October 20, 2004

Design Detailings: Oct. 27 seminar on seismic design

Berger/ABAM Engineers, Seattle AIA, University of Washington and Cascadia Region Earthquake Workgroup will offer an interactive seminar and panel discussion covering seismic design challenges in the region.

It will be held on 9 a.m. to noon Oct. 27, at 720 Olive Way, Conference Suite 613.

Speakers will include seismic design experts from Berger/ABAM, and Tim Walsh, Washington State's chief geologist.

Register on AIA's Web site at http://www.aiaseattle.org. For questions or more information, contact Ping Liu, Berger/ABAM, at (206) 357-5600.

Soils expert speaks Oct. 28

Soil mechanics expert Ralph Peck reflects on 60 years of geotechnical engineering at a lecture on Oct. 28.

A geotechnical expert and consultant, he works on foundations, tunnels, dams and dikes. Peck worked on the Trans-Alaska Pipeline, underground transit systems in Chicago, San Francisco, Seattle and Washington D.C., and dams in Turkey and Greece. The lecture will be at the University of Washington's Center for Urban Horticulture, NHS Hall, 3501 N.E. 41st St. at 4:30 p.m. RSVP by Oct. 22, to Shannon & Wilson at rsvp@shanwil.com.

The event is co-sponsored by Shannon & Wilson and the University of Washington's Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering.

Historic Seattle auction ends Nov. 1

Historic Seattle's online auction ends Nov. 1. More than 80 auction items are available through the Web site, http://www.historicseattle.cmarket.com. Proceeds support education, advocacy and preservation programs. For more information, call Becky Davis, Historic Seattle, at (206) 622-5444 ext. 234 or e-mail beckyd@historicseattle.org.

Design Awards Gala on Oct. 28

Seattle Design Center hosts an Oct. 28 black tie event to recognize interior designers. The Northwest Design Awards Gala begins at 6 p.m. at Seattle Design Center, and the center will also announce the winner of its Marjorie Siegel Award.

Awards will go to an architect, interior designer, landscape designer and furniture designer. More than 300 people are expected to attend. Tickets are $75. For more information, contact Seattle Design Center at (206) 762-1200 or (800) 497-7997.

Art of making the short list

Marketing Associates of Spokane present "Making the Cut: The Art of Short-List Presentations" on Oct. 28. at Ramada Airport Inn, 8909 Airport Road in Spokane from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Gary D'Angelo will speak on ways firms can win more projects. D'Angelo is a presentation coach and trainer for architecture and engineering companies.

Cost is $80, or $60 for MAS members. Reserve by Oct. 22 by contacting MAS Vice President Jamie Miller at (509) 927-7747. Or see http://www.maspokane.org.

Notkin adds LEEDs

Notkin, a Seattle-based, mechanical engineering consulting firm, now has three LEED-accredited staff. Richard Glidden, Brian Griffith and David Jones. Glidden worked on the silver-rated High Point Community Center expansion and will provide sustainable design services on Seattle's Van Asselt Community Center.

Otak

Ten Otak staff earned LEED-accredited from the U.S. Green Building Council in August and September: Chad Weiser, Scott Maxwell, Kristin Hoffman, Curtis LaPierre, Gina Franzosa, Nora Daley, Erik Dodge, Michelle Wittenbrink, Kevin Janik, Michael McGlynn, David Berniker and Jennifer Nye.

Otak is an architecture, design and engineering firm with 300 professional and support staff in Oregon, Washington, Arizona, Colorado and Abu Dhabi, UAE. The firm recently opened offices in Baghdad and Erbil, Iraq to hire and train Iraqis for the reconstruction effort.

Skillings-Connolly has new LEEDs

Bob Bergquist, environmental division manager for engineering, environmental and surveying firm Skillings-Connolly, has passed the LEED exam for new construction. Bergquist has 14 years' experience in EIS permitting, construction monitoring and the Endangered Species Act. Skillings-Connolly's offices are in Lacey, Vancouver, Boise, and Missoula, Mont.