November 3, 1999

Design Detailings: NBBJ to discuss Justice Center design

NBBJ will present schematics and discuss design principles for the new $92 million Justice Center at the next meeting of the Seattle Design Commission. The discussion, which is open to the public, will be held from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 4 at the Municipal Building, Room 221. The Justice Center, which will house new municipal courts and police headquarters, is one component of the city's new $224 million Civic Center.

Huge paper crane to be built at Kingdome

A project to spread the message of world peace will soon take flight at the Kingdome.

At 10 a.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 10, the public can observe thousands of school children from the Puget Sound area assemble what event organizers say will be the world's largest paper crane.

Decorated with artwork from children around the world, the crane will stand 120 feet high with a wingspan of 200 feet. Seattle-based Skilling Ward Magnusson Barkshire has donated its engineering services for the project.

The crane is scheduled to be raised at noon. Admission to the event is free for children throughout the day, free for adults until 2 p.m. and $5 per adult after 2 p.m.

The event can also be viewed live on the Internet at http://www.secureeye.com.

Organizers from The World Peace Project for Children, a non-profit organization in Issaquah, hope to take the crane on an international tour.

Surveying firm takes root in Issaquah

Ben Petersen has formed his own land surveying firm, PLS Inc. The firm provides land surveying and mapping experience using GPS, CAD, electronic survey instrumentation and data collection.

Petersen is a licensed land surveyor in Washington and Oregon with more than 26 years of experience. He was previously the survey/GIS division manager for White Shield. The PLS Inc. staff has directed the surveying and mapping for such projects as the Denny Way/Lake Union and Henderson/MLK CSO projects, the Redmond Town Center, the Tolt Water Filtration Plant and Sound Transit's Seattle-to-Tacoma commuter rail and light rail systems.

PLS is located at 1045-12th Ave. N.W., suite F-1B, in Issaquah. The telephone number is (425) 313-9378.

ASHRAE technical program announced

Sessions on deregulation of the power industry, indoor air quality and energy efficiency of buildings are included in the technical program for the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air Conditioning Engineers' (ASHRAE) 2000 Winter Meeting, Feb. 5-9, 2000, in Dallas at the Adam's Mark Hotel.

The sessions will provide an outline of deregulation and address how possible changes in power quality could affect system users and manufacturers, real-time pricing and thermal storage, and an overview of deregulation in a seminar called Deregulation for Dummies.

Strategies for controlling environmental tobacco smoke in bars, restaurants and lounges and in atria will also be discussed.

Registration for the 2000 ASHRAE Winter Meeting is $385 prior to Dec. 23. After Dec. 23, the registration fee will be $450. For more information or to register, visit the Web site.