Dec 29, 1998

Honda to sell 70 mpg car

DETROIT (AP) -- Honda will introduce a gas-electric hybrid vehicle in the United States next fall that averages 70 miles per gallon. The car, which is powered by a combination of gasoline and electricity, will be unveiled at next month's North American International Auto Show in Detroit. Code-named "V V," the car will meet California's Ultra Low Emission Vehicle standard, Honda said. It will go on sale simultaneously in North America, Japan and Europe. Toyota Motor Co. has been selling a hybrid car in Japan since last year and said last fall that it would begin selling one in the U.S. by 2000. Government and industry researchers seeking cleaner-running vehicles recently have turned away from pure electric battery power to hybrids. Though not as clean as pure electrics, hybrids significantly cut pollution and are easier to make. The V V is designed for wide sales and has a broader appeal than electric cars with their limited driving ranges, American Honda Motor Co. spokesman Andy Boyd said Tuesday. "There is definitely a market for this vehicle," Boyd said. "It's different from an electric vehicle. It's not limited in its capacities." The company said the V V is a two-seat personal coupe with a "highly aerodynamic design and extensive use of lightweight materials, including aluminum and plastic body panels." The hybrid will have a 1-liter, 3-cylinder lean-burning engine that will be assisted by an electric motor during acceleration, Honda said. General Motors Corp. and Ford Motor Co. said in January that they would be ready to produce hybrid-electric vehicles by 2001. DaimlerChrysler AG said its hybrid car probably would be ready for production in 2003.

Dec 23, 1998

Ridolfi

Ridolfi Engineers, Inc. is now at work on a environmental contract for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association. The contract is for architecture and engineering services as part of restoration work in Commencement Bay and Elliott Bay. Services may include assessment and design of tide flats. In addition to Ridolfi, design team member firms include EVS Environmental Consultants; Adolfson Associates; Osborn Pacific Group; Mark Otten Engineering; Udaloy Environmental Services; Historical Research Associates; Dinnel Marine Research; and Bruce C. Allen & Associates.

Reed Reinvald/Thomas Cook

Architects Reed Reinvald Johnson Willows of Tacoma and Thomas Cook Architects will merge to create a new firm operating under the name of Thomas Cook Reed Reinvald, effective Jan. 1, 1999. Architects Reed Reinvald Johnson Willows, with a staff of 17, is known for developing a master plan for the Thea Foss Waterway in Tacoma and designing numerous schools. Projects currently under way in Tacoma include the renovation of the Schoenfeld Building and Sherman Elementary School. The five-person Thomas Cook Architects recently completed renovation of the stadium at the University of Puget Sound in Tacoma.

Parametrix

Parametrix has moved from its downtown Portland location to a new office on Holman Road, near the airport. The address is 700 N.E. Multnomah, Suite 1160. The firm's Portland projects include the South/North Hillsboro Light Rail Corridor environmental impact statement.

W&H Pacific

W&H Pacific has moved to 3350 Monte Villa Parkway, Quadrant Monte Villa Center Business Park in Bothell. During the past two years, the firm's Bellevue office has more than doubled in size, growing from 44 employees in 1996 to 100 employees in 1998. Recent projects include site planning and engineering for the 1,700-acre Redmond Ridge planned community and the MountainStar Destination Resort in Cle Elum.

Wanzer Munizza

Wanzer Munizza Design Studio has moved from the Seattle Daily Journal of Commerce Building to 1205 E. Pike, Suite 2G. The telephone number is 320-0980.

Clark/Kjos

Clark/Kjos Architects has moved to a new Seattle office at 810 Third Ave., Suite 600. The firm was formed in Portland in 1984, and provides design services for health and institutional facilities.

The Traver Co.

The Traver Co. Design Studio is currently working on branding, identity, marketing and website projects for Safeco, Janeros Corp., Popkin Development, R.C. Hedreen Co., Redley, Freeman Welwood, the McGranahan Partnership and Bowne Internet.

Callison

Robert J. Tindall has been named president of Callison Architecture. The firm has also named Judy E. Peterson chief financial officer. Tindall has served in various leadership roles with the firm for 22 years and as chief operating officer since 1996, and has been principal for nine years. He will continue leadership of the firm's work in the retail industry through active participation on selected projects, marketing and professional involvement in such organizations as the Urban Land Institute and the International Council of Shopping Centers. Peterson has been serving as director of finance for the past several years. Callison is one of the largest design firms in the U.S., with 313 design professionals and a total staff of 400. Current clients include Nordstrom, Eddie Bauer, TrizecHahn, Westcor, Simon Properties Group, Hewlett-Packard, Starwood Hotels, Sisters of Providence and Seibu Department Stores of Japan.

NBBJ

Timothy Johnson, Richard H. Clarke and Richard Keating have joined NBBJ as design principals. Prior to joining NBBJ, Johnson was with Ellerbe Beckett, and his most recent work includes the New York State Psychiatric Institute, a 365,000-square-foot psychiatric research facility just completed on a prominent site along the Hudson River in Manhattan. Johnson was also the principal founder of ARC-NYC, where he focused on the high-rise development market in Southeast Asia and Indonesia. Most recently, Clarke was vice president and design director for Leo A. Daly. He has also worked for Gwathmey Siegel & Associates and Kohn Pedersen Fox. His projects include John Paul II Cultural Center in Washington D.C., and Airport City in Berlin.

