deb France, who has nine years of experience in building design, is project architect for ACT II cinemas in Lincoln City. Darren Schroeder, who has two years of experience in urban design and historic preservation, is working with TVA as a model builder and intern architect.

Walker & Associates

Jennifer Sherwood has joined Walker and Associates as client liaison. She has two years experience in mapping, including surveying, GIS mapping and developing control for orthophoto production.

M&NSG opens new doors in Portland

PORTLAND -- Mahlum & Nordfors Smith Gordon has opened a 4,840-square-foot office in the heart of Portland's historic Pearl District. Located in the Prael Hegele building at 1231 Northwest Hoyt, the firm selected the site for its spacial features and strong street presence after a year-long search. The renovation of the warehouse space revolves around a central design studio and includes a lobby, conference rooms, a reception room and ann art gallery. New steel and glass doors were inspired by railroad service buildings, and entry flooring consists of recycled, pitted and rusted steel plate. The reception desk is fabricated from reused leather belts from the papermaking industry. The in-house design team for the office includes Michale Smith, Anne Schopf, and Miles Woofter. Jack Kearney of David Gulassa & Company collaborated on the metalwork design, while Pacific Lightworks provided lighting design and KPFF was the project structural engineer. The general contractor was Westwood Swinerton.

Ellerbe Becket

Ellerbe Becket, which does business as DLA Ellerbe Becket in Europe, has been awarded the contract to design La Praille Stadium for the Servette Football Club, a first division team in the Swiss Football League of Geneva. Construction will begin in 1998.