January 11, 2006

Design Detailings: SMPS meeting on networking

The Society for Marketing Professional Services will hold its next meeting from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. on Jan. 24 at the Washington Athletic Club, 1325 Sixth Ave.

The speakers are networking experts Ellen Langan and Mary Bigelow. Langan, principal of Langan + Associates, is a speaker, trainer and professional organizer. She is a certified Myers-Briggs consultant, with clients located around the Northwest and the East Coast.

Bigelow provides training for corporations and uses humor to help participants understand real-world scenarios.

The cost is $35 for members and $50 for non-members. For information, go to http://www.smpsseattle.org.

Terracon acquires Zipper Zeman

Terracon Consultants of Lenexa, Kan., a geotechnical and environmental firm, recently purchased Zipper Zeman Associates of Seattle. ZZA will continue under the same name as a subsidiary of Terracon.

John Zipper will remain president of ZZA and will also serve as the Terracon division manager.

"The service offerings and technical expertise developed by Terracon over the past 40 years are a perfect fit with ZZA," said Zipper. "We are prepared to fully support the needs of Terracon's national accounts."

Dave Baska and Jim Brisbine will continue to manage projects in the ZZA Seattle office, while Tim Roberts and Yen-Vy Van provide project management in the Tacoma office.

Terracon has more than 75 offices nationwide and a staff of nearly 2,000.

ZZA has offices in Lynnwood, Seattle and Tacoma, and a staff of 28. ZZA services clients in real estate, architecture, engineering and government.

Integrus has new LEED staff

Integrus Architecture said the following staff members are now LEED accredited: Rebecca Baibak, Becky Barnhart, Brian Carter, John Cuddy, Heather Hirst, Johnny Hong, Jodi Kittel and Tim Rundquist.

Morss wins for medical center

The Masonry Institute of Washington recently presented Morss Medical Architecture with an Award of Commendation for design of the Charles L. Salmon Medical Center in Silverdale.

"It is important for patients that medical buildings are easy to find," said Jim Morss, president of Morss Medical Architecture. "The bold and attractive use of brick color and pattern makes this project easy to see and easy to find."

The medical center was completed last April.