Schacht

Walter Schacht Architects has added three new members to the staff. Kirsten Wild is a graduate of Swarthmore College with a master's degree from the University of Washington. She worked for the last year with Daly & Associates on large scale multi-family projects. She is now at work on a master plan for Temple Beth Am in Seattle. Forrest Murphy is a graduate of the University of Washington with a master's degree from Yale. He has worked for a year with Torres/Lapena in Barcelona. He is now at work on design of a new music school for Music Works Northwest. Lara Branigan is a graduate of Fordham University with graduate degrees from New York University and from the University of Washington. She is project manager of the Squaxim Island Tribe Museum and Library.

W&H Pacific

Rebecca Slick has joined W&H Pacific as telecommunications planner and project manager. She is currently serving as project manager for the SPRINT Spectrum wireless project based in the Seattle area. Prior to joining W&H Pacific, Slick worked for Koll Telecommunications Services in Portland, where she was responsible for managing site development projects dealing with acquisition and zoning issues.

Parametrix

Parametrix has added four new members to its Portland staff. Dan Mills has joined the firm as a senior traffic engineer. He recently served as primary traffic engineer for the Beaverton and Hillsboro segments of the Westside Light Rail project in Portland. Astra Woodall has joined Parametrix as an engineer. She is currently working on site analysis for the Multnomah Jail traffic analysis project, and a traffic conditions and forecasts update for the West Hayde Island Terminal Development Plan. Kelly Wood, wastewater engineer, is currently working on a sewer pipeline corridor study. She previously worked for the city of Vancouver as an engineering technician on the Mill Plain Extension Project. Tiffany Wooster has joined Parametrix as an administrative assistant.

Berger/ABAM

Leanne Heck joined Berger/ABAM Engineers as an engineer with experience in waterfront and marine facilities, utilities and water projects. She is starting work on a Port of Longview master planning project. David Reinen has joined the firm as a CAD operator. He previously worked as lead civil/structural draftsman at The Bentley Co.

Roth Hill

Pam Henderson has been promoted to governmental affairs liaison at Roth Hill Engineering Partners. She has several years experience as manager for utility irrigation projects and for energy-saving evaluations and redesigns. Kevin Goss, former student intern, has been promoted to designer. He specializes in water distribution and sewer collection and conveyance systems. Phoebe Johannessen has joined the engineering team as a designer, providing support for water and sewer projects. Her duties include plan review and construction liaison.

Walker Macy

Brian Schroeder has joined Walker Macy of Portland as a landscape architect, providing technical quality assurance and construction administration. He is currently working on the Center for the Visual Arts at Southern Oregon University and the construction of the William W. Knight Law Center at the University of Oregon and South Waterfront Park. Travis Ruybal has joined the firm as a landscape designer, experienced in site and irrigation design. He is contributing to the West Parking and Pedestrian Circulation at Reed College. Katie Cox has joined the firm as a landscape designer. She is working on Fort Stevens State Park Registration Building and site improvements, Tektronix corporate headquarters and the fountain design for Timberline corporate headquarters. Shannon Loucks has joined the firm as a landscape designer with a recent master's degree in landscape architecture from the University of Georgia. She is currently working on the Oregon Coast Aquarium, West Parking and Circulation at Reed College, and Multnomah County Correctional Facility.

Lewis

The Lewis Architects has promoted three staff members to the level of associate. Debbie Anderson joined the firm in 1993, and has served as project manager for the Lacey City Hall, Edmonds City Hall remodel and Woodmark assisted-living complex. Michael Lamb has been with the Lewis Architects for seven years, and has been project manager for several fire stations as well as residential and commercial projects. Kim Parsley leads the firm's interior design studio, and has recently designed and coordinated the interiors and furnishings for the Mukilteo, Lynnwood and Pasco libraries. She is active in the International Interior Design Association and the professional advisory board for Bellevue Community College.

Broweleit Peterson

John Cheng has joined the staff of Broweleit Peterson Architects as an architectural intern. He comes to the firm from CJS Groups Architects in Hawaii, where he worked for two years in marketing. He will be working on a Sears store project and on a First Baptist Churches Family Center in Salem, Ore.

Perteet

Perteet Engineering of Everett has added six new members to the staff. Shawn Hull and Hai Bach have joined the Transportation Design Team as design engineers. Hull is an engineering graduate of the University of Alaska-Anchorage. Bach is a graduate of the University of Washington. Michael Schaefer, an engineering graphics graduate of Lake Washington Technical College, is a new CAD technician at Perteet. Melinda Courtright has been hired as a marketing assistant, with six years of sales and marketing experience. Wendy Hunt-Mills has taken the position of receptionist and Darlyne Weaver has been promoted to accounting assistant. Bill Perteet recently joined Perteet Engineering's Lakewood office. He brings 20 years of sales, speech education and administrative experience to the Perteet Engineering branch office.

Sider & Byers

Dana Johnson has joined Sider & Byers Associates, Inc. as an intern. She is a mechanical engineering student at the University of Washington, and is enrolled in the university's Engineering Co-op Program. She is also secretary of the student section of the Society of Women Engineers (SWE). Johnson is assisting in the design of Sun Systems office park in Anacortes, Ketchikan Tribal Clinic in Alaska and McCormick Woods Convention Center in Port Orchard